2005-2006 Academic Year
2005-2006 Academic Year
Certificate of Completion Curriculum
Prerequisites
Some or all of the following are required. See your faculty adviser for specific details.
...Basic keyboarding knowledge (recommended)
...Minimum COMPASS or equivalent ASSET test scores for the following:
...Reading 80...Writing 65
...Permission from instructors
...Some classes have entry requirements not listed here.
Certificate 53 credits
Professional-Technical (PT)
| MED A 110 | Health Care Careers | 3 |
| MED A 113 | Intro Term/Anat/Pharm | 2 |
| MED A 125 | Digest Term/Anat/Pharm | 1 |
| MED A 133 | Genito Term/Anat/Pharm | 1 |
| MED A 139 | Pre-coop seminar | 1 |
| MED A 143 | Female Term/Anat/Pharm | 1 |
| MED A 201 | Cardio Term/Anat/Pharm | 1 |
| MED A 209 | Respir Term/Anat/Pharm | 1 |
| MED A 230 | Introduction to Medical Transcription | 2 |
| Suggest BTECH 217, or equivalent knowledge, prior to taking MED A 230. |
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| MED A 233 | Musculo Term/Anat/Pharm | 1 |
| MED A 240 | Externship | 5 |
| MED A 139 must be taken before MED A 240. |
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| MED A 241 | Med A Coop Seminar | 2 |
| MED A 241 must be taken concurrently
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| MED A 254 | Medical Transcription II | 2 |
| MED A 266 | Medical Transcription III | 1 |
| MED A 274 | Medical Transcription IV | 1 |
Related Instruction (RI)
| BTECH 110 | Business Procedures I | 5 |
| ACCTG 121 | Practical Accounting I | 5 |
| BUSN 160 | Human and Labor Relations | 5 |
| BTECH 217 | Modular Microsoft Word | 5 |
| P E 160 | First Aid/CPR | 3 |
| WRIT 101 | Principles of Writing | 5 |
Electives
| MED A 161 | Neuro Term/Anat/Pharm | 1 |
| MED A 217 | Bld/Lymp Term/Anat/Pharm | 1 |
| MED A 243 | Derm Term/Anat/Pharm | 1 |
| MED A 251 | SpecSens Term/Anat/Pharm | 1 |
| MED A 263 | Endo Term/Anat/Pharm | 1 |
Important Notes:
...This information does not substitute for meeting with a faculty adviser.
...Students must achieve a minimum 2.0 GPA in all MED A classes.
...Certificate and AAS programs emphasize preparation in specific job skills required for entry-level employment.
...Not all classes are offered every quarter or at night.
...Students attending only in the evening must remember it is likely to take longer than one year to complete program.
...This program has self-paced modules, flexible registration, and open-entry enrollment.
Need More Information?
Contact our department coordinator with questions about the Medical Transcriptionist program, or visit us online for more information.
Babs Cerna
(206) 878-3710, ext. 3493
bcerna@highline.edu
Kat Chapell
(206) 878-3710, ext. 3494
kchappel@highline.edu
Department email: meda@highline.edu
flightline.highline.edu/medassist/