State Control Number: 04956
Program Code: MEAS.AS
Program Length: 24 months
Approved for Federal Financial Aid: Yes
The Medical Assistant is a professional, multi-skilled person dedicated to assisting in patient care management. The practitioner performs administrative and clinical duties and may manage emergency situations, facilities, and/or personnel. Competence in the field also requires that medical assistant display professionalism, communicate effectively, and provide instructions to patients.
To earn this degree, complete the major coursework with “C” grades or better and all of the following graduation requirements:
- 60 minimum degree-applicable units (including a maximum 4 units of activity) and 12 degree-applicable units through VVC;
- the VVC General Education pattern;
- Information Competency; Global Citizenship; Kinesiology; and
- 2.0 minimum overall degree-applicable GPA.
Courses may be double-counted in the major and in a general education category. Courses counted in one AA/AS major may not be used in another AA/AS major.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ALDH 80 | Pharmacology | 3.0 |
| ALDH 81 | Medical Insurance | 3.0 |
| ALDH 82 | Medical Office Procedures | 4.0 |
| ALDH 82C | Medical Office Procedures - Clinical | 5.0 |
| ALDH 139 | Medical Terminology | 3.0 |
| BET 104 | Beginning Word Processing/Typing for Windows ABC | 3.0 |
| PSYC 110 | Developmental Psychology 1 | 3.0 |
| Complete 3 units from the following: | 3.0 | |
| Nursing Assistant | ||
| Nursing Assistant | ||
| Acute Care C.N.A. | ||
| Medical Assisting Exam Review | ||
| Basic Arrhythmia | ||
| Medical Aspects of Drugs & Alcohol | ||
| Athletic Training I | ||
| Athletic Training II | ||
| Total Units | 27 | |
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PSYC 110 Developmental Psychology is allowed to satisfy VVC’s General Education requirement in Category IIA, Social and Behavioral Sciences in addition to this major.
Suggested Plan of Study
Career, salary, and labor market data information.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Units | |
| ALDH 139 | Medical Terminology | 3.0 |
| BET 104 | Beginning Word Processing/Typing for Windows ABC | 3.0 |
| ENGL 101.0 | English Composition and Reading 2 | 4.0 |
| CMST 106 |
Interpersonal Communication or Family Communication or Group Discussion or Public Speaking |
3.0 |
| Degree Applicable Elective | 3.0 | |
| Units | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ALDH 80 | Pharmacology | 3.0 |
| HLTH 102 | Contemporary Problems in Personal and Community Health 2 | 3.0 |
| MATH 120 | Introduction to Statistics | 4.0 |
| VVC GE Category IIB - American Institutions | 3.0 | |
| Degree Applicable Elective | 2.0 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ALDH 81 | Medical Insurance | 3.0 |
| ALDH 82 | Medical Office Procedures | 4.0 |
| PSYC 101 | Introductory Psychology | 3.0 |
| VVC GE Category III - Humanities 4 | 3.0 | |
| Degree Applicable Elective | 2.0 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ALDH 82C | Medical Office Procedures - Clinical | 5.0 |
| ALDH 60 |
Nursing Assistant or Basic Arrhythmia or Medical Aspects of Drugs & Alcohol |
3.0 |
| PSYC 110 | Developmental Psychology | 3.0 |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3.0 |
| Units | 14 | |
| Total Units | 60 | |
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Double counts for General Education and Competency.
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Select a course that also fulfills Global Citizenship competency.