Program Description:
The Medical Assisting program prepares students for employment in a variety of positions in today’s medical offices. The Medical Assisting program provides learning opportunities, which introduce, develop, and reinforce academic and occupational knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. Additionally, the program provides opportunities to upgrade present knowledge and skills or to retrain in the area of medical assisting. Graduates of the program receive a Medical Assisting associate of applied science degree.
Program Goal: To prepare medical assistants who are competent in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains to enter the profession.
Entrance Dates:
Beginning of any semester for pre-occupational curriculum. Fall semester for occupational curriculum on the WCC. Fall and Spring semesters for occupational curriculum on the FCC.
Entrance Requirements:
Age: Minimum of 17 years of age for entrance into pre-occupational curriculum. 18 years old for entrance into occupational program curriculum.
Other:
- Completion of GNTC application and related procedures.
- Complete the program waiting list form and the General Health Orientation online during the last term enrolled in pre-occupational courses. Once on the waiting list, students are admitted into the occupational courses as space allows.
- Once accepted into the occupational courses, attend a mandatory Medical Assisting orientation.
- Ability to comply with health-related standards and meet minimum essential skill requirements. Documentation of the Technical Standards Assessment Form.
- Documentation of immunization records.
- Payment of fees for liability insurance.
- Completion of background check and drug screen.
Retention Policies:
- Students must maintain a GPA of 2.0 or better. A “C” must be achieved in each course in order to progress to the next step in the Medical Assisting program;
- Students must attain a numerical grade of 70 or better in each Medical Assisting course, including clinical rotations, to progress in the program;
- A student must maintain professional liability insurance while enrolled in Medical Assisting courses.
Readmission Policies:
All current admission requirements must be met before applying for readmission.
Pre-Occupational Curriculum (28 Credit Hours)
| ENGL 1101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| XXXX xxxx | Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | 3 |
| PSYC 1101 | Introductory Psychology | 3 |
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| MATH 1103 | Quantitative Skills and Reasoning | 3 |
| | OR | |
| MATH 1101 | Mathematical Modeling | 3 |
| | OR | |
| MATH 1111 | College Algebra | 3 |
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| BIOL 2113 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 |
| BIOL 2113L | Anatomy and Physiology Lab I | 1 |
| BIOL 2114 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 3 |
| BIOL 2114L | Anatomy and Physiology Lab II | 1 |
| XXXX xxxx | General Education Core Elective | 3 |
| ALHS 1090 | Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences | 2 |
| COMP 1000 | Introduction to Computer Literacy | 3 |
Occupational Curriculum (34 Credit Hours)