Camden County College

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Certified Medical Assistant Option -CMA.AAS

Health Science: Certified Medical Assistant Option

Medical assistants who hold a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) certification are eligible to receive college credit for their post secondary education. All applicants to this program must take a required core of courses consisting of a minimum of 40 college credits. Medical assistants are eligible to apply for a maximum of 22 additional college credits toward an associate in health science degree: Certified Medical Assistant Option, through portfolio assessment.

 

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Degree/Certificate:
Code Course Credits
First Year/First Semester
ENG-101 English Composition I 1 3
HIT-120 Medical Terminology 3
PSY-101 Basic Psychology 3
ELECTIVE Laboratory Science General Education Elective 4
ELECTIVE Computer Information Systems Elective 3
    16
First Year/Second Semester
ENG-102 English Composition II 2 3
SOC-101 Introduction to Sociology 3
ELECTIVE Laboratory Science General Education Elective 4
MTH…. Mathematics General Education Elective 3 3
    13
Code Course Credits
Second Year/First Semester
PHL-232 Biomedical Ethics 3
HPE-102 Health & Wellness 3
ELECTIVE Diversity-Humanities General Education Elective 3
ELECTIVE Post Secondary Work 4 22
  Total Minimum Credits 60
1 Must test into ENG-101 or complete all appropriate prerequisites
2 Prerequisite: ENG-101
3 Must test into College level Math or take all appropriate prerequisites
4 Students will receive 22 credits for their post-secondary work after completing the 38 credits at Camden County College

Program Student Learning Outcomes

At the end of the program, the graduate will be able to:

  1. Communicate in both written and oral formats.
  2. Apply the scientific method of inquiry to analyze problems and draw conclusions from evidence and data.
  3. Identify resources, obtain and critically evaluate information.
  4. Model ethical professional behaviors in the role of a health care professional.

Employment Opportunities

  • Physician offices
  • Health practitioner’s offices
  • Hospitals
  • Nursing home

Transfer Opportunities

Contact Person

Professor Marsha Patrick, MS, RD, FAND, Coordinator
(856) 227-7200, ext. 4665
email: mpatrick@camdencc.edu

Additional information

CIP Code

51.0000
Program Code

CMA.AAS

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