Medical Office Insurance and Coding Specialist Certificate

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ENROLLMENT PROCESS:

There is no official enrollment requirement for starting classes in this program. In fact, courses are free-standing and many are open to non-majors. However, students pursuing a certificate or degree are strongly encouraged to follow the course sequence below for logical progression into advanced courses, some of which have prerequisites.

SUGGESTED ORDER OF COURSES, MEDICAL OFFICE INSURANCE AND CODING SPECIALIST (COA or AS)

AV - advisory

CR – co-requisite

PR – prerequisite

FALL 1/SPRING 1	SPRING 1/FALL 1	FALL 2/SPRING 2	SPRING 2/FALL 2
MEDA 100 (1) Introduction to Health Careers* AV: eligibility for ENGL 1A	ANAT 5 (4) Basic Human Anatomy* AV: MEDA 105	MEDA 112 (2) Medical Office Computer Applications* AV: MEDA 105 and eligibility for ENGL 1A PR: CSIS 50/50L	*GE courses/electives as applicable
MEDA 105 (4) Medical Terminology* AV: eligibility for ENGL 1A	MEDA 101 (3) Law, Ethics and IT Security* AV: eligibility for ENGL 1A	MEDA 118 (3) Pharmacology and Human Diseases* AV: MATH 261, MEDA 105, ANAT 5 and eligibility for ENGL 1A
ENGL (3) select level English*	MEDA 117 (3) Medical Diagnostic Coding* AV: MEDA 105 and eligibility for ENGL 1A	MEDA 113 (2) Medical Procedure Coding* AV: MEDA 105 and eligibility for ENGL 1A
CSIS 50 + 50 L (3) MS Office Applications and Lab*	MEDA 114 (2) Medical Insurance Management* AV: MEDA 105 and eligibility for ENGL 1A	*GE course/elective (if applicable) (3-4)
	GE course/elective (if applicable) (3-4)		COMMENTS: Courses with an asterisk are available online ANAT 5 available in face-to-face, online or hybrid format*
11 UNITS	12-16 UNITS	11-15 UNITS

Please see MPC catalog for course descriptions and current requirements
Please see MPC Schedule of Courses for specific course times and locations (Monterey/Marina)
If you cannot enroll because a course is full, please put your name on the wait list for the course; add codes are issued on the first day of the semester