2011-2012 Associate in Applied Science Degree Worksheet
Medical Assistant
Name _________________________ SID _______________ Date __________ Advisor __________________________
The Associate in Applied Science degree is designed for students who wish to complete a program with a specific professional-technical career
objective. See catalog for academic residency requirement. Students are required to maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 to receive this
degree. Any course specified below under major area requirements must be completed with a grade of “C” or better to satisfy requirement. See an
advisor for a listing of courses to meet the other General Education Requirements not specified below. Plan ahead as some courses are not taught
every quarter.
Program Distribution
General Education Requirements
Preliminary Required Courses – For MA Selection
Check individual course descriptions in catalog for detailed information.
Courses listed below are to be completed with a “C” or better.
• Communication Skills — minimum 6 credits (2 courses)
ENGL 098 (or higher) ........................................
ENGL or CMST* ...............................................
TOTAL
Credits Needed
0
• Health and Physical Education — minimum 3 credits
Select two (2) credits from Health and one (1) credit from Physical
Education Activity courses or a HPE course listed in the catalog.
Health ........................................................
Physical Education ......................................
TOTAL
Credits Needed
0
• Computational Skills — minimum 3 credits
MATHB 065 or MATH 030.............................
Credits Needed
TOTAL
• Human Relations — minimum 3 credits
CMST& 210 or 230* may meet this requirement
...................................................................
Credits Needed
TOTAL
• Humanities — minimum 3 credits
CMST& 210 or 230* may meet this requirement
...................................................................
Credits Needed
TOTAL
BTEC 100
Keyboarding
3
BMED 110
Medical Terminology I
3
BMED 115
Medical Office Admin. Procedures
6
BMED 134
Medical Office Seminar
1
BMED 138
Legal Aspects of the Medical Office
2
HEOC 100
Basic Concepts of A&P***
3
HEOC 101
Basic Concepts of A&P Lab***
1
Major Area Requirements – Year Around Enrollment
BTEC 087
Applied Office English
3
BMED 111
Medical Terminology II
3
BMED 112
Introduction to the Study of Disease
5
BMED 129
Medical Insurance
5
BMED 132
Medical Coding ICD-9-CM
5
BMED 137
Therapeutic Comm. Skills for Health
3
BTEC 147
Professional Self-Development
2
BTEC 149
Computer Application Essentials
3
HEOC 011
Math for Medication Administration
1
HEOC 120
AIDS Education
1
HEOC 130
Pharmacology for Health Assistants
3
FACPR 032
First Aid for Health Occupations
1
Permission Only – After Program Acceptance
• Social Science — minimum 3 credits
BMED 139
CMA Examination Review Seminar
1
BMED 163
Medical Office Clinical Procedures I
6
BMED 164
Medical Office Clinical Procedures II
6
• Sciences — minimum 3 credits
BMED 166
Medical Assistant Directed Practice**
6
(Only for students who complete HEOC 100/ 101 in place of BIOL 164)
HEOC 160
Lab Procedures for the Medical Office
4
CMST& 230* may meet this requirement
....................................................................
Credits Needed
TOTAL
....................................................................
Credits Needed
MARs Needed
TOTAL
MARs Complete
0
* CMST coursework will fulfill a maximum of two distribution areas in the
General Education Requirements portion of this degree.
** Directed Practice is a non-paid, supervised work experience.
*** HEOC 100 and 101 may be subbed for BIOL 164 and 165 with
completion of 3 additional credits of natural science [NS].
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED: 92-95
0
NEEDS: __________
STUDENT SIGNATURE: ___________________________________
ADVISOR SIGNATURE: ___________________________________
REVISED: 09/29/2011
Unofficial Evaluation Given to Student
Degree & Certificate Intent
The career and technical education degrees and
certificates are designed for students interested in
gaining specific technical career skills. Students focus
on completing program specific coursework, balanced
by minimal general education courses. Although the
Associate in Applied Science and the Associate in
Applied Technology degree programs are not designed
to guarantee transfer to a senior institution, some
institutions may accept technical coursework for
students in certain areas of study.
General Education Requirements
Note: Some specific requirements of the program may
be met by general education requirements.
Communication Skills – 6 credits minimum
Select one (1) course from list one and an additional
course from either list one or list two, depending on
program requirements.
List One
BTEC 107
ENGL 098
ENGL 099
ENGL& 101 or ENGL 135
ENGL& 102
ENGL 108
ENGL 109
ENGL 110
ENGL& 235
ENGL 212 or BUS 211
MGMT 107
PTWR 099
List Two
CMST& 210
CMST& 220
CMST& 230
CMST 212
Health & Physical Education – 3 credits
Complete three (3) credits from either option one or
option two:
• Option One: Complete two (2) credits of Health
from the list below AND one (1) credit of any collegelevel PE activity course:
• HLTH 100,
• PE
activity
101, 103, 104, 206, 207, 208, 210, 278
• Option
Two: Complete three (3) credits from one (1)
of the courses listed below:
• HPE
220, 258 or 266
Computational Skills – 3 credits
Complete three (3) credits from one of the following
options:
• ENVS
135 or any MATH course numbered
030 or higher, except MATH 096.
• CS& 131, 141; CSE 121, 222, 223, 224;
CTEC 121, 123, 140, 141, 142, 143, 224,
240, 241, 242, 281, 282
• A placement test score qualifying the
student for entry into MATH 090 will satisfy
this requirement.
Human Relations – 3 credits
Complete three (3) credits from the list below:
• Communication
Studies (CMST/CMST&)
210, 230, or 212
Development (HDEV) 105, 123, or
155
• Any Psychology (PSYC) or Sociology
(SOC) course
• Addiction Counselor Education (ACED)
201
• Human
Humanities – 3 credits
Complete three (3) credits from the list below:
• Any Art
(ART) course numbered 100 level
or above
• Communication Studies (CMST/CMST&)
102, 210, 216, 220, 230, or 240
• Any English (ENGL/ENGL&) course
except ENGL 097, 098, 099, 101, 102, 103,
135, 212, or 235
• Any World Language (ASL, FRCH, GERM,
JAPN, SPAN) course
• Any Humanities (HUM) course
• Music (MUSC/MUSC&) 104, 106, 116,
117, 118, 125, 135, 141, 142, 143, 180, 181,
182, 183, 184, or 185
• Any Philosophy (PHIL) course
• Any Drama (DRMA) course
• Women’s Studies (WS) 101,
201, or 210
Social Science – 3 credits
Complete three (3) credits from any of following
departments:
(Note the restriction on ACED and CMST):
ACED 101, 201
Anthropology
CMST& 230
Economics
Forensic Science
Geography
History
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Women’s Studies
ENVS 231
Sciences – 3 credits
Complete three (3) credits from any of following
departments:
(Note the restriction on agriculture, anthropology, and
humanities):
Agriculture 175
Anthropology& 215
Astronomy
Biology
Chemistry
(except CHEM 050)
Environmental Science
Notes:
Geology
Humanities 180
Meteorology
Nutrition
Physical Science
Physics