2013-2014 Associate in Applied Science Degree Worksheet
Medical Office
Name _______________________________ SID ______________ Date _________ Advisor ______________________
With the growing need for adequate medical care, qualified workers who know the business field and possess necessary medicalassociated knowledge can find jobs in physicians' offices, clinics, hospitals, long-term facilities, health agencies, insurance companies,
and other non-traditional health care settings. The availability of these positions continues to increase as patients draw on government
aid and insurance programs to fund their health care and as health information becomes an increasingly vital element for the financing
and quality management of health care.
Program Distribution
General Education Requirements: 24+ credits
Major Area Requirements - 74 credits
Courses listed below must be completed with a “C” or better.
• Communication Skills — 6 credits
BTEC 107
• Health & Physical Education — 3 credits
• Computational Skills — 3 credits
BUS 102
• Human Relations — 3 credits
• Humanities — 3 credits
• Social Sciences — 3 credits
• Natural Sciences — 3 credits
BIOL 164/165
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
• Must earn a cumulative GPA of 2.00 in all coursework taken at
Clark College, and in all courses applied to the degree. Thirty
(30) credits minimum must be completed at Clark College to
meet Academic Residency.
BMED 100 Survey of Health Care Delivery
3
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 129 Medical Reimbursement
5
BMED 130 Medical Coding - CPT/HCPCS
4
BMED 132 Medical Coding ICD-9-CM/ICD-10
5
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 226 Medical Office Practicum
3
or 250 Medical Office Capstone Practicum
3
BTEC 122 Word for Business
5
BTEC 100 Keyboarding (3 credits required)
3
BTEC 135 10-Key Calculator
1
BTEC 147 Professional Self-Development
2
BTEC 149 Computer Application Essentials
3
CMST& 210 Interpersonal Communication*
5
HEOC 130 Pharmacology for Health Assistants
3
FACPR 032 First Aid & Health Care Provider CPR
1
TOTAL
• Courses do not always follow numbering sequence, please
NEEDED
0
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
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED: 99
Student Signature:
NEEDS:
0
* CMST& 220 or 230 may be taken in place of CMST& 210 (students
should be aware of general education distribution area differences
depending on choice)
Advisor Signature:
Revised 08/26/13
Unofficial Evaluation Given to Student
EPC: 565
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
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