Medical Assisting

Credential:: Certificate
Locations:: Springfield - Leffel Lane and Xenia
Semester Credit Hours:: 40
Total Tuition & Fees:: $7,048.2

Tuition is based on in-state, in-county rates. Totals do not include textbooks and other materials. Financial aid is not available for this program.

Overview

What opportunities could you unlock by mastering the skills that keep a medical office running smoothly? This one-year medical assisting certificate gives you the clinical and administrative skills you need for entry-level roles in physicians’ offices and outpatient settings, from taking vital signs and preparing patients for exams to managing records, scheduling and insurance tasks. You’ll build confidence through coursework in anatomy, medical terminology, pharmacology, lab procedures, phlebotomy and electrocardiography, and you can apply the certificate toward the medical assisting associate degree.

Note: Space is limited in this program. In addition to applying to Clark State, students must also apply to this program. Please meet with your advisor to ensure all requirements are met.

Accredited: The Medical Assisting Certificate program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.

Course Requirements

Year One

Fall
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
BIO 1105	Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology	Credit Hours: 3
FYE 1101	College Success	Credit Hours: 1
MAS 1101	Introduction to Administrative and Clinical Medical Assisting (new curriculum item)	Credit Hours: 4
MST 1101	Introduction to Health Care	Credit Hours: 3
MST 1105	Medical Terminology	Credit Hours: 2
MST 1160	Phlebotomy	Credit Hours: 2
MST 1161	Phlebotomy Lab	Credit Hours: 1

Spring
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
ENG 1111	English I	Credit Hours: 3
MAS 1105	Administrative Medical Assisting II	Credit Hours: 3
MAS 1106	Clinical Medical Assisting II	Credit Hours: 3
MAS 1115	Laboratory Procedures for the Medical Office	Credit Hours: 2
MAS 1112	Pharmacology for the Medical Office	Credit Hours: 3
MST 1171	Introduction to Electrocardiography	Credit Hours: 2

Summer
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
PSY 1111	Introduction to Psychology	Credit Hours: 3
MAS 1117	Medical Assisting Directed Practice	Credit Hours: 2
MAS 1118	Clinical Perspectives Seminar	Credit Hours: 1
MAS 2100	Medical Assisting Certification Review	Credit Hours: 2

Footnotes

The program schedule is designed for full-time students who have completed all prerequisites and who have no college preparatory recommendations. Many individuals, especially part-time students and those taking college preparatory requirements, will require additional semesters of study. In addition to the day program, offered at both the Springfield (fall semester start) and Xenia (spring semester start) campuses, the Medical Assisting program is offered as a part-time evening/weekend option on the Springfield campus with the MAS coures for this option starting in spring semester (January). Part-time evening/weekend students will still need to complete their unpaid, supervised Directed Practice clinical hours during the day. Students should consult their academic advisors for help in planning their schedules.