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Medical Assisting
The Medical Assisting Certificate program prepares graduates to work as medical and clinic assistants, medical office managers, and physical therapy technicians. The graduates will be able to check vital signs, perform physical examinations, electrocardiograms, and basic laboratory tests. The program consists of 420 contact hours and 22 units.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MEDICAL ASSISTING CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
(ALL COURSES ARE GIVEN SEQUENTIALLY)
Program length: 20 weeks for daytime classes or 30 weeks for evening classes.
| Course Numbers |
Course Names |
Lecture Hours |
Lab Hours |
Internship Hours |
Total Hours |
Units |
| MA 20 |
Medical Terminology |
45 |
0 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
| MA 30 |
Anatomy and Physiology |
45 |
0 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
| MA 110 |
Administrative Medical Assistant |
45 |
30 |
0 |
75 |
4 |
| MA 120 |
ECG and Arrrhythmias Interpretation |
45 |
30 |
0 |
75 |
4 |
| MA 130 |
Clinical Medical Assistant I |
45 |
0 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
| MA 140 |
Clinical Medical Assistant II |
45 |
0 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
| MA 280 |
Practicum/Externship |
0 |
0 |
90 |
90 |
2 |
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Total: |
270 |
60 |
90 |
420 |
22 |
The maximum time permitted for the certificate completion (MTCC) is one and a half (1.5) years for the academic part of the program for the full-time (minimum 12 units per semester) students, or three (3) years for the academic part of the program for part-time students.
A maximum of 10 educational credit units can be transferred from other institutions, and work experience can be counted as externship. The maximum time for the certificate completion is influenced by the transferred credit units, calculated during the registration, and is determined by the formula:
MTCC (in years, excluding externship) = 1.5 – (the number of transferred credit units)/24.
Students should register for the whole program. They pay undergraduate rate per unit (currently $345) for their tuition and are subject to the same fees as for a semester registration of degree students, with an ultrasound lab fee of $100 substituting the computer lab fee. Students also pay an externship insurance fee (10 per unit) and special fees, depending upon their status.
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