College News
New Fitness & Wellness Center
On Monday, March 22, 2010, Beal College opened the doors to its brand new Fitness & Wellness Center.
New Substance Abuse Counseling Program Approved!
Recently, Beal College received approval for a Substance Abuse Counseling Program. This one- year diploma program is designed to prepare graduates to sit for Maine’s state test to become a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor...
HIT Program Welcomes a New Director
Beal College is please to welcome its newest faculty member, Connie Elliott, RHIA, CHP.
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Medical Assisting
The associate degree program in Medical Assisting prepares competent entry-level medical assistants for technical, clinical and administrative positions in physicians’ offices, hospitals and clinics. Medical Assistants are involved in both patient care and administrative areas of a medical practice.
Graduates from this Medical Assisting program are eligible to sit for national certifying exams, provided they meet all eligibility criteria.
For this program, minimum academic requirements are a cumulative grade point average of 2.22 or better and a 66.66% completion rate. Please refer to academic standards on page 23 and 34 of the course catalog for more information.
Major Courses of Study
Requiring a Grade of C or Better
| HI211 | P |
Electronic Health Records | 3 |
| MA101 | Introduction to Medical Assisting | 3 |
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| MA111 | P |
Medical Assisting I | 3 |
| MA112 | P |
Medical Assisting II | 3 |
| MA211 | P |
Medical Assisting III | 3 |
| MA212 | P |
Medical Assisting IV | 3 |
| MA220 | P |
Medical Assisting Externship | 3 |
| MO202 | P |
Medical Insurance, Billing and Coding |
3 |
| MO203 | Medical Ethics and Law | 3 |
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| MO210 | P |
Medical Office Procedures | 3 |
| SS101 | Elementary Keyboarding | 3 |
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| ZO101 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
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| ZO111 | P |
Human Anatomy and Physiology I |
3 |
| ZO112 | P |
Human Anatomy and Physiology II |
3 |
| ZO201 | P |
Pharmacology | 3 |
General Education Courses
Requiring a Grade of C or Better
| CT111 | Critical Thinking in the Twenty-First Century | 3 |
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| EH111 | College Composition | 3 |
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| EH113 | Narrative & Descriptive Writing | 3 |
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| HY103 | U.S. History 1865 to the Present | 3 |
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| PY101 | General Psychology | 3 |
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| PY202 | Lifespan Development | 3 |
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| SC101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
Related Courses of Study
| BC101 | College Success | 3 |
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| MO102 | Medical Mathematics | 3 |
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Total Credits |
72 |
P – Please refer to course description for all required prerequisites for this course.
*Medical Assisting students are required to submit a Student Health Profile form and documentation of tuberculosis testing,
completed by a health care provider, prior to sitting in class for MA 101 Introduction to Medical Assisting.
**The Hepatitis B vaccine series is recommended for students participating in Medical Assisting lasses. The vaccine is available through clinics coordinated by the program director. For cost and information contact the program director.
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