Medical Language Specialist I (MOLC1)

Award: Certificate of achievement

Program location: Elkhorn Valley Campus, Fort Omaha Campus, Online

This certificate of achievement provides students with the basic knowledge and skills necessary for entry-level medical transcription trainee positions in the healthcare industry.

Graduation Requirements

General education	13.5
Major requirements	18.0
Option requirements	22.5
Total credit hours required	54.0

General education requirements

See General education requirements for Medical Office

Major requirements for Medical Office

See Major requirements for Medical Office

Option requirements for Medical Office – Medical Language Specialist I (22.5 credit hrs.)

HIMS 1210	Medical Office CommunicationsONLINEHYBRID	4.5
HIMS 1212	Microsoft Word for Medical OfficeONLINEHYBRID	4.5
HIMS 2155	Fundamentals of PharmacologyONLINEHYBRID	4.5
HIMS 2220	Medical Transcription IONLINE	4.5
HIMS 2230	Medical Transcription IIONLINE	4.5

Curriculum Plan

Below is a suggested guide for students planning careers in medical transcription after one year of full-time study.

First Year

First quarter

HIMS 1120	Medical Terminology IONLINEHYBRID	4.5
HIMS 1150	Introduction to Medical Law and EthicsONLINEHYBRID	4.5
INFO 1001	Information Systems and LiteracyONLINEHYBRID	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		13.5

Second quarter

HIMS 1130	Medical Terminology IIONLINEHYBRID	4.5
HIMS 1210	Medical Office CommunicationsONLINEHYBRID	4.5
HIMS 1212	Microsoft Word for Medical OfficeONLINEHYBRID	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		13.5

Third quarter

HIMS 1310	Introduction to Anatomy and PhysiologyONLINEHYBRID	4.5
HIMS 2155	Fundamentals of PharmacologyONLINEHYBRID	4.5
HIMS 2220	Medical Transcription IONLINE	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		13.5

Fourth quarter

	ENGL level I	4.5
HIMS 2230	Medical Transcription IIONLINE	4.5
MATH 1220	Business MathematicsONLINE	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		13.5

The certificate option is an area of interest within a program. Although students may complete single or multiple options within this program, only the major certificate is awarded.

The Medical Transcription program is approved by the Approval Committee for Certified Programs, a joint committee established by the American Health Information Management Association and the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity to approve medical transcription education certified programs.