Coursework

Certificate of Achievement in Medical Assisting 

Total Required Coursework: 34 units

First Term

  • MA 111A - ADMINISTRATIVE MEDICAL OFFICE PROCEDURES I (3.0 Units)
  • MA 109 - HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (1.0 Units)
  • MA 110 - MEDICAL OFFICE MICROCOMPUTER MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS (1.0 Units)
  • MA 122A - CLINICAL MEDICAL OFFICE PROCEDURES I (2.0 Units)
  • MA 122B - CLINICAL MEDICAL OFFICE PROCEDURES II (2.0 Units)
  • HLSC 115 - MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY (3.0 Units)

Second Term

  • MA 111B - ADMINISTRATIVE MEDICAL OFFICE PROCEDURES II (3.0 Units)
  • HLSC 113 - HUMAN DISEASE (3.0 Units)
  • MA 122C - CLINICAL ASSISTING TECHNIQUES III (4.0 Units)
  • MA 124 - PHLEBOTOMY AND LABORATORY PROCEDURES FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANTS (3.0 Units)
  • MA 126 - INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY (2.0 Units)
  • MA 127 - MEDICAL INSURANCE AND REIMBURSEMENT (3.0 Units)

Third Term

  • MA 128 - PRACTICUM - MEDICAL OFFICE EXPERIENCE AND CMA EXAM PREPARATION (4.0 Units)

Part-Time Evening Pathway

Spring Term

  • MA 109 HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (1 unit) IN PERSON  (1st 8 weeks)
  • MA 110 MEDICAL OFFICE MICROCOMPUTER MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS (1 unit) IN PERSON  (2nd 8 weeks)
  • HS 115 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY (3 units) ONLINE  (8 or 16 weeks)

Fall Term

  • MA 122A CLINICAL MEDICAL OFFICE PROCEDURES I (2 units) IN PERSON  (1st 8 weeks)
  • MA 122B CLINICAL MEDICAL OFFICE PROCEDURES II (2 units) IN PERSON  (2nd 8 weeks)
  • MA 111A ADMINISTRATIVE MEDICAL OFFICE PROCEDURES I (3 units) ONLINE  (1st 8 weeks)

Winter Term

  • Physiology 100 or Biology 3

Spring Term

  • MA 126 PHARMACOLOGY FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANTS (2 units) IN PERSON  (1st 8 weeks)
  • MA 111B ADMINISTRATIVE MEDICAL OFFICE PROCEDURES II (3units) ONLINE  (1st 8 weeks)
  • MA 127 MEDICAL INSURANCE AND REIMBURSEMENT (3 units) ONLINE  (2nd 8 weeks)

Fall Term

  • MA 122C CLINICAL ASSISTING TECHNIQUES III (4units) IN PERSON  (16 weeks)
  • HS 113 HUMAN DISEASE (3 units) ONLINE (1st 8 weeks)
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Spring Term 

  • MA 124  PHLEBOTOMY & LABORATORY PROCEDURES FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANTS (3 units) IN PERSON  (16 weeks)

Summer Term

  • MA 128 EXTERNSHIP MEDICAL OFFICE (4 units) (IN PERSON) & ONLINE (6 weeks)

Gainful Employment Disclosures

This program is designed to be completed in months.

This program will cost if completed within normal time. There may be additional costs for living expenses. These costs were accurate at the time of posting, but may have changed.

Of the students who completed this program within normal time, the typical graduate leaves with of debt.

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This program has not passed standards established by the U.S. Department of Education. The Department based these standards on the amounts students borrow for enrollment in this program and their reported earnings. If in the future the program does not pass the standards, students who are then enrolled may not be able to use federal student grants or loans to pay for the program, and may have to find other ways, such as private loans, to pay for the program.