The medical office administration AS degree prepares you for roles such as medical office manager, medical coder, medical billing clerk, insurance processor and medical transcriptionist. Our office administration computer lab is an excellent resource for students.
This curriculum is from the current college catalog and is meant to provide prospective students an example of courses taken in this degree/certificate. It is not intended to be used for graduation requirements. Students should consult an advisor for graduation information.
Program Required Courses
YEAR I – First Semester
†ENC 1101 English Composition I - 3 cr.
†HIM 1112C Electronic Health Records - 2 cr.
†HSC 1531 Medical Terminology - 3 cr.
†OST 2854C Office Applications for Business - 3 cr.
YEAR I – Second Semester
†HIM 1453 Anatomy and Physiology for Medical Coding or †BSC 2085, Human Anatomy
and Physiology and †BSC 2085L, Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory 4 cr.
†PSY 2012 General Psychology or †SYG 2000, Introduction to Sociology - 3 cr.
MGF 1130 Mathematical Thinking - 3 cr.
Humanities General Education CORE - 3 cr.
YEAR I – Third Semester
†HIM 1000 Introduction to Health Information Management - 3 cr.
†OST 1335 Business Communications - 3 cr.
HIM 2252 Introduction to CPT Coding - 3 cr.
HIM 2723 Introduction to ICD 10-CM/PCS - 3 cr.
YEAR II – First Semester
†AMH 2020 Modern American History or †POS 2041, American Government - 3 cr.
†HIM 2275C Medical Billing and Insurance I - 3 cr.
†MAN 2021 Principles of Management - 3 cr.
*†OST 2135 Medical Office Procedures - 3 cr.
YEAR II – Second Semester
†HIM 2272C Billing and Insurance II - 3 cr.
Natural Science General Education CORE - 3 cr.
Electives** 6 cr.
**Select 6 credit hours from the following:
†APA 1111 Basic Accounting - 3 cr.
CGS 1540 Database Management - 1 cr.
HIM 1433 Principles of Diseases - 3 cr.
HIM 1442 Pharmacology - 2 cr.
†HIM 2253 CPT Coding - 3 cr.
†HIM 2724 ICD-10 Coding - 3 cr.
HIM 2960 Credentialing Exam Review - 1 cr.
MNA 1320 Human Resources Recruitment and Staffing - 3 cr.
MNA 1325 Human Resources Compensation and Benefits - 3 cr.
OST 1100C Keyboarding and Document Processing - 3 cr.
OST 1142 Keyboarding I - 1 cr.
OST 1143 Keyboarding II - 1 cr.
OST 1741 Word Processing I - 1 cr.
OST 1813 Desktop Publishing - 1 cr.
OST 2742 Word Processing II - 1 cr.
OST 2943 Internship in Medical Office (up to 4 credits) - 1 cr.
†PHI 1600 Ethics - 3 cr.
SLS 1261 Personal Skills for Business - 3 cr.
*Requires additional coursework.
†Courses symbolized by a dagger (†) are offered online in addition to the traditional delivery method. Online availability may vary by academic term.