Associate degree in Office Systems Technology Medical Transcription at Ashland Community and Technical College

FIRST SEMESTER
COURSE TITLE CREDIT
HRS COMP GRADE
ENG 101 Writing I 3
Computer Literacy Course 3
OST 110 Document Formatting & Word Processing (Prereq/Coreq-Instructor consent AND/OR OST100 OR OST 101 3
CLA 131
or OST 103 or AHS 115 Medical Terminology from Greek and Latin or Medical Office Term. Or Medical Terminology 3
BIO 135 or BIO 137 & BIO 139 or BIO 130 Basic Anatomy & Physiology W/Lab or Human Anatomy and Physiology I or Aspects of Human Biology
3-8
SECOND SEMESTER
COURSE TITLE CREDIT
HRS COMP GRADE
OST 210 Advanced Word Processing Application (Prereq. OST 110)
3
OST 106 Introduction to Medical Transcription (Prereq CLA 131or OST 103, BIO 135 or 130 or 137 & 139, CIS 100 or OST 105, ENG 101 and OST 110) 3
OST 160 or OST 230 Records and Database Management (Prereq OST 100 or Equivalent Skills) OR Medical Records & Database Management Records (Prereq-Coreq Computer literacy course
3
ENG 102 Writing II 3
MT 105 or
MT 110 Mathematics for Business or Applied Mathematics (former MAH 121 & MAH 151) 3
COM 181
or COM 252 or other Basic Public Speaking or
Intro. to Interpersonal Comm. or other approved oral communication course 3

THIRD SEMESTER
COURSE TITLE CREDIT
Hrs COMP. GRADE
OST 217 or OST 215 Medical Office Procedures or Office Procedures
(Prereq/Coreq. OST 110) 3
OST 235 Business Communications Technology
(Prereq ENG 101 or INSTR perm. and OST 110) 3
*Elective OSTL 106 & OSTL 206 Intro. to Medical Transcription Lab and Advanced Medical Transcription Lab 1
2
OST 206 Medical Transcription (Prereq OST 106) 3
OST 240 or CIS 130 Software Integration or Microcomputer Applications (Perereq. Computer literacy course) 3
FOURTH SEMESTER
COURSE TITLE CREDIT
Hrs COMP. GRADE
OST 227 Medical Office Software
(Prereq. OST1-3 or AHS 115 or CLA 131 OST 217 or OST215) 3
OST 295 Office Systems Technology Internship
(Prereq. GPA 2.0 and INSTR Permission) 3
Contemporary Economic Issues Entry date prior to Fall 2006); entry date Fall 2006 or later-Social Interaction General Education Course 3
Heritage/Humanities 3
OST 275 Office Management 3

TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS: 62 - 65. This proposed schedule is for graduation within a two-year sequence. All requirements are effective beginning Fall 2007.