


Medical assistants perform a variety of administrative and clinical tasks for physicians, podiatrists, chiropractors, optometrists and other health specialists to ensure that the offices and clinics run smoothly.
You will gain clinical skills in the Medical Assisting Laboratory.
You also will spend part of your last semester in an externship - working 10 to 15 hours a week as a medical assistant in a physician’s office for academic credit.
| First Year | Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | Fall Semester |
||
| Software Fundamentals | 2 | Emergency Responder I | 1 |
| Business English | 3 | Clinical Medical Assisting II | 4 |
| Keyboarding for Nonmajors | 2 | Administrative Medical Assisting II | 4 |
| Medical Terminology | 3 | English | 4 |
| Administrative Medical Assisting I | 4 | Medical Transcription I | 3 |
| Anatomy/Physiology for Allied Health I | 3 | Total | 16 |
| Total | 17 | ||
| Spring Semester |
|||
| Spring Semester | Introduction to Public Speaking or Effective Oral Communication |
3 | |
| Introduction to Technical Mathematics | 3 | Medical Billing | 4 |
| Clinical Medical Assisting I | 4 | Medical Externship and Seminar | 4 |
| Study of Disease Processes | 3 | Human Relations | 3 |
| Basic Pharmacology | 3 | Death and Dying | 2 |
| Anatomy/Physiology for Allied Health II | 3 | Total |
16 |
| Total | 16 |
Department of Allied Health Technology
Request information from Undergraduate Admissions
A medical assisting technology degree prepares you for the varied tasks required of a medical assistant, such as:
Medical assistants most often work in:
The medical assistance field is expected to be one of the fastest-growing occupations, spurred by a growing population, technological advances in medicine and increased health care services.
Creates links among students, alumni and local professionals. You will have access to: