2011-2012 Associate in Applied Science Degree Worksheet
Medical Office Specialist
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 the requirement. See an
advisor for a listing of courses to meet the other requirements not specified below. Plan ahead as some courses are not taught every quarter.
Program Distribution
General Education Requirements
Check individual course descriptions in the catalog for more
detailed information. Required coures must be "C" or better.
• Communication Skills — 6 credits (2 courses)
BTEC 107 (required)
Credits Needed
TOTAL
0
• Health and Physical Education — 3 credits
Select two (2) credits from Health and one (1) credit from
Physical Education Activity courses or one of the HPE
courses listed in the catalog.
Health
Physical Education
Credits Needed
TOTAL
0
• Computational Skills — minimum 3 credits
MATHB 065 (required)
Credits Needed
TOTAL
• Human Relations — minimum 3 credits
CMST& 210 or 230 UHTXLUHG
Credits Needed
TOTAL
• Humanities — minimum 3 credits
Credits Needed
Major Area Requirements
Courses listed below are to be completed with a “C” or better.
BIOL 164
&
BIOL 165
BTEC 100
BMED 100
Human Biology **
&
Human Biology Lab [NS] **
Beginning Keyboarding
Survey of Healthcare Delivery
4
BMED 110
BMED 111
BMED 112
BMED 115
BTEC 122
BMED 129
BMED 130
Medical Terminology I
Medical Terminology II
Introduction to the Study of Disease
Medical Office Admin. Procedures
Word For Business
Medical Insurance
Medical Coding CPT/HCPCS
3
3
5
6
5
5
4
BMED 132
BMED 134
BTEC 135
BMED 138
Medical Coding ICD-9-CM
Medical Office Seminar
10-Key Calculators
Legal Aspects of the Medical Office
5
1
1
2
BMED 140
BTEC 147
BTEC 150
Legal Aspects of Health Information
Professional Self-Development
Computer Business Applications
2
2
5
BMED 222
BMED 223
BMED 224
BMED 226
FACPR 032
HEOC 130
Health Information Procedures
Beginning Medical Transcription
Advanced Medical Transcription
Directed Practice ***
First Aid and CPR for Health Care
Pharmacology for Health Assistants
5
2
3
3
1
3
TOTAL
MARs Complete
• Social Science — minimum 3 credits
1
3
3
MARs Needed
0
Credits Needed
TOTAL
• Natural Sciences — minimum 3 credits
Recommended Electives — Not required
BMED 137 Therapeutic Comm. Skills for Health
BUS 110
Customer Service
3
3
Credits Needed
TOTAL
* CMST courses may not count for more than two distribution
areas of general education requirements.
** HEOC 100 and 101 may be subbed for BIOL 164 and 165
with completion of 3 additional credits of natural science [NS].
*** Directed Practice is a non-paid, supervised work experience.
REVISED: 08/29/2011
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED: 92-95
NEEDS:
0
STUDENT SIGNATURE: ___________________________________
ADVISOR SIGNATURE: ___________________________________
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