20-201 Certificate of Proficiency Worksheet
Medical Assistant
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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.
Program Distribution
General Education Requirements
Note: Some General Education Requirements may be met by
the specific major area requirements of the program. Courses
listed below as required must be completed with a "C" or
better.
• Communication Skills — 3 credits
Complete
Needed
BTEC 087 (required)....................................
Prerequisite: DVED 094 or recommending placement score for
ENGL 097
• Computational Skills — 1 credit
Complete
Needed
HEOC 011 (required) ...................................
Prerequisite: Grade of “C ”or better in DVED 023 Mathematics or
recommending Placement Score
• Human Relations — 0 credits
The Medical Assistant program is a four-quarter program
that prepares students for both front-office clerical and
back-office clinical medical assistant responsibilities.
Students may take additional required courses to obtain an
Associate Degree. Clark College's Medical Assistant
Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation
of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), on recommendation of the Curriculum Review Board of the American
Association of Medical Assistants Endowment (AAMAE).
Successful graduates of Clark College's Medical Assisting
Program are eligible to sit for the American Association of
Medical Assistants (AAMA) Certified Medical Assistant
Examination. Upon passing the exam, graduates will receive
the Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) credential from the
AAMA. This credential is recognized nationally by healthcare
institutions.
Preliminary Required Courses – For MA Selection
Courses listed below are to be completed with a “C” or better.
3
BTEC 100
Keyboarding
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 – Additional Courses
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 (recommended)
5
BMED 137
Therapeutic Comm. Skills for Health
3
BTEC 147
Professional Self-Development
2
BTEC 149
Computer Application Essentials**
3
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
BMED 139
CMA Examination Review Seminar
1
BMED 163
Medical Office Clinical Procedures I
6
BMED 164
Medical Office Clinical Procedures II
6
BMED 166
Medical Assistant Directed Practice***
6
HEOC 160
Lab Procedures for the Medical Office
MARs Needed
4
MARs Complete
0
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED: 76
0
NEEDS: __________
STUDENT SIGNATURE: _____________________________
ADVISOR SIGNATURE: _____________________________
REVISED: 07/18/2011
*HEOC 100 and 101 may be subbed for BIOL 164 and 165
**BTEC 116, 117, and 118 may be subbed for BTEC 149
***Directed Practice is non-paid, supervised work experience
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. Students should
contact an advisor and/or the senior institution for
additional information.
General Education Requirements
Note: Some specific requirements of the program may
be met by general education requirements.
Communication Skills – 3 credits
Complete a minimum of three (3) credits from the
following courses:
BTEC 087
BTEC 107
ENGL 097
ENGL 098
ENGL 099
ENGL& 101 or 135
ENGL& 102
ENGL 103
ENGL& 235
ENGL 212 or BUS 211
PTWR 094
PTWR 095
PTWR 096
PTWR 097
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.
Computational Skills-3 credits
Complete a minimum of three (3) credits from:
• Any Mathematics
MATH 096
(MATH) course, except
• 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
Human Relations – 3 credits
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.
Notes: