Associate in Applied Science Degree
Health Care Office Manager

This 63-64 credit-hour program is designed for individuals interested in expanding previous general office experience or health care training in order to gain the necessary skills to supervise a health care facility. Career options are plentiful and diversified, and include employment in an extended care facility, home health care agency, pharmaceutical house, medical supply company or various departments with acute-care settings.

The student must complete the general education courses and health care core courses. Additionally, the student has the option to specialize in health care skills and in business-related course work, depending on the student's career objectives.

A minimum keyboarding speed of 30 words per minute is recommended to enter the program; 40 words per minute is expected in order to progress through externship. The program may be taken part-time and some courses are available on an evening schedule. An orientation and planning session is recommended by the coordinator; detailed information will be sent upon request.

Required Courses:
BIO 135 Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology or
BIO 160 Human Anatomy (1) 4
BIO 136 Introduction to Human Disease (3 credit hours) or
BIO 161 Human Physiology (4 credit hours) (1) 3-4
Communications electives 6
Social Science or Humanities elective 3
Mathematics elective (2) 3
HSC 100 Computer Usage in Health Services 1
HSC 105 Introduction to the Health Care Field 2
HSC 112 Medical Terminology 3
HSC 151 Math Applications in Health Care 1
HSC 213 Health Care Law and Ethics (3) 3
MGT 111 Introduction to Business Organization 3
MOA 145 Health Care Records Management (3) 2
MOA 195 Principles of Health Insurance Billing (3) 3
MOA 235 Health Care Office Procedures (3, 6) 3
MOA 245 Health Care Office Management (3, 7) 3
MOA 290 Health Care Office Manager Seminar and Externship (3, 7) 3
NUR 120 Pharmacology (4) 2
PED 201 First Aid 3
Electives: Group I Select any combination of a minimum of six credit hours from the following courses:
MOA 196 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Coding (3, 6) 3
MOA 197 International Classification of Disease (ICD) Coding (3, 6) 3
MOA 215 Clinical Procedures (3, 6) 8
MOA 240 Medical Transcription I 3
MOA 242 Medical Transcription II 3
Electives: Group II Select any combination of a minimum of six credit hours from the following courses:
ACC 101 introduction to Financial Accounting 4
ACC 102 Introduction to Managerial Accounting (3) 3
ACC 216 Employment Law 3
CIS 101 Introduction to Computer Information Systems 3
CIS 120 Introduction to Business Software Packages 3
ECO 200 Introduction to Economics (5) 3
HSC 106 Health Occupations Career Observation 1
MGT 150 Business Math (5) 3
MGT 205 Leadership Foundations 1
MGT 206 Leadership Skills 1
MGT 207 Leadership Trends 1
MGT 265 Human Resource Management 3
MGT 270 Principles of Management (3) 3

  1. Students may take BIO 135 and BIO 136 or BIO 160 and BIO 161 or BIO 160 and BIO 136.
  2. A competency test, available in the Assessment and Testing Center, may be utilized to meet the mathematics elective requirement.
  3. Students must satisfy prerequisites for each course selected.
  4. Prerequisite waived for Health Care Office Manager students.
  5. May be used to fulfill general education requirement(s); meet with program coordinator or Student Development faculty member for advice on electives.
  6. Offered during fall semester only.
  7. Offered during spring semester only.

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