Medical Assisting Certificate

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Schoolcraft program code # 1YC.0P026/1YC.00026

The medical assisting certificate program goal is to prepare medical assistants who are competent in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains to enter the profession. The program is designed to coordinate classroom and laboratory experience with practical experience in a healthcare facility such as the physician’s office. Medical assistants are multi-skilled allied health professionals who perform a wide range of roles in physicians’ offices, clinics, and other healthcare settings. They are proficient in a multitude of clinical and administrative tasks and are widely viewed by doctors as vital members of the healthcare delivery team. Students are required to achieve a grade of 2.0 or better for all HIT and MA courses.

Academic and medical assisting courses must be completed by the end of the winter semester to be eligible for placement in the Office Practicum offered in the spring. The Office Practicum is an externship that is structured to provide experiences in applying knowledge, performing administrative and clinical procedures, and developing professional attitudes for interacting with other professionals and consumers in a healthcare facility.

Students who satisfactorily complete the program requirements qualify for a certificate of program completion. “The Medical Assisting Program of Schoolcraft College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).” Graduates are eligible to take the Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) examination conducted by the certifying board of the American Association of Medical Assistants.

This program requires students to complete a specific list of requirements before being officially admitted into the program. Students are listed in a pre-program code while the application requirements are being met. The full program start date and implementation of program code may be dependent on space availability. Requirements are listed online at https://www.schoolcraft.edu/admissions/apply-to-sc/students-with-selective-admissions/ or the Medical Assisting Certificate Program Application Information . Contact the Admissions and Welcome Center at 734-462-4426 or admissions@schoolcraft.edu to complete an application.

Not all courses are offered each semester. Students should work with an academic advisor to develop a schedule that will work for them. Students planning to transfer should check the transfer institution’s requirements/guides or discuss their options with an academic advisor. Number of credits may vary depending on the course selection. Note: Students must begin MA 196 within six months of completing MA 175 & MA 180 .

For more information about accreditation please contact:

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)

9355 - 113th St N, #7709

Seminole, FL 33775

727-210-2350

mail@caahep.org

www.caahep.org

Sample Schedule of Courses

Admission Prerequisites

BIOL 105 - Basic Human Anatomy and Physiology Credits: 4
HIT 104 - Medical Terminology Credits: 4

Total Credits: 8

First Year

Fall Semester

MA 134 - Medical Insurance Coding Credits: 3
MA 140 - Medical Office Procedures Credits: 3
MA 115 - Phlebotomy Credits: 3 *
CIS 120 - Software Applications Credits: 3

Total Credits: 12

Winter Semester

MA 175 - Medical Laboratory Techniques Credits: 3 **
MA 180 - Medical Office Clinical Procedures Credits: 4 **
MA 155 - Medical Insurance Billing Credits: 3
HIT 114 - Pharmacology for Health Professionals Credits: 2

Total Credits: 12

Spring Session

MA 196 - Office Practicum Credits: 3 **

Total Credits: 3

Program Total: 35 Credits

*Students with any of the following active credentials can receive Prior Learning Credit for MA 115 Phlebotomy: Phlebotomy Technician Certificate (PCT) through the American Society of Phlebotomy Technicians (ASPT), Registered Phlebotomy Technician (RPT) through American Medical Technologists (AMT), Phlebotomy Technician (PBT) through the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) through the National Healthcare Associate Healthcareer Association (NHA), Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) through the National Healthcare Certification Organization (NHCO), National Certified Phlebotomy Technician (NCPT) through the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT), Certified Phlebotomy Technologist (CPT) through the National Phlebotomy Association (NPA).

**Courses open only to students who are officially admitted to the Medical Assisting Program.

Programs Requiring Licensure

Federal regulations require Schoolcraft College to publicly disclose, for each educational program designed to meet the educational requirements for a specific professional license or certification required for employment in an occupation (or advertised as meeting a requirement for employment), information about whether program completion would meet those requirements in a state. These public disclosure requirements apply to all programs, regardless of their modality (i.e., on-ground, online, and hybrid programs).

Please see the disclosure related to the educational requirements for professional licensure and certification.

Prior Learning Credit

Often students select a program for which they possess prior knowledge. In some cases, students can earn college credit for this knowledge, to replace one or more courses in the program. Please see the Prior Learning Credits webpage for more information. At least one external licensure or certificaton has been identified for this program meeting these criteria.