2012-2013 Certificate of Proficiency Worksheet
Health Information Assistant
Name ________________________ SID _______________ Date __________ Advisor ___________________________
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.
Program Distribution
General Education Requirements
Note: Some General Education Requirements may be met by the
specific major area requirements of the program. Courses
specified below must be completed with a "C" or better.
 Communication Skills — 3 credits minimum
ENGL& 101
Prerequisite: ENGL 098 or recommending placement score for
ENGL& 101.
 Computational Skills — 1 credits
BMED 040
Prerequisite: Grade of “C ”or better in DVED 023 Mathematics or
recommending Placement Score
 Human Relations — 3 credits
CMST& 210 or 212 or 230
Major Area Requirements
Courses listed below are to be completed with a “C” or better.
BMED 100
Survey of Healthcare Delivery....... 3
BMED 110
Medical Terminology I........................ 3
BMED 111
Medical Terminology II....................... 3
BMED 112
Introduction to the Study of Disease.... 5
BMED 129
Medical Reimbursement...................... 5
BMED 130
Medical Coding CPT/HCPCS............. 4
BMED 132
Medical Coding ICD-9-CM/ICD-10.........
BMED 133
Intermediate Medical Coding.............. 5
BMED 138
Legal Aspects of the Medical Office... 2
BMED 140
Legal Aspects of Health Information... 2
BMED 222
Health Information Procedures............ 5
BMED 299
Capstone.............................................. 3
BTEC 149
Computer Application Essentials*....... 3
BIOL 164
Human Biology................................... 4
BIOL 165
Human Biology Lab............................ 1
HEOC 130
Pharmacology for Health Assistants.... 3
FACPR032
First Aid for Health Professions........
5
1
* BTEC 116, 117, and 118 may be subbed in place of BTEC 149
** Students intending to transfer on to Shoreline for an AAS degree
are encouraged to complete BTEC 169 as well as achieve successful
completion through MATH 090 or MATH 091 before transferring
TOTAL
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0
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED: 67-69
NEEDS:
0
STUDENT SIGNATURE: _____________________________
ADVISOR SIGNATURE: _____________________________
REVISED: 08/18/2012
Unofficial Evaluation Given to Student
Certificate of Proficiency (CP)
The Certificate of Proficiency is designed for students who wish to receive specialized occupational training for a specific
career objective. Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.00 and take a minimum of forty-five (45) credits to receive
this certificate. Students are required to complete a minimum of fifteen (15) credits at Clark College to meet the Academic
Residency requirement.
General Education Requirements
Note: Some specific requirements of a program may also meet the General Education requirements.
Communication Skills [C] – Complete a minimum of three (3) credits from the following course choices:
• BTEC 087 or 107
• BUS 211
• ENGL 097, 098, 099, 103, 135, 212
• ENGL& 101, 102, 235
• Any PTWR course
(Note) Pharmacy Technician students may meet the Communication Skills requirement by achieving one of the following:
1. Completion of ENGL 098 and a score of 74 on Reading Skills.
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 [CP] – Complete a minimum of three (3) credits from the following course choices:
• Any Mathematics (MATH) course, except MATH 096
• Computer Science & Engineering 121, 222, 223, 224, CS& 131, CS& 141
• Any CTEC course except CTEC 102, 103, 104, 105, 115, 180, 181, 200, or 281
• CHEM 095 (formerly 050)
• PHAR 110
• HEOC 011 – Only meets the computational skills requirement for Medical Assistant
• BMED 040 – Only meets the computational skills requirement for Health Information Assistant
• Environmental Science 135
Human Relations [HR] – Complete a minimum of three (3) credits from the following course choices:
• Communication Studies – CMST212; CMST& 210, 230
• Any Human Development (HDEV), Psycholog y (PSYC), or Sociolog y (SOC) course
• Addiction Counselor Education 201
• Business Technolog y – BTEC141, 143, 145, 147
• Business Medical Office – BMED 166, 225, 226
Specific Requirements in an Occupational Field
Refer to the prescribed curriculum in the catalog for specific coursework.
Notes: