CSN 2017-2018 GENERAL CATALOG & STUDENT HANDBOOK
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Medical Assisting LIMITED ENTRY
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT (CA) REQUIRED CREDITS: 39 DEGREE CODE: MA-CT
NOTE • Course numbers with the “B” suffix may be non-transferable for a NSHE baccalaureate degree.
• Course numbers with the “H” suffix are designated Honors-level courses and can be used to fulfill equivalent general education requirements.
For more information visit www.csn.edu/honors.
• In no case, may one course be used to meet more than one requirement except for the Values and Diversity general education requirement (only AA, AS, and AB
degrees) which may be used to fulfill the corresponding general education or emphasis requirement.
• Students may elect to graduate using the degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation, or when they declared or changed major or the current catalog.
If a program is official after a student has matriculated, the student may choose the degree requirements of the new program. In no case may a student use a
catalog which is more than six years old at the time of graduation.
MEDICAL ASSISTING PROGRAM
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (3 CREDITS)
COMMUNICATIONS (3-5 credits)
ENG 100 or 101 or 113
SPECIAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (36 CREDITS)
CLS 130B Laboratory Procedures for Medical Office Assistants 2
CLS 131B Applied Laboratory Procedures for 1
Medical Office Assistants
COT 127B Microsoft Office for Offices 3
HIT 102B Coding for Medical Offices 2
HIT 118B Language of Medicine 3
HIT 119B Introduction to Pharmacology and Laboratory Tests 2
MA 104B Introduction to Medical Assisting 2
MA 106B The Body in Health and Disease I 4
MA 107B Medical Assistant Techniques 4
MA 110B Medical Assistant Techniques II 4
MA 120B Medical Office Management 3
MA 130B Clinical Externship 3
MA 131B Externship Seminar 1
MA 195B Application of Medical Assisting Concepts 2
Computation included in MA 110B
Human Relations included in MA 130B
See Degree Plan on next page.
DESCRIPTION
As a medical assistant, you will be a multi-skilled professional, dedicated to assisting in patient care management. You will be trained to perform administrative and clinical/
laboratory duties and may manage emergency situations, facilities, and/or personnel. The clinical duties of medical assistants include preparing patients for examinations
and treatments; taking vital signs and medical histories, sterilizing instruments; performing diagnostic tests and basic laboratory procedures; and assisting the physician with
examinations and minor office surgery. Administrative duties include scheduling and receiving patients; obtaining patient data; establishing and maintaining confidential
medical records; handling telephone calls, preparing correspondence and reports; purchasing supplies and maintaining equipment; and assuming responsibility for the daily
office business.
The Medical Assisting program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
(www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of Curriculum Review Board of The American Association of Medical Office Assistants Endowment (CRB-AAMAE).
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, 1361 Park Street, Clearwater, FL 33756, (727) 210-2350.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
• Demonstrate competencies necessary to challenge the national certification examination and earn a certified credential.
• Demonstrate the skills and abilities necessary to find employment in the field or continue with their education in pursuit of a degree.
• Demonstrate entry level competencies as defined by the Medical Assisting Education Review Board.
PLEASE NOTE - The courses listed below may require a prerequisite or corequisite. Read course descriptions before registering for classes. All MATH and ENG courses
numbered 01-99 must be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits. No course under 100-level counts toward degree completion.
This is a limited-entry program. Some of these courses are program prerequisites and MUST be completed before a student is considered eligible for entry into the
Program. Students MUST attend a Health Programs orientation and meet with a Health Programs advisor for additional advisement.
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Medical Assisting LIMITED ENTRY
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT (CA) REQUIRED CREDITS: 39 DEGREE CODE: MA-CT
MEDICAL ASSISTING PROGRAM
FULL-TIME STUDENT DEGREE PLAN
Add more semesters to modify this plan to fit part-time student needs.
FIRST SEMESTER Credits
Complete Communication (see courses previous page) 3-5
COT 127B Microsoft Office for Offices 3
HIT 118B Language of Medicine 3
MA 104B Introduction to Medical Assisting 2
TOTAL CREDITS ............................................................................................ 11-13
SECOND SEMESTER Credits
HIT 119B Introduction to Pharmacology and Laboratory Tests 2
MA 106B The Body in Health and Disease I
1
4
MA 107B Medical Assistant Techniques
1
4
CLS 130B Laboratory Procedures for Medical Office Assistants
1
2
CLS 131B Applied Laboratory Procedures for Medical Office Assistants
1
1
TOTAL CREDITS ...............................................................................................13
THIRD SEMESTER Credits
HIT 102B Coding for Medical Offices
1
2
MA 110B Medical Assistant Techniques II
1
4
MA 120B Medical Office Management
1
3
TOTAL CREDITS ................................................................................................9
FOURTH SEMESTER Credits
MA 130B Clinical Externship 3
MA 131B Externship Seminar 1
MA 195B Application of Medical Assisting Concepts 2
TOTAL CREDITS ................................................................................................6
DEGREE PLAN TOTAL CREDITS ............................................................. 39-41
1
This course offered in the Spring and Fall only.
NOTE:
• This is a limited entry program and it is required that students complete all
prerequisite courses before applying to the program.
• Qualified applicants must have a high school diploma or GED equivalent and a
minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better for program prerequisites.
• Prerequisites for the MA program may be attempted three times. All attempts
including withdrawals, audits and grades will be counted. The highest grade will
be used for the GPA calculation.
• All MA courses, with the exception of prerequisite courses, can only be taken
once accepted into the MA program, and then must be taken in the order
indicated.
Upon successful completion of the MA Program and graduation from CSN,
graduates will be able to apply and sit for the CMA National Certificate Exam.
Please note, courses only pertaining to the MA Program do not transfer to most
colleges/universities should the student wish to transfer to another institution
