Patient Account Specialist
(To keep up with industry needs and provide appropriate training, program requirements are reviewed every year. The requirements listed below are effective Summer Quarter 2007 through Spring 2009.)

Degree Options:  Certificate of Completion (CC)

Prerequisites

Some or all of the following are required. See your faculty adviser for specific details.

...Basic keyboarding knowledge (recommended)

...Minimum COMPASS or equivalent ASSET test scores for the following:

       ...Reading 80 ...Writing 65

... Permission from instructors

...Some classes have entry requirements not listed here.

Certificate	50 credits

Professional-Technical (PT)

MED A 113	Intro Term/Ana/Pharm	2
MED A 125	Digest Term/Anat/Pharm	1
MED A 133	Genito Term/Anat/Pharm	1
MED A 139	Pre-coop Exp Seminar	1
MED A 143	Female Term/Anat/Pharm	1
MED A 150	Medical Office Procedures	1
MED A 168	Medical Office Insurance I	1
MED A 201	Cardio Term/Anat/Pharm	1
MED A 206	Medical Office Insurance II	1
MED A 209	Respir Term/Anat/Pharm	1
MED A 214	Managing Finances	2
MED A 215	Advanced Medical Insurance	2
MED A 233	Musculo Term/Anat/Pharm	1
MED A 240	Externship	3
MED A 139 must be taken before MED A 240.
MED A 241	Med A Coop Seminar	2
MED A 241 must be taken concurrently with MED A 240
MED A 243	Derm Term/Anat/Pharm	1
MED A 246	Medical Manager Simulation I	1
MED A 256	Medical Manager Simulation II	1

Related Instruction (RI)

BTECH 108	Excel and 10-Key Mastery	3
BTECH 217	Modular Microsoft Word	5
ACCTG 121	Practical Accounting I	5
BUSN 160	Human and Labor Relations	5
P E 160	First Aid/CPR	3
WRIT 101	Principles of Writing	5

Important Notes:

...This information does not substitute for meeting with a faculty adviser.

...Students must achieve a minimum grade of 2.0  in each MED A class.

...Certificate and AAS programs emphasize preparation in specific job skills required for entry-level employment.

...Not all classes are offered every quarter or at night.

...Students attending only in the evening must remember it is likely to take longer than one year to complete program.

...This program has self-paced modules, flexible registration, and open-entry enrollment.

Department Web Site and Contact Information
http://flightline.highline.edu/medassist