Patient Care, General Technology Specialization, AAS (AAS.GT.GTPCT 35318)

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This Associate in Applied Science degree with a major in General Technology contains a primary and secondary technical specialty which combine the general education/electives/other courses required for the Patient Care Technician program.

Degree Requirements

General Education

BIO 112 - Basic Anatomy & Physiology Credit Hours: 4 *
or
BIO 210 - Anatomy & Physiology I Credit Hours: 4 *
ENG 101 - English Composition I Credit Hours: 3 *
or
ENG 155 - Communications I Credit Hours: 3 *
HSS 205 - Technology and Society Credit Hours: 3 *
MAT 155 - Contemporary Mathematics Credit Hours: 3 *
PSY 105 - Personal/Interpersonal Psychology Credit Hours: 3 *
or
PSY 201 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3 *

Subtotal: 16 Credit Hours

Required Core Subject Areas

Primary Technical Specialty

AHS 102 - Medical Terminology Credit Hours: 3 *
AHS 116 - Patient Care Relations Credit Hours: 3 *
AHS 117 - The Care of Patients Credit Hours: 4 *
AHS 120 - Responding to Emergencies Credit Hours: 2 *
AHS 141 - Phlebotomy for the Health Care Provider Credit Hours: 3 *
AHS 145 - Electrocardiography Credit Hours: 2 *
AHS 176 - Patient Care Clerical Principles Credit Hours: 4 *

Subtotal: 21 Credit Hours

Secondary Technical Specialty

Take 12 credit hours

AOT 105 - Keyboarding Credit Hours: 3 *
AOT 110 - Document Formatting Credit Hours: 3 *
AOT 134 - Office Communications Credit Hours: 3 *
AOT 252 - Medical Systems and Procedures Credit Hours: 3 *

Subtotal: 12 Credit Hours

Other Hours Required for Graduation

COL 101 - College Orientation Credit Hours: 1 *
HIM 130 - Billing & Reimbursement Credit Hours: 3 *
AOT 133 - Professional Development Credit Hours: 3 *
AOT 267 - Integrated Information Process Credit Hours: 3 *
Approved Elective Credit Hours: 2 *

Approved Elective

AHS 108 - Nutrition Credit Hours: 3
AHS 121 - Pharmacology Credit Hours: 2
AHS 135 - Principles of Teaching Used in Health Care Settings Credit Hours: 3
MED 113 - Basic Medical Laboratory Techniques Credit Hours: 3
MED 114 - Medical Assisting Clinical Procedures Credit Hours: 4

Subtotal: 12 Credit Hours

Completion Plan

General Education

BIO 112 - Basic Anatomy & Physiology Credit Hours: 4 *
or
BIO 210 - Anatomy & Physiology I Credit Hours: 4 *
ENG 101 - English Composition I Credit Hours: 3 *
or
ENG 155 - Communications I Credit Hours: 3 *
HSS 205 - Technology and Society Credit Hours: 3 *
MAT 155 - Contemporary Mathematics Credit Hours: 3 *
PSY 105 - Personal/Interpersonal Psychology Credit Hours: 3
or
PSY 201 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3

Subtotal: 16 Credit Hours

Required Core Subject Areas

Primary Technical Specialty

AHS 102 - Medical Terminology Credit Hours: 3 *
AHS 116 - Patient Care Relations Credit Hours: 3 *
AHS 117 - The Care of Patients Credit Hours: 4 (recommended terms: 2nd 8-week) *
AHS 120 - Responding to Emergencies Credit Hours: 2 (recommended terms: 1st 8-week) *
AHS 141 - Phlebotomy for the Health Care Provider Credit Hours: 3 *
AHS 145 - Electrocardiography Credit Hours: 2 *
AHS 176 - Patient Care Clerical Principles Credit Hours: 4 *

Subtotal: 21 Credit Hours

Secondary Technical Specialty

Take 12 credit hours

AOT 105 - Keyboarding Credit Hours: 3 *
AOT 110 - Document Formatting Credit Hours: 3 *
AOT 134 - Office Communications Credit Hours: 3 *
AOT 252 - Medical Systems and Procedures Credit Hours: 3 *

Subtotal: 12 Credit Hours

Other Hours Required for Graduation

COL 101 - College Orientation Credit Hours: 1 *
HIM 130 - Billing & Reimbursement Credit Hours: 3 *
AOT 133 - Professional Development Credit Hours: 3 *
AOT 267 - Integrated Information Process Credit Hours: 3 *
Elective Credit Hours: 2 *

Subtotal: 12 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours: 61

A co-requisite is a course that must be taken the same semester as another specified course.
A prerequisite is a course that must be completed in order to enter another specified course.

* Courses in this program that require a minimum grade of “C.”