Certificate of Proficiency (COP)
Students develop knowledge and skills necessary for employment in clinical and administrative-support areas of medical clinics. See Learning Outcomes for details.
The Lower Columbia College Medical Assisting Program is accredited by the Commission
on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). This assures the highest
standards in a medical assisting curriculum and qualifies the successful graduate
to sit for the national Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) exam administered by the
American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA).
For a roadmap that identifies the preferred sequencing of courses and other specific recommendations from faculty, please see the corresponding program map(s):
Certificate Requirements
**AH 114 OR **PSYC& 200 |
Healthcare Communication Skills OR Lifespan Psychology |
2 OR 5 |
CS 110 OR |
Intro to Microcomputer Applications OR Introduction to MS Word |
OR 5 |
BTEC 171 | Medical Reception Procedures | 3 |
BTEC 172 | Medical Office Procedure | 3 |
BTEC 173 | Computers in the Medical Office | 3 |
MEDA 101 OR BTEC 181 |
Medical Vocabulary I OR Medical Terminology I |
3 |
MEDA 102 OR BTEC 182 |
Medical Vocabulary II OR Medical Terminology II |
3 |
MEDA 120 OR BIOL& 241 |
Survey of Human A & P OR Human A&P 1 AND 2 |
5 OR 10 |
MEDA 122 OR BTEC 164 |
Law & Ethics for the Medical Office OR Medical Office Law & Ethics |
3 OR 2 |
MEDA 145 |
Medical Laboratory Techniques | 6 |
MEDA 161* |
Exam Room Procedures I | 4 |
MEDA 162* |
Exam Room Procedures II | 4 |
MEDA 165 |
Medications in Medical Assisting & Diseases | 5 |
MEDA 190 |
Medical Assisting to Preceptorship | 6 |
MEDA 195 |
Medical Assisting Seminar | 1 |
Diversity and Distribution Lists are available in the Lower Columbia College Catalog located at lowercolumbia.edu/catalog.
Total credits required to earn this certificate: 70-80. For any course to count toward this certificate, a grade of C or better is required.
**NOTE: AH 114 OR PSYC& 200, and ENGL& 101, all with a grade of C or better must be completed before
MEDA 161.
*MEDA 161 or MEDA 162 fulfill the Health requirement.
Notes:
*MEDA Program Director permission required to enroll.
To comply with health care agency requirements, students must provide documentation of the following before MEDA 190: Current first aid card, current American Heart Association, current Healthcare Provider CPR, negative urine drug screen (must be within 30 days of beginning MEDA 190), all required immunizations or titers, current TB test or chest Xray, a criminal and fraud background check.
This advice for program planning is based on the information available at the time of preparation. It is always advisable to check with your LCC advisor and with the LCC catalog for LCC graduation requirements.