2013-2014 Associate in Applied Science Degree Worksheet
Medical Assistant
Name _______________________________ SID ______________ Date _________ Advisor ______________________
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.
Program Distribution
General Education Requirements: 24+ credits
Major Area Requirements - 77 credits
Courses listed below must be completed with a “C” or better.
• Communication Skills — 6 credits
Preliminary Required Courses:
• Health & Physical Education — 3 credits
• Computational Skills — 3 credits
BUS 102
• Human Relations — 3 credits
• Humanities — 3 credits
• Social Sciences — 3 credits
BMED 110 Medical Terminology I
3
BMED 111 Medical Terminology II
3
BMED 112 Introduction to the Study of Disease
5
BMED 116 Medical Office Admin Procedures I
3
BMED 117 Medical Office Admin Procedures II
3
BMED 134 Medical Office Seminar
1
BMED 138 Legal Aspects of the Medical Office
2
BTEC 100 Keyboarding
3
HEOC 100 Basic Concepts of Anatomy & Phys.**
4
HEOC 111 Math for Medication Administration
2
HEOC 130 Pharmacology for Health Assistants
3
Additional Required Courses:
• Natural Sciences — 3 credits
TOTAL
NEEDED
0
Advising Notes & Degree Requirements
• This worksheet is only for advising purposes. Official approval
of credits for degree completion is subject to approval from
the Credential Evaluations Office: credeval@clark.edu
• Consult with an academic advisor on a regular basis for degree
completion planning. Contact the Advising Center to locate an
academic advisor. Call (360) 992-2345 or visit us online at:
www.clark.edu/advising
Clark College, and in all courses applied to the degree. Thirty
(30) credits minimum must be completed at Clark College to
meet Academic Residency.
• Courses do not always follow numbering sequence, please
refer to the College Catalog for prerequisites and for info on
quarterly class offerings refer to the Annual Class Planner.
= course that is currently in-progress
Student Signature:
Advisor Signature:
Revised 08/26/13
NEEDS:
4
BMED 132 Medical Coding ICD-9-CM/ICD-10
5
BMED 137 Therapeutic Comm. Skills for Healthcare
3
BTEC 087 Applied Office English
3
BTEC 147 Professional Self-Development
2
BTEC 149 Computer Application Essentials
3
FACPR 032 First Aid and Healthcare Provider CPR
1
HEOC 120 AIDS Education
1
Permission-Only Courses:
• Must earn a cumulative GPA of 2.00 in all coursework taken at
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED: 96-104
BMED 130 Medical Coding - CPT/HCPCS
BMED 139 CMA Examination Review Seminar *
1
BMED 163 Medical Office Clinical Procedures I *
6
BMED 164 Medical Office Clinical Procedures II *
6
BMED 165 Medical Office Laboratory Procedures *
4
BMED 166 Medical Assistant Practicum *
6
TOTAL
NEEDED
0
0
* Registration for BMED 139, 163, 164, 165, and 166 will be granted every
selection cycle for successful Medical Assistant applicants.
** Students pursuing the A.A.S. degree should take BIOL 164/165 or another
approved science elective. HEOC 100 will not satisfy Natual Science degree
requirements as outlined in the Clark College catalog.
Unofficial Evaluation Given to Student
EPC: 3811
Associate in Applied Science (AAS)
NOTES:
The Associate in Applied Science degree is designed for students who wish to complete a program with a specific career
and technical education objective. Students are required to complete a minimum of thirty (30) credits at Clark College to
meet Academic Residency requirement. Students are required to maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.00 to receive this degree.
General Education Requirements
Note: Some specific requirements of a program may also meet the General Education requirements.
• Communication Skills [C] – 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, 099, &101 or 135, &102, 108, 109, 110, &235, 212 or BUS 211, MGMT 107, PTWR 099
List Two: CMST& 210, &220, &230
• Health & Physical Education [HE, HPE, PE] – 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 college-level PE activity course:
HLTH 100, 101, 103, 104, 206, 207, 208, 210 and Physical Education (PE) activity
Option Two: Complete three (3) credits from one (1) of the courses listed below:
HPE 220, 258, or 266
• Computational Skills [CP] – Complete three (3) credits from one of the following options:
Any Mathematics (MATH) course numbered 030 or higher (not MATH 096) BUS 102, ENVS 135, CS& 131, &141, CSE 121,
222, 223, 224, CTEC 121, 140, 141, 143, 224, 240, 241, 281, 282 (Note: A placement test score qualifying the student for entry
into MATH 090 will satisfy this requirement for certain designated programs)
• Human Relations [HR] – Complete three (3) credits from one of the following options:
CMST& 210, &230, HDEV 105, 123, 155, Any Psychology (PSYC) or Sociology (SOC) course, ACED 201
• Humanities [HA, HB] – Complete three (3) credits from one of the following options:
Any ART course numbered 100 or above, CMST 102, 216, 240, &210, &220, &230, Any English (ENGL) course in the AA
Humanities distribution requirement, Any World Language (ASL, CHIN, FRCH, GERM, JAPN, SPAN) course, Any Humanities
(HUM) course, Music – MUSC 106, 116, 117, 118, 125, 135, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185; MUSC&104, 141, 142, 143, Any
Philosophy course, Any (DRMA) course, WS 101, 201, 210
• Social Sciences [SS] – Complete three (3) credits from any of following departments:
ACED 101, 201, Any Anthropology (ANTH), CMST& 230, Any Economics (ECON), Forensic Science (FSCI), Geography
(GEOG), History (HIST), Political Science (POLS), Psychology (PSYC),Sociology (SOC), or Women's Studies (WS)
• Natural Sciences [NS] – Complete three (3) credits from any of following departments:
ANTH& 215, Any Astronomy (ASTR) course, Biology (BIOL) course, Chemistry (CHEM) course (not CHEM 095), Any
Environmental Science (ENVS) course, Any Geology (GEOL) course, HUM 180, Any Meteorology (METR) course, Any
Nutrition (NUTR) course, Any Physical Science (PHSC) course, Any Physics (PHYS) course
Short-Term Plan:
Summer
Summer