Medical Office Technology-Medical Billing and Coding Option

(Jefferson Davis Campus)

The Medical Office Technology programs provide training for career opportunities in private physician offices, clinics, hospitals, nursing homes, and other health care facilities.

This program leads to an Associate in Applied Science Degree and is preparatory for employment upon graduation from MGCCC. Where a transfer to a senior college or university is desired, a conference should be scheduled with a community college counselor for advisement.

There are two programs options in the Medical Office Technology program. The Medical Billing and Coding program prepares the successful completer for employment in the field of patient billing and medical insurance coding. The Medical Transcription program prepares the successful completer for employment in the field of medical transcription of patient records.

All students completing a career and technical program must complete either the MS-CPAS (Mississippi Career Planning and Assessment System) or a MGCCC Board-approved Technical Attainment Assessment where applicable. See your advisor for further details.

Medical Billing and Coding Certificate

BOT 1713 - Mechanics of Communication Credit(s): 3
BOT 1613 - Medical Office Terminology I Credit(s): 3
BOT 1233 - Microsoft® Word® I Credit(s): 3 **
ACC 2213 - Principles of Accounting I Credit(s): 3
or
BOT 1433 - Business Accounting Credit(s): 3
BOT 1313 - Applied Business Mathematics Credit(s): 3
BOT 1243 - Microsoft® Word® II Credit(s): 3
BOT 2743 - Medical Office Concepts Credit(s): 3
BOT 1623 - Medical Office Terminology II Credit(s): 3
BOT 2813 - Business Communication Credit(s): 3
BOT 2763 - Electronic Health Records Credit(s): 3

Total Credits: 30

Medical Billing and Coding Diploma

BOT 2523 - Medical Machine Transcription I Credit(s): 3
BOT 2643 - CPT Coding Credit(s): 3
BOT 2653 - ICD Coding Credit(s): 3
BOT 2663 - Advanced Coding Credit(s): 3
BOT 2673 - Medical Insurance Billing Credit(s): 3

Total Credits: 15

Associate of Applied Science Degree

ENG 1113 - English Composition I Credit(s): 3
SPT 1113 - Public Speaking I Credit(s): 3
Math/Natural Science Elective Credit(s): 3/4 *
Social/Behavioral Science Elective Credit(s): 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective Credit(s): 3

Total Credits: 15/16

Note:

Articulated credit may be awarded for approved courses. Please refer to “The Credit by Non-Traditional Means ” section of this catalog regarding stipulations for receiving articulated credit.

*MAT 1313 or higher or any laboratory science.

**Prior to enrollment in BOT 1113 students will be required to key straight-copy material at a minimum of 35 GWPM, on a 5-minute timed writing with a maximum of 1 error per minute. Students who do not demonstrate this level of proficiency will be required to enroll in Introduction to BOT 1013 - Introduction to Keyboarding .