Program Overview
College of The Albemarle’s (COA) Medical Assisting program will prepare you as a multi-skilled healthcare professional who is qualified to perform administrative, clinical and laboratory procedures.
Course work includes instruction in:
- Scheduling appointments
- Coding and processing insurance accounts
- Billing
- Collections
- Computer operations
- Assisting with examinations and treatments
- Performing routine laboratory procedures, electrocardiography and supervised medication administration
- Ethical/legal issues associated with patient care
Accreditation
COA’s Medical Assisting Diploma program at COA – Elizabeth City 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 (CAAHEP)
25400 U.S. Highway 19 N., Suite 158
Clearwater, FL 33763
727-210-2350
Careers
Employment opportunities include:
- Physicians’ offices
- Health maintenance organizations
- Health departments
- Hospitals
American Association of Medical Assistants
American Medical Technologists
Resources
See the links below for program-specific admission requirements and other information regarding our program.
HSWP Admission Comparison Grid
Curriculum Guides
Some Health Sciences and Wellness programs may have additional requirements related to required grade-point averages, grades, and other progression policies required for graduation. Please see program handbooks for more information.
| First Year Fall Semester Course Number and Title |
Prerequisites and Corequisites |
Class Hours | Lab Hours | Clinical Hours | Total Contact Hours | Total Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry | Prerequisite: ENG 002 Tier 1 Corequisites: ENG 011 |
3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| MED 110 Orientation to Medical Assisting | Prerequisite: ENG 002 Tier 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | 1 | 1 |
| MED 121 Medical Terminology I | Prerequisite: ENG 002 Tier 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| MED 122 Medical Terminology II | Prerequisite: MED 121 | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| MED 130 Admin. Office Procedures I | Prerequisite: enrollment in the Medical Assisting program | 1 | 2 | n/a | 3 | 2 |
| MED 140 Exam Room Procedures I | Prerequisite: enrollment in the Medical Assisting program | 3 | 4 | n/a | 7 | 5 |
| BIO 163 Basic Anat. and Physiology | Prerequisites: ENG 002 Tier 1, and either BIO 090 or high school Biology | 4 | 2 | n/a | 6 | 5 |
| Total Semester Hours | 18 | 8 | n/a | 26 | 22 | |
| First Year Spring Semester Course Number and Title |
Prerequisites and Corequisites |
Class Hours | Lab Hours | Clinical Hours | Total Contact Hours | Total Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSY 150 General Psychology | Prerequisite: ENG 002 Tier 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| MED 118 Medical Law and Ethics (OST 149 will be accepted) | Prerequisite: ENG 002 Tier 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | 2 | 2 |
| MED 131 Admin. Office Procedures II | Prerequisite: MED 130 | 1 | 2 | n/a | 3 | 2 |
| MED 150 Laboratory Procedures I | Prerequisite: enrollment in the Medical Assisting program | 3 | 4 | n/a | 7 | 5 |
| MED 260 Medical Clinical Practicum | Prerequisite: enrollment in the Medical Assisting program | n/a | n/a | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| MED 262 Clinical Perspectives | Prerequisite: enrollment in the Medical Assisting program | 1 | n/a | n/a | 1 | 1 |
| MED 264 Medical Assisting Overview | Prerequisites: enrollment in the Medical Assisting program | 2 | n/a | n/a | 2 | 2 |
| Total Semester Hours | 12 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 20 | |
| Second Year Fall Semester Course Number and Title |
Prerequisites and Corequisites |
Class Hours | Lab Hours | Clinical Hours | Total Contact Hours | Total Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAT 143 Quantitative Literacy | Prerequisites: MAT 003 Tier 1 and ENG 002 Tier 1 Corequisite: MAT 043 |
2 | 2 | n/a | 4 | 3 |
| OST 148 Med Ins and Billing | n/a | 3 | 0 | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| MED 276 Patient Education | Prerequisite: enrollment in the Medical Assisting program | 1 | 2 | n/a | 3 | 2 |
| Humanities/Fine Arts elective (Students may not take an introductory foreign language course or a communication course as their humanities elective) | Prerequisites: varies | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| ACC 120 Principles of Financial Accounting | Prerequisites: ENG 002 Tier 1 and MAT 003 Tier 1 | 3 | 2 | n/a | 5 | 4 |
| BIO 155 Nutrition | Prerequisites: ENG 002 Tier 1 and MAT 003 Tier 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 15 | 6 | n/a | 21 | 18 | |
| Second Year Spring Semester Course Number and Title |
Prerequisites and Corequisites |
Class Hours | Lab Hours | Clinical Hours | Total Contact Hours | Total Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG 112 Writing/Research in the Disciplines | Prerequisites: ENG 111 | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| MED 272 Drug Therapy | Prerequisite: enrollment in the Medical Assisting program | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| BUS 137 Principles of Management | Prerequisites: BUS 110 or MED 131 or CTS 115 | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| COM (recommend COM 120) | Prerequisite: varies Corequisite: varies |
3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 12 | n/a | n/a | 12 | 12 | |
| Total Semester Hours Required for Associate Degree | 72 | |||||
| First Year Fall Semester Course Number and Title |
Prerequisites and Corequisites |
Class Hours | Lab Hours | Clinical Hours | Total Contact Hours | Total Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry | Prerequisites: ENG 002 Tier 1 Corequisites: ENG 011 |
3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| MED 110 Orientation to Medical Assisting | Prerequisites: ENG 002 Tier 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | 1 | 1 |
| MED 121 Medical Terminology I | Prerequisites: ENG 002 Tier 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| MED 122 Medical Terminology II | Prerequisites: MED 121 | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| MED 130 Admin. Office Procedures I | Prerequisite: enrollment in the Medical Assisting program | 1 | 2 | n/a | 3 | 2 |
| MED 140 Exam Room Procedures I | Prerequisite: enrollment in the Medical Assisting program | 3 | 4 | n/a | 7 | 5 |
| BIO 163 Basic Anat. and Physiology | Prerequisites: ENG 002 Tier 1, and either BIO 090 or high school Biology (BIO 168 and BIO 169 will be accepted — must take both) | 4 | 2 | n/a | 6 | 5 |
| Total Semester Hours | 18 | 8 | n/a | 26 | 22 | |
| First Year Spring Semester Course Number and Title |
Prerequisites and Corequisites |
Class Hours | Lab Hours | Clinical Hours | Total Contact Hours | Total Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSY 150 General Psychology | Prerequisite: ENG 002 Tier 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| MED 118 Medical Law and Ethics (OST 149 will be accepted) | Prerequisite: ENG 002 Tier 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | 2 | 2 |
| MED 131 Admin. Office Procedures II | Prerequisite: MED 130 | 1 | 2 | n/a | 3 | 2 |
| MED 150 Laboratory Procedures I | Prerequisite: enrollment in the Medical Assisting program | 3 | 4 | n/a | 7 | 5 |
| MED 260 Medical Clinical Practicum | Prerequisite: enrollment in the Medical Assisting program | n/a | n/a | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| MED 262 Clinical Perspectives | Prerequisite: enrollment in the Medical Assisting program | 1 | n/a | n/a | 1 | 1 |
| MED 264 Medical Assisting Overview | Prerequisite: enrollment in the Medical Assisting program | 2 | n/a | n/a | 2 | 2 |
| Total Semester Hours | 12 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 20 | |
| Total Semester Hours Required for Diploma | 42 | |||||