Medical Assisting: Administrative Option - Certificate of Achievement
Plan Code: 3606
An Administrative Medical Assistant assists the physician in caring for the patient in the medical office or clinic. The range of Administrative duties include answering phones, scheduling in and out of office appointments, verifying insurance, greeting patients, insurance billing (CPT and ICD-10 coding), insurance authorizations, vital signs, and processing payments.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate administrative medical assistant skills.
- Demonstrate medical office employability skills.
Program Requirements
| Code Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| REQUIRED COURSES | ||
| ANAT 41 | Anatomy & Physiology | 4-5 |
| or BIO 60 | Human Biology | |
| AH 60 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| AH 276 | Health Care Law | 1 |
| MA 270 | Introduction to Medical Assisting | 3 |
| MA 288 | Medical Assisting Practicum Seminar | 1 |
| MA 290 | Basic Medical Insurance Billing | 3 |
| Subtotal Units | 15-16 | |
| IN ADDITION, complete ONE of the following Administrative Options: | ||
Accounting Option | ||
Database Option | ||
| Subtotal Units | 6-7 | |
| Total Units | 21-23 | |
Accounting Option
| Code Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ACCTG 200 | Introduction to Accounting | 3 |
| COSA 1 | Computer Information Competency | 1 |
| COSA 10 | Microsoft Word for Windows | 3 |
| Subtotal Units | 7 | |
Database Option
| Code Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| COSA 15 | Microsoft Excel for Windows | 3 |
| COSA 25 | Microsoft Access for Windows | 3 |
| Subtotal Units | 6 | |