Option 2

Pursue your Associate’s Degree at the very start of the program (same exact courses, without the ‘certificates of completion’)

Option 1

Start with tiered ‘certificates of completion’ with the option of

obtaining your Associate’s Degree at the end of the program

1^st Year First Semester
Course	Credits
AH 103 – Medical Terminology	03
ENG 101 – English Composition I	03
BIOL 106 – General Biology	04
CIS 103 – PC Applications	03
AH 112 – Medical Admin. Procedures	03
Total Credits	16
1^st Year Second Semester
AH 120 – Reimbursement Methodologies in Health Care	03
AH 204 – Medical Law and Ethics	03
ENG 102 – English Composition II	03
AH 116 – Interpersonal and Professional Skills in the Health Care Setting	03
BIOL 107 – General Biology	04
Total Credits	16
2^nd Year First Semester
Math 118 – Intermediate Algebra	03
AH 220 – Information Management Systems in Health Care	03
AH 104 – Basic CPT Coding	03
AH 265 – Human Disease and Treatment	03
General Elective	03
Total Credits	15
2^nd Year Second Semester
AH 260 – Supervisory Management in Health Care	03
AH 222 – Health Care Policy and Admin.	03
AH 224 – Current Issues and Trends in Health Care	03
Social Science Elective	03
Humanities Elective	03
Total Credits	15
TOTAL CREDITS NEEDED FOR ASSOCIATE DEGREE	62

Tier I – Patient Access Representative certificate of completion
Course	Credits
AH 103 – Medical Terminology	03
ENG 101 – English Composition I	03
AH 112 – Medical Admin. Procedures	03
CIS 103 – PC Applications	03
AH 116 – Interpersonal and Professional Skills in the Health Care Setting	03
Total Credits	15
Tier II – Patient Access Specialist certificate of completion
AH 120 – Reimbursement Methodologies in Health Care	03
AH 204 – Medical Law and Ethics	03
ENG 102 – English Composition II	03
AH 220 – Information Management Systems in Health Care	03
Total Credits	12
Tier III – Patient Access Coordinator certificate of completion
AH 260 – Supervisory Management in Health Care	03
AH 222 – Health Care Policy and Administration	03
AH 224 – Current Issues and Trends in Health Care	03
Total Credits	09
The following additional courses will let you earn an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree
BIOL 106 – General Biology I	04
BIOL 107 – General Biology II	04
MATH 118 – Intermediate Algebra	03
AH 104 – Basic CPT Coding	03
AH 265 – Basic Disease Treatment	03
General Elective	03
Social Science Elective	03
Humanities Elective	03
Total Credits	26
TOTAL CREDITS NEEDED FOR ASSOCIATE DEGREE	62