General Technology - Medical Assisting, AAS (AAS.GENET.MED)

Part A - General Education Requirements

• ENG 101 - English Composition I Credit: 3
• SPC 205 - Public Speaking Credit: 3

• or

• SPC 209 - Interpersonal Communication Credit: 3
• MAT 120 - Probability and Statistics Credit: 3

• or

• MAT 155 - Contemporary Mathematics Credit: 3
• REQ HUM Select from
  Humanities
    Credit: 3
• REQ SSC Select from
  Behavioral/Social Sciences
    (PSY 201  Recommended) Credit: 3

Part B - Primary Technical Specialty Requirements

• AHS 104 - Medical Vocabulary-Anatomy Credit: 3
• AHS 121 - Basic Pharmacology Credit: 2
• AHS 142 - Phlebotomy Credit: 2
• AHS 170 - Fundamentals of Disease Credit: 3
• MED 103 - Medical Assisting Introduction Credit: 3
• MED 122 - Medical Assisting Lab Procedures I Credit: 2
• MED 125 - Medical Assisting Advanced Laboratory Credit: 2
• MED 131 - Administrative Skills of Medical Office I Credit: 2
• MED 134 - Medical Assisting Financial Management Credit: 2
• MED 135 - Medical Office Insurance I Credit: 2
• MED 136 - Medical Office Insurance II Credit: 2
• MED 141 - Medical Office Clinical Skills I Credit: 2
• MED 142 - Medical Office Clinical Skills II Credit: 2
• MED 151 - Medical Assisting Clinical I Credit: 4
• MED 152 - Medical Assisting Clinical II Credit: 4

Part C - Secondary Technical Specialty Requirements

Students must complete at least 12 credit hours in a secondary specialty path. Your degree path may require more than 12 credit hours to complete the associate degree. Your academic advisor must approve all secondary studies.

• BIO 210 - Anatomy and Physiology I Credit: 4
• BIO 211 - Anatomy and Physiology II Credit: 4
• BUS 101 - Introduction to Business Credit: 3
• MGT 101 - Principles of Management Credit: 3
• MGT 120 - Small Business Management Credit: 3
• MKT 101 - Marketing Credit: 3
• PSY 203 - Human Growth and Development Credit: 3
• PSY 212 - Abnormal Psychology Credit: 3
• SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology Credit: 3

Admissions and Program Requirements

General admissions procedures are also required for the Medical Assisting program.

1. Students will be required to provide a completed, current Health Sciences - Student Health Record, including all immunizations and titers, TB or Quantiferon Gold (PPD) tests and current Healthcare Provider BLS CPR certification, major medical insurance and medical professional liability coverage.
2. Students will be notified by my.tridenttech.edu email the date and time of the mandatory program orientation. Failure to attend will result in forfeiture of one’s seat in the program.

In addition to meeting the college’s general admission requirements, including the submission of high school and college transcripts, applicants to the Medical Assisting program must complete the requirements listed within the curriculum display for the Medical Assisting Associate Degree link on the program web page.

Note: Falsification of any information submitted will make a student ineligible for admission to or continuation in the Medical Assisting Program.

Course Progression

In order to progress to the next term/semester once accepted into the program, students must:

1. Earn a grade of C or better in all courses required for the program.
2. Earn a satisfactory grade of S on professional development evaluation.
3. Maintain a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA throughout the program.
4. Successfully meet a stringent clinical attendance policy.

View the program completion requirements for the Health Sciences programs.

Note:

Applicants will be admitted to this program on a first-qualified, first-admitted basis. Applicants are considered to be qualified for admission to the next available class when they meet all college and program requirements. View the starting semesters for the Medical Assisting program.

For more information on the Medical Assisting program, review the program information or view an information session.