Program Preparatory Courses and Departmental Requirements

1. ENG 87, ENG 88, ENG 90, ENG 99, IT 98, MATH 90, and MATH 97 are preparatory courses for the college-level work required of this major. To determine if students must complete these courses, see Course Descriptions. These courses are non-matriculating and do not count toward credit hours required for graduation.
2. IT 120, Integrated Computer Applications is required the first semester. The competency prerequisite for this course indicates that students should have basic computer literacy including knowledge of the Windows® operating system, email, Internet Browser use, and basic word processing . In addition, it is recommended that students who do not keyboard at a minimum speed of 20 correct words per minute without looking at the keyboard take IT 98, Introduction to Keyboarding, concurrently with IT 120. These students should then take IT 109 the second semester.
3. LE 100, Learning Techniques, is recommended for all students with a high school grade point average of less than 3.0 and is recommended for all students needing improved college-level learning skills. LE 100 is required to be taken during the first semester for all students with a high school grade point average of 2.5 or less. All students placed on academic probation are required to take LE 100 the semester they are placed on probation and must earn a B- grade or higher to continue in subsequent semesters. Students required to take LE 100 must enroll in that course to be allowed to enroll in other courses.
4. To continue in the Medical Office Assistant major, students must enroll in MC 140 the first semester of study and receive a B- or better. This is a prerequisite course and must be completed with the appropriate grade in order to take most other courses in this department. A repeat of MC 140 will be allowed only once.
5. Students will complete an internship prior to graduation. The internship will consist of a minimum 120 hours, without remuneration, in an ambulatory health care setting. The course number is MC 199 MOA Certificate Internship and is the capstone class for the MOA major. A student will register for the course the last semester of classes. The internship/experiential service-learning course is the capstone course to be completed after all other required courses have been completed. Students will apply knowledge, reinforce professional attitudes, interact with other health care professionals and patients and perform administrative procedures.