Medical Office - Medical Transcription (MOTC1)

Graduation Requirements

Requirement	Credit Hrs.
General Education	13.5
Major Requirements	18.0
Option Requirements	22.5
Total Credit Hours Required	54.0

General Education Requirements - 13.5 credit hrs.

Communications
Courses	Credit Hrs.
English Level I	4.5

Quantitative/Numeracy Skills
Courses	Credit Hrs.
MATH 1220 Business Mathematics	4.5

Other
Courses	Credit Hrs.
INFO 1001 Information Systems and Literacy	4.5

Major Requirements for Medical Office - 18.0 credit hrs.

Courses	Credit Hrs.
HIMS 1120 Medical Terminology I	4.5
HIMS 1130 Medical Terminology II	4.5
HIMS 1150 Introduction to Medical Law and Ethics	4.5
HIMS 1310 Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology	4.5

Option Requirements for Medical Office – Medical Transcription - 22.5 credit hrs.

Courses	Credit Hrs.
HIMS 1210 Medical Office Communications	4.5
HIMS 1212 Microsoft Word for Medical Office	4.5
HIMS 2155 Fundamentals of Pharmacology	4.5
HIMS 2220 Medical Transcription I	4.5
HIMS 2230 Medical Transcription II	4.5

The Medical Transcription program is approved by the Approval Committee for Certified Programs, a joint committee established by the American Health Information Management Association and the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity to approve medical transcription education certified programs.

The degree option is a specialization within a program. Although students may complete multiple options within this program, only the major degree is awarded.

Below is a suggested guide for students planning careers in medical transcription after one year of full-time study.

FIRST YEAR

Courses	Credit Hrs.
First quarter
HIMS 1120 Medical Terminology I	4.5
HIMS 1210 Medical Office Communications	4.5
INFO 1001 Information Systems and Literacy	4.5
	13.5

Courses	Credit Hrs.
Second quarter
English level I	4.5
HIMS 1130 Medical Terminology II	4.5
HIMS 1212 Microsoft Word for Medical Office	4.5
	13.5

Courses	Credit Hrs.
Third quarter
HIMS 1310 Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology	4.5
HIMS 2155 Fundamentals of Pharmacology	4.5
HIMS 2220 Medical Transcription I	4.5
	13.5

Courses	Credit Hrs.
Fourth quarter
HIMS 1150 Introduction to Medical Law and Ethics	4.5
HIMS 2230 Medical Transcription II	4.5
MATH 1220 Business Mathematics	4.5
	13.5