Name ________________________ SID _______________ Date __________ Advisor ___________________________
The Certificate of Proficiency is designed for students who wish to receive specialized occupational training for a specific career objective. See college catalog for academic residency requirements. Students are required to maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 to receive this certificate. Any course specified below must be completed with a grade of a “C” or better to satisfy requirement. Plan ahead as some courses are not taught every quarter.
General Education Requirements
Note: Some General Education Requirements may be met by the specific major area requirements of the program. C ourses specified below must be completed with a "C" or better.
Major Area Requirements
Courses listed below are to be completed with a “C” or better.
B
.......
3
BMED 110 Medical Terminology I............
...
......... 3

Complete
BMED 111 Medical Terminology II.................
...
... 3
ENGL& 101 .
..........
Needed
BMED 112 Introduction to the Study of Disease ....
5
Prerequisite: ENGL 098 or recommending placement score for
ENGL& 101.
BMED 1
Medical Reimbursement...............
..
..
.
..
5
BMED 130 Medical Coding CPT/HCPCS..........
...
4

1
B
0
.....
Complete
............
..........
Prerequisite: Grade of “C ”or better in DVED 023 Mathematics or recommending Placement Score

CMST& 210 or
2 or
230 ..
Complete
...
Needed
Needed
BMED 132 Medical Coding ICD-9-CM /ICD-10 .........
BMED 13
Intermediate Medical Coding ..............
5
5
BMED 138 Legal Aspects of the Medical Office ...
2
BMED 1
Legal Aspects of Health Information...
2
BMED 222 Health Information Procedures.......
...
.. 5
BMED 2
Capstone .......
.................
..............
...
..... 3
BTEC 149 Computer Application Essentials * ....
...
3
Human Biology ..........
....................
..... 4
Human Biology Lab......
.....................
. 1
HEOC 130 Pharmacology for Health Assistants ....
3
FACPR032 First Aid for Health Professions...
.
.... 1
MARs Needed MARs Complete
Minimum (see advisor for more info)
*
BTEC 116, 117, and 118 may be subbed in place of BTEC 149
This program trains individuals to work in a medical record department in a variety of health care settings. Individuals may also work as a health unit coordinator (unit secretary) in a hospital. Health information assistants assemble medical records; analyze records for completeness; file, retrieve and protect medical records; release patient information; maintain health care statistics; enter patient data; and do some basic coding.
Students who are interested in transferring to Shoreline
Community College in order to complete an AAAS in Health
Information Technology may coordinate with the Clark
College Medical Office Programs Division Chair regarding additional requirements and application materials. Please contact a prof/tech advisor for more information.
0
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED: 6 5 -6 7 0
STUDENT SIGNATURE: ___________________________________
ADVISOR SIGNATURE: ___________________________________
REVISED: 09/18/2011 Unofficial Evaluation Given to Student

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. Students should contact an advisor and/or the senior institution for additional information.
Note: Some specific requirements of the program may be met by general education requirements.
Complete a minimum of three (3) credits from the following courses:
BTEC 087 ENGL& 101 or 135 PTWR 094
BTEC 107 ENGL& 102
ENGL 097 ENGL 103
PTWR 095
PTWR 096
ENGL 098 ENGL& 235 PTWR 097
ENGL 099 ENGL 212 or BUS 211 PTWR 098
PTWR 099
Note: Pharmacy Technician students may meet the
Communication Skills requirement by achieving one of the following:
1. Completion of ENGL 098 and placement in college level reading.
2. COMPASS test score of 78 on Writing skills AND completion of READ 087.
3. COMPASS test score of 78 on Writing skills AND a score of 74 on Reading skills.
Complete a minimum of three (3) credits from:
• Any Mathematics (MATH) course, except
MATH 096
• Computer Science & Engineering (CSE)
121, 222, 223, 224, CS& 131, CS& 141; or any CTEC course except CTEC 102, 103,
104, 105, 180, 181, 200, or 281
• Chemistry (CHEM) 050
• Pharmacy (PHAR) 110
• Health Occupation (HEOC) 011
Only meets the computational skills requirement for Medical Assistant,
Health Information Assistant, and
Medical Billing/Coding Specialist.
• Business Technology (BTEC) 040
Only meets the computational skills requirement for Health Information
Assistant, Medical Billing/Coding
Specialist, and Medical
•
Transcriptionist
Environmental Science (ENVS) 135
Complete a minimum of three (3) credits from:
•
Communication Studies (CMST/CMST&)
210, 212, or 230
• Any Human Development (HDEV),
Psychology (PSYC), or Sociology (SOC) course
• Addiction Counselor Education (ACED)
201
•
Business Technology (BTEC) 140, 141, 143,
145, 147, or (BMED) 166, 225, or 226
Note: Specific Requirements in an Occupational Field
Refer to the prescribed curriculum in the catalog for specific coursework.