Medical Assistant Technology
Medical assistants are multi-skilled health care professionals with a strong background in basic patient care and assessment; medical laboratory procedures including performing routine blood and urine analysis; appropriate emergency medical care procedures; problem-solving skills; effective teamwork, oral and written communication skills; and proper medical office administrative procedures for managing medical records, medical transcription, and medical insurance billing. As part of the degree plan, students will complete an internship enabling them to gain real medical office experience.
South Texas College has been approved to serve as a proctoring site for students seeking certification by the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT).
Upon successful completion of the coursework students are eligible to participate in any of the national examinations offered by NCCT for multiple credentials including the National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA), Nationally Certified Phlebotomy Technician (NCPT), National Certified ECG Technician (NCET), and the National Certified Insurance & Coding Specialist (NCICS).
For printable degree plan for this program, please click HERE.
| FIRST SEMESTER | |
| HITT 1305 Medical Terminology I | 3 |
| MDCA 1321 Administrative Procedures | 3 |
| MDCA 1343 Medical Insurance | 3 |
| MDCA 1409 Anatomy and Physiology for Medical Assistants or VNSG 1420 | 4 |
| PLAB 1323 Phlebotomy | 3 |
| SECOND SEMESTER | |
| MDCA 1205 Medical Law & Ethics | 2 |
| MDCA 1348 Pharmacology & Administration of Medications | 3 |
| HPRS 2301 Pathophysiology | 3 |
| MDCA 1352 Medical Assistant Laboratory Procedures | 3 |
| MDCA 1166 Practicum I | 1 |
| Summer Session | |
| **Math/Natural Sciences Elective | 4 |
| THIRD SEMESTER | |
| PSYC 2301 General Psychology or PSYC 2314** | 3 |
| HITT 1341 Coding Classification Systems | 3 |
| SPCH 1311 Introduction to Speech Communication or SPCH 1315, or SPCH 1318, or SPCH 1321** | 3 |
| MDCA1417 Procedures in a Clinical Setting | 4 |
| MDCA1254 Certified Medical Assisting Exam Review | 2 |
| MDCA1167 Practicum II | 1 |
| FOURTH SEMESTER | |
| Humanities Elective* | 3 |
| ENGL 1301 Composition** | 3 |
| SPAN 1311 Beg. Spanish I (Non-Spanish Speakers) or SPAN 2313 (Spanish Speakers) | 3 |
| HITT 2371 Current Procedural Terminology Coding-CPT4 | 3 |
| MDCA 2266 Capstone: Practicum III | 2 |
| *Math/Natural Sciences Elective Options: | |
| BIOL 1408 General Biology I | |
| BIOL 2401 Anatomy & Physiology I | |
| MATH 1414 College Algebra | |
| MATH 1332 Contemporary Mathematics | |
**Identifies courses to fulfill minimum 15 credit hour General Education Requirement
***Please refer to catalog for course prerequisites
†By arrangement, all Field Study will be conducted at a pre-approved site.
| Total credits 71 |