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Electives/Other Courses

AST/BUS/HIM Requirement(s)

3 cr.

For the Medical Administrative Support Specialization AAS degree, it is highly recommended that students take HIM 163 before taking HIM 253 and HIM 254. Choose requirements from the following AST courses except those included as requirements in this program: AST 101 Keyboarding I 3 cr. AST 102 Keyboarding II 3 cr. AST 107 Editing/Proofreading Skills 3 cr. AST 117 Keyboarding for Computer Usage 1 cr. AST 141 Word Processing I-Word 3 cr. AST 142 Word Processing II-Word 3 cr. AST 232 Microcomputer Office Applications 3 cr. AST 234 Records and Database Management 3 cr. AST 236 Specialized Software Applications 3 cr. AST 243 Office Administration I 3 cr. AST 244 Office Administration II 3 cr. AST 253 Advanced Desktop Publishing I 3 cr. AST 290 Coordinated Internship in Administrative Support Technology 1-5 cr. AST 297 Cooperative Education in Administrative Support Technology 1-5 cr. AST 299 Supervised Study in Administrative Support Technology 1-5 cr. Or, choose from these BUS courses: BUS 100 Introduction to Business 3 cr. BUS 200 Principles of Management 3 cr. Or, choose from these HIM courses: HIM 111 Medical Terminology I 3 cr. HIM 163 Anatomy and Physiology for Administrative Health Professionals 3 cr. HIM 233 Electronic Health Records Management 3 cr. HIM 253 Health Records Coding 3 cr. HIM 254 Advanced Coding and Reimbursement 3 cr. 3-4 cr. Students should confirm major requirements at the four-year transfer institution and may choose from the following: BIO 101 General Biology I 4 cr. BIO 102 General Biology II 4 cr. BUS 200 Principles of Management 3 cr. BUS 227 Business Analytics 3 cr. BUS 270 Interpersonal Dynamics 3 cr. BUS 274 Foundations of Entrepreneurship 3 cr. CHM 111 General Chemistry I 4 cr. CHM 112 General Chemistry II 4 cr. MKT 201 Introduction to Marketing 3 cr. MTH 161 PreCalculus I 3 cr. MTH 245 Statistics I 3 cr. MTH 262 Applied Calculus II 3 cr. PHY 201 General College Physics I 4 cr. PHY 202 General College Physics II 4 cr. PSY 200 Principles of Psychology 3 cr. SOC 200 Introduction to Sociology 3 cr. World Languages Business Administration Requirement(s)

Business Management Requirement(s) Choose from the following requirements: BUS 280

3 cr.

Introduction to International Business Coordinated Internship in Business Management Cooperative Education in Business Management

3 cr.

BUS 290 BUS 297

1-5 cr. 1-5 cr.

Computer Science - Requirement(s) (3-5cr)

3-5 cr.

BIO BIO

101 102

General Biology I General Biology II General Chemistry I General Chemistry II

4 cr. 4 cr. 4 cr. 4 cr.

CHM 111 CHM 112

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