Medical Office Careers Associate of Applied Science

Hybrid Schedule – Schedule for Day or Night classes may vary based on enrolled semester

Texarkana College recognizes the growing and diverse objectives of the individual student and has designed the Medical Office Procedures program to meet those needs. In this program, students have the opportunity to develop office skills to successfully function in the business world of the 21st Century. The Medical Office Procedures program consists of the following options: One-year Certificate (42 SCH) with three completed semesters of study and the Associate of Applied Science Degree (60 SCH) with four completed semesters of study as listed below. Day and evening classes are available. Day classes are full time; evening classes are half time.

Freshman Year

First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
POFT 1127
Introduction to Keyboarding
1POFT 2203
Speed and Accuracy Building
2
POFT 1329
Beginning Keyboarding
3POFT 2401
Intermediate Keyboarding
4
HRPO 1280
Cooperative Education – Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
2MDCA 1213
Medical Terminology
2
POFM 1317
Medical Administrative Support
3POFT 1321
Business Math
3
POFT 1319
Records and Information Management I
3TECM 1191
Special Topics in Applied Mathematics, General
1
POFT 1291
Special Topics in Business Communications
2

HPRS 1201

Introduction to Health Professions

2
LEAD 1100
Workforce Development with Critical Thinking
1
Total14Total15

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Third SemesterHours
MRMT 1307
Medical Transcription I
3
POFM 1327
Medical Insurance
3
HPRS 2221
Medical Law and Ethics for Health Professionals
2
POFM 2286
Internship – Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
2
POFT 2387
Internship – Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
3
Total13

Sophomore Year

First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
ENGL 1301 (core)
Composition I
3Visual Performance Arts or Music3
PSYC 1300 or BCIS 1305 or (core)
Learning Framework or Business Computer Applications
3

SPCH 1315 (core)

Public Speaking

3
College-level Math or Natural Science (any core course)3Social Science Elective (any core course)3
Total9Total
Medical Office Procedures AAS Total
9
60