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MA Certificate
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This certificate is intended for current employees in the medical field only. Nine hundred hours of formal education at the post-secondary level must be completed including the following courses to qualify for HCA levels A, C & E.

Prerequisites: Courses must be within the last ten years or COMPASS test is required. Contact Testing Center.

  • A high school diploma or GED or 18 years of age
  • MATH100 (or higher)
  • ENGL&101 or ENGL&230
  • BUS169 or IT101

Applicant should have oral English skills sufficient to communicate accurately with others in the medical field. Applicant must have completed a medical terminology course.

Non-modular courses required for the program: AMA170 through AMA181 (12 modules totaling 13 credits).

HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT PREPARATION PROGRAM
Course Credits
Required    
Course description opens in new window.AHM117 - Introduction to Lab and Clinical Safety 1
Course description opens in new window.AMA103 - Ethical Concepts 1
Course description opens in new window.AMA109 - Pharmacology 1
Course description opens in new window.AMA115 - HIV/AIDS 1
Course description opens in new window.AMA250 - Medication Calculations and Administration 2
Course description opens in new window.AMA252 - Phlebotomy 2
Course description opens in new window.AMA255 - Basic Microbiology 1
Total   9

All course work must be completed at North Seattle Community College. Experiential Learning and transfer-in credits can not be applied to this certificate. All program requirements must fulfill a 2.0 GPA or above.

Effective Fall 2006 381I / 51.0801




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