Professional Health Studies – Medical Assisting (PHSMO)
Award: Associate in applied science degree
Program location: South Omaha Campus
This option allows expansion of graduates’ roles in medical assisting to include supervisory, leadership, and managerial roles and positions. It provides the opportunity and a pathway for lifelong learning as well as to pursue advanced degrees and grow professionally in a variety of healthcare careers.
Graduation Requirements
| Completed certificate |
89.5 |
| General education |
13.5 |
| Total credit hours required |
103.0 |
General education requirements (27.0 credit hrs.)
Communications
| ENGL 1010 | English Composition IONLINEHYBRID | 4.5 |
| ENGL 1020 | English Composition IIONLINEHYBRID | 4.5 |
Social sciences
Quantitative/numeracy skills
Professionalism and Life Skills
| INFO 1001 | Information Systems and LiteracyONLINEHYBRID | 4.5 |
| RDLS 1200 | College and Career StrategiesONLINE | 4.5 |
| | OR | |
| HMRL 1010 | Human Relations SkillsONLINEHYBRID | 4.5 |
*Several general education requirements may have been previously met in the certificate program.
Option requirements for Medical Assisting track (13.5 credit hrs.)
Students who successfully complete the Medical Assisting certificate can earn the Professional Health Studies degree by fulfilling the additional 13.5 credit hours of general education requirements. Note that not all courses in the degree may transfer.