Cabarrus College :: Medical Assistant

Curriculum Plan

Medical Assistant Diploma Program
The Medical Assistant diploma will be awarded to students who have successfully completed 39 semester hours of course work.

Diploma Program

Fall Semester
Course #	Course Title	Credit Hours
ENG 101	English Composition I	3
PHT 130	Pharmaceutical Calculations	3
MED 101**	Medical Assisting I	6
MED 102**	Human Anatomy & Physiology	3
BIO 100*	Medical Terminology	1
Total		16
Spring Semester
Course #	Course Title	Credit Hours
MED 111**	Business Applications	4
PSY 101*	General Psychology	3
MED 110**	Medical Assisting II	10
Total		17
Summer Session
Course #	Course Title	Credit Hours
MED 120**	Medical Assistant Practicum	6
Total		6
* Program requirement - ** Major requirement

Associate of Science in Medical Assistant (MA) Degree Program
The Associate of Science in Medical Assistant (MA) degree will be awarded to students who have successfully completed 69 credit hours of course work. This includes 39 semester hours within the diploma program.

Associate Degree Program

All the courses in the Diploma program plus three additional semesters.
Fall Semester
Course #	Course Title	Credit Hours
ENG 101	English Composition I	3
PHT 130	Pharmaceutical Calculations	3
MED 101**	Medical Assisting I	6
MED 102**	Human Anatomy & Physiology	3
BIO 100*	Medical Terminology	1
Total		16
Spring Semester
Course #	Course Title	Credit Hours
MED 111**	Business Applications	4
PSY 101*	General Psychology	3
MED 110**	Medical Assisting II	10
Total		17
Summer Session
Course #	Course Title	Credit Hours
MED 120**	Medical Assistant Practicum	6
Total		6
Fall Semester
Course #	Course Title	Credit Hours
SOC 101	Introduction to Sociology	3
BIO 190*	Principles of Microbiology	4
BIO 210*	Human Anatomy & Physiology I	4
PSY 150	Human Growth & Development	3
Total		14
Spring Semester
Course #	Course Title	Credit Hours
BIO 216*	Nutrition for Healthy Living	3
BIO 220*	Human Anatomy & Physiology II	4
	Humanities Elective	3
	Elective	3
Total		13
Summer Session
Course #	Course Title	Credit Hours
MED 230**	Medical Assistant Internship	3
Total		3
* Program requirement - ** Major requirement