Medical Assistant Certificate

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Medical Assistant-Certificate of Achievement

The Medical Assistant-Certificate of Achievement coursework will transfer into the Associate of Applied Science-Medical Assistant. Students will be required to complete an additional 21 credit hours in Medical Assistant coursework to be eligible for an Associate of Applied Science-Medical Assistant.

Campus Offered	Credits Required
ECC-Union (main campus)	39.5

The ECC Medical Assistant Program is fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP - www.caahep.org) - upon the recommendation of Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).

Concentration Information - Medical Assistant Certificate

Please Note: All MDA Program requirements must be met with a minimum grade of a “C” or better with the exception of: MDA 112 and 213
which must have a minimum grade of “B” or better, and MDA 223 which must have a grade of “Pass.”

MDA Core Requirements

All MDA Program requirements must be met with a minimum grade of a “C” or better unless otherwise noted.

MDA 101 - Administrative Procedures Hours: 3
MDA 112 - Office Interpersonal & Communication Skills Hours: 3
MDA 121 - Medical Ethics for Healthcare Professionals Hours: 3
MDA 222 - Program Capstone-Medical Assistant Review Hours: 3
HSC 113 - Medical Terminology Hours: 3
HIM 104 - Intro to Pharmacology Hours: 1
HIM 105 - Basic Principles of Disease Hours: 3
EMS 101 - BLS/Hlthcare Providers Hours: 0.5

MDA Core Requirements-B grade or higher

MDA 1124 and MDA 2134 must have a minimum grade of “B” or better, and MDA 2234 which must have a grade of “Pass”

MDA 113 - Clinical Procedures Hours: 4
MDA 213 - Medical Laboratory Procedures Hours: 4
MDA 223 - Medical Assistant Clinical Externship Hours: 4

General Education Requirements

COL 100 - Campus Orientation Hours: 0
COL 101 - Foundation Seminar Hours: 1
BIO 151 - Introduction Human Anatomy & Physiology Lecture & Lab Hours: 4
ENG 101 - English Comp I Hours: 3
or
ENG 114 - Honors English Comp I Hours: 3