Program Admission Requirements

• Attendance at a free orientation seminar (no registration required)
• High school graduate or equivalency
• Submit current BLS CPR certification by American Heart Association for Health Care Providers, a completed health examination record and a completed Criminal Background Check prior to starting MDA 275. See program coordinator.
• 18 years or older for clinical coursework and practicum
• Eligibility for ENG 111
• Take the Arithmetic Placement Test and receive a score of 27 or better by the application deadline. Only one retake of the test is allowed. Students receiving a score of less than 27 on the retake must enroll in MAT 005 and complete it with a grade of "C" or better by the application deadline. A grade of "C" or higher in MAT 005 will meet the requirement for the Arithmetic Placement Test. If a student took the former Health Professions Arithmetic Placement test prior to June 1, 2009 and scored a 19 out of 25 or better, that score will be sufficient.

COURSE SEQUENCE (Full time)

Fall

ACA-100 - Student Success (1)
EMT-104 - First Responder (3)
MDA-113 - Medical Terminology (3)
MDA-115 - Fundamentals of Medical Assisting (3)
MDA-117 - Medical Insurance and Coding (3) 
 
Spring

MDA-140 - Medical Office Clinical Procedures (6)
MDA-142 - Introduction to Medical Laboratory Technology (4)
RXN-211 - Pharmacology for Health Providers (3) 

Summer

MDA-274 - Professional Seminar (1)
MDA-275* - Medical Assisting Practicum (3)

*Practicum (MDA-275) internship requires 160 hours of unpaid supervised work experience in a physician's office or wherever medical office administration with clinical skills is required. Eligibility: Completion of all courses required for the MDA certificate with a minimum of 2.0 GPA; meeting the technical standards of the Medical Assisting department. 

All medical assisting students must receive a minimum grade of "C" in each medical assisting course and must also meet the technical standards of the medical assisting department.

Anne Arundel Community College Medical Assisting program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
1361 Park Street
Clearwater, FL 33756
727-210-2350