Medical Administrative Assistant, AAS

Location(s): Salem Campus, Chemeketa Online

In addition to tuition, estimated costs for students who complete the required courses listed below are books, $2,504; class fees, $364; universal fee, $3,168; and equipment and supplies, $400. Contact the Financial Aid Office at 503.399.5018 to find out if you qualify for help with these costs.

The Medical Administrative Assistant degree prepares you to work in medical offices where you may make appointments, manage records, meet patients, type correspondence, transcribe patient records, maintain financial records, and complete insurance forms. Most of these required courses are offered online at least once per year. Due to the confidential nature of medical office records, a background check may be required of students for this degree.

You may earn an associate of applied science degree by successfully completing the required 93 credit hours with a grade of “C” or better in all courses.

Medical Administrative Assistant First-Year Core Requirements Credit Hours: 48

BT 104 - Business English 1 Credit Hours: 3
BT 105 - Business English 2 Credit Hours: 3
BT 116 - Office Procedures Credit Hours: 3
BT 186 - Personal and Professional Development Credit Hours: 3
BT 210 - Professional Communication Skills Credit Hours: 4
BT 272 - Virtual Office 1 Credit Hours: 4
CA 100 - Beginning Computing Credit Hours: 3
OR
BA 131 - Business Computing Credit Hours: 4
CA 118B - Excel Basics Credit Hours: 3
CA 118C - Access Basics Credit Hours: 2
CA 121 - Keyboarding and Document Production Credit Hours: 3
CA 122 - Advanced Keyboarding and Document Production Credit Hours: 3
CA 201D - Microsoft Word Processing Credit Hours: 4
CA 213 - Integrating Office Procedures Credit Hours: 3
HM 120 - Medical Terminology 1 Credit Hours: 3
HM 121 - Medical Terminology 2 Credit Hours: 4

Medical Administrative Assistant Second-Year Core Requirements Credit Hours: 45

BA 104 - Business Applications Using Mathematics Credit Hours: +
OR
MTH 070 - Elementary Algebra Credit Hours: 4 + (or higher)
BA 115 - Introduction to Accounting Credit Hours:
BA 214 - Business Communications Credit Hours: 3 +
BA 251 - Office Management Credit Hours: 3
BT 123 - Minute-Taking, Level 1 Credit Hours: 2
BT 128 - Records Management Credit Hours: 3
BT 230 - Organization Performance and Customer Service Credit Hours: 3 +
BT 271 - Administrative Capstone Projects Credit Hours: 4
BT 280C - Cooperative Work Experience Credit Hours: 3
CA 117 - Microsoft Publisher Credit Hours: 3
CA 119 - Office Desktop Publishing 1 Credit Hours: 4
CA 208 - Workplace Presentations Using PowerPoint Credit Hours: 3
HM 101 - Medical Law and Ethics Credit Hours: 3
HM 123 - Essentials of Pathophysiology Credit Hours: 3

Note:

+Meets related instruction requirement, see Degrees and Certificates . For subject areas, see General Education .