Three options: AAS | Credential | Certificate
Associate of Applied Science
The Associate of Applied Science degree in Medical Office Assistant is designed to prepare graduates to play a key role in medical offices and allied health care facilities. This highly specialized field requires skills in administrative office procedures, health insurance processing, billing and transcription of medical reports. The program prepares students to function as an entry-level medical front-office assistant, medical receptionist, medical office secretary, medical billing and coding clerk or medical records clerk in a variety of healthcare settings. The general education requirements are designed to encourage students to develop critical and creative thinking, computation and communication skills, lifelong learning skills and technical skills used in a medical office setting.
General Education Requirements | Credits |
Writing Level I (WR1) | 3 |
American & Wyoming Government (POLS 1000) | 3 |
ARTS/DIV/HUM/IT/ORAL/SOC/WR2 | (In program) |
MATH/APPM/LSCI | (In program) |
UNST/PEAC/WELL | 1 |
Program Requirements |
ACCT | 1050 | Practical Accounting | 3 |
ACCT | 1065 | Computerized Accounting: | 2 |
BADM | 1005 | Business Math I (APPM) | 3 |
BADM | 1020 | Business Communications (WR2) | 3 |
BOTK | 1540 | Business English | 3 |
BOTK | 1655 | Speed and Accuracy Development | 1 |
BOTK | 2615 | Medical Law and Ethics | 3 |
CMAP | 1725* | Word Processing Apps: (IT) OR | |
MOUS | 1725* | Word Processing Apps: (IT)** | 3 |
CMAP | 1775 | Spreadsheet Apps OR | |
MOUS | 1775 | Spreadsheet Apps: | 3 |
CO/M | 2130 | Human Relations (ORAL)or | 3 |
MGT | 2130 | Human Relations (ORAL) | |
NRST | 1200 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
PFDV | 1500 | Managing Career Development | 3 |
ZOO | 1200 | Human Biology*** | 3 |
Program Electives Students are required to take a minimum of 21 credits from the following Program Electives which must be approved by major academic advisor: |
Students are required to take a minimum of 21 credits from the following Program Electives which must be approved by major academic advisor:
ACCT, BADM, BOTK 2600, BOTK 2610, BOTK 2622, BOTK 2623, BOTK 2624, CMAP, CPED, IMGT, MGT, MKT, MOUS | 21 |
Total | 64 |
* Students who have limited or no computer experience
Must take CMAP 1680 before enrolling in CMAP1725 or MOUS 1725
** CMAP 1725 and MOUS 1725 can be used as IT general education courses ONLY in this program as they are higher level knowledge courses than CMAP 1680.
*** ZOO 2015 & ZOO 2025 may substitute for ZOO 1200
Medical Office Support Certificate
The certificate in Medical Office Support is designed to prepare individuals who already have a strong background in office technology to acquire specialized skills in medical transcription and/or medical billing and coding. Students select one option and learn specialized skills that will be used in a hospital or medical clinic.
The general education requirements are designed to encourage students to develop computation and communication skills.
| General Education Requirements | Credits |
| Writing Level I (WR1) | 3 |
| MATH/APPM | 3 |
| UNST | 1 |
| Program Requirements |
| BADM | 1020 | Business Communication | 3 |
| BOTK | 1540 | Business English | 3 |
| BOTK | 1655 | Speed and Accuracy Development | 1 |
| BOTK | 2615 | Medical Law and Ethics | 3 |
| NRST | 1200 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| ZOO | 1200 | Human Biology** | 3 |
| Program Electives Students must choose a minimum of 9 credits below and Must be approved by major academic advisor: |
| CMAP | 1725* | Word Processing Apps: | 3 |
| MOUS | 1725* | Word Processing Apps: | 3 |
| BOTK | 2600 | Beginning Medical Transcription | 3 |
| BOTK | 2610 | Advanced Medical Transcription | 3 |
| BOTK | 2622 | Medical Billing & Reimbursement | 3 |
| BOTK | 2623 | Physicican-Based Medical Coding | 3 |
| BOTK | 2624 | Hospital-Based Medical Coding | 3 |
| Total | | | 32 |
* Students who have limited or no computer experience must take CMAP 1680 before enrolling in CMAP1725 or MOUS 1725
** ZOO 2015 & ZOO 2025 may substitute for ZOO 120
The credential in Medical Office Support is designed to provide students with ONLY basic skills in medical transcription or medical billing/coding.
| Program Requirements | Credits |
| BOTK | 2615 | Medical Law and Ethics | 3 |
| NRST | 1200 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| Program Electives Students must choose a minimum of 6 credits below and must be approved by major academic advisor: |
| BOTK | 1540 | Business English | 3 |
| BOTK | 2600 | Beginning Medical Transcription | 3 |
| BOTK | 2622 | Medical Billing & Reimbursement | 3 |
| BOTK | 2623 | Physician-Based Medical Coding | 3 |
| Total | 12 |
