This degree program prepares students to pursue an administrative career in the medical profession. The program combines training in the business office and computer skills with specialized course work unique to the medical profession. Both beginning students and employed medical personnel will find this program invaluable for careers in a medical office environment.
(Major Code 2790; State CIP Code 51.0710)
Associate of Applied Science Degree
Prerequisite for Required Courses
Note: Prior to beginning the program, the student must take the following prerequisite, or have taken the equivalent transfer course, or have passed the waiver test, or have have obtained a waiver from the program administrator.
| BOT 105 | Keyboarding and Formatting I | 3 |
First Semester
| BOT 103 | Business English | 3 |
| BOT 106 | Intro to Business Computer Applications* | 3 |
| BOT 130 | Office Systems Concepts | 3 |
| HC 130 | Medical Terminology for Healthcare Professions | 3 |
| ENGL 121 | Composition I* | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 |
Second Semester
| BOT 155 | Word Processing Application I* | 2 |
| BOT 141 | Electronic Health Records* | 3 |
| BOT 150 | Records Management* | 3 |
| BOT 115 | Electronic Calculators | 1 |
| MATH 120 | Business Mathematics* | 3 |
| BUS 225 | Human Relations | 3 |
| BOT 180 | Business Spreadsheet Applications* | 1 |
| or BOT 185 | Business Database Applications* |
| Total Hours | 16 |
Third Semester
| ^ | 3 |
| BOT 122 | Medical Keyboarding* | 1 |
| BOT 142 | Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare | 3 |
| BOT 125 | Document Formatting* | 1 |
| ACCT 111 | Small Business Accounting | 3 |
| or ACCT 121 | Accounting I |
| BOT 255 | Word Processing Applications II* | 2 |
| BUS 150 | Business Communications* | 3 |
| Total Hours | 16 |
Fourth Semester
| 2 |
| ECON 132 | Survey of Economics | 3 |
| or ECON 230 | Principles of Macroeconomics |
| BOT 170 | Medical Coding and Billing* | 3 |
| BOT 205 | Professional Image Development | 1 |
| BOT 265 | Computerized Office Applications* | 3 |
| BOT 275 | Office Internship I* | 1 |
| BUS 140 | Principles of Supervision | 3 |
| or BUS 141 | Principles of Management |
| Total Hours | 16 |
BOT Electives
Total program hours: 63
