Medical Assistant Degree Curriculum - Southwestern Illinois College

Medical Assistant – Associate in Applied Science Degree (0021) and Certificate (021A)

First Year

Medical Assistant Certificate (021A) is the fall/spring/summer course listing of the first year of the program

Fall Semester

 
Total Semester Credits: 16
Course Number Course Description Credits
MA 130 Medical Office Clinical Procedures I 2
MA 135 Health Care & Patient Communications 2
MA 140 Medical Office Procedures 3
MA 145 Medical Law & Ethics 2
MA 150 Medical Pathology I 3
MA 170 Medical Lab Orientation I 2
MA 181 Cardiopulmonary Procedures 2
Spring Semester

 
Total Semester Credits: 16.5
Course Number Course Description Credits
MA 141 Medical Insurance & Coding 2
MA 143 Medical Assistant Automation II 2.5
MA 151 Medical Pathology II 4
MA 171 Medical Lab Orientation II 2
MA 180 Medical Office Clinical Procedures II 2
MA 182 Pharmacology and Administration Techniques 4
Summer Session

 
Total Semester Credits: 6
Course Number Course Description Credits
MA 195 Office Practicum 5
MA 199 Capstone Review 1

Required for AAS (0021) degree completion

Second Year

Fall Semester
 
Total Semester Credits: 16
Course Number Course Description Credits
ACCT 105
ACCT 110
Basic Accounting Procedures OR
Financial Accounting
3
MGMT 214 Principles of Management 3
ENG 101 Rhetoric & Composition I 3
PSYC 151 General Psychology 3
BIOL 105 Human Biology 4
Spring Semester
 
Total Semester Credits: 14
Total Program Credits 68.5
Course Number Course Description Credits
MGMT 213 Human Relations in the Workplace 3
MA 255 Medical Assistant Management Internship 2
MA 110 Phlebotomy Skills 1
COMM 151
COMM 155
Fundamentals of Public Speaking OR
Interpersonal Communication
3
  Human Relations Course* 3
  Approved Electives* 2

*See Online College Catalog – Associate in Applied Science degree requirements for the most current list of human relations courses and approved electives.

Refer to the Online Course Catalog or Class Search link in eSTORM for a full course description.