Admission Criteria


The Medical Assistant program is an open-enrollment program with students admitted at the beginning of each spring semester. Prior to enrollment in Medical Assistant classes, students must be TSI complete in reading, writing, and math and prerequisite courses (see below) must be completed with a minimum GPA of 2.0. Any failed classes must be repeated with a passing grade prior to starting the program. For allowable course substitutions, please contact the program director.

Prerequisite Courses

ENGL 1301 Freshman Composition or ENGL 2311 Technical/Business Writing or POFT 1301 Business English 
BIOL 2404 Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
HPRS 1206 or HITT 1205 Medical Terminology
PHRA 1309 Pharmaceutical Math
POFT 1393 Introduction to Keyboarding or POFT 2303 Speed and Accuracy Building