Medical Transcription Certificate
The Medical Transcription Certificate program is designed to give students an introduction to medical transcription skills and to assist those students who desire to enhance their abilities on the job. Included in the curriculum are practical applications and knowledge. Students may apply credit hours earned in this program toward the Associate of Applied Science degree in Office Information Systems. This is a Tech Prep articulated program. For more information regarding Tech Prep,
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Minimum credit hours required: 33 
Certificate Requirements: 33 credit hours
AHS 100 Introduction to Health Services (3)
AHS 131¹ Medical Terminology I (3)
AHS 135 Medical Coding, Insurance & Billing (3)
BUS 111 Business English (3)
CIS 102 Computer Literacy (2)
or
CIS 120 Introduction to Computer Information Systems (3)
CIS 122 Introduction to MS Word (2)
CIS 222¹ Advanced MS Word (2)
OIS 110 Keyboarding Review & Speed (3)
OIS 130¹ Machine Transcription (3)
OIS 200¹ Professional Office Skills (3)
OIS 210¹ Keyboarding with Applications (3)
OIS 230¹ Medical Transcription (3)
Optional: 0–6 credit hours
OIS 289² Internship I (0–6)
¹ Placement test and/or prerequisite required.
² It is strongly recommended that students enroll in this elective course in addition to the required credit hours for completion of the Medical Transcription Certificate. Please see catalog for course description.
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