Medical Office Assistant (A.A.S.) - Online
Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2024 through summer 2025. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.
General Education/Foundational Skills Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Communication & Information Literacy 1 | ||
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| Communications Elective | 3 | |
| Information Literacy Elective | 3 | |
| Technological Solutions & Quantitative Reasoning 1 | ||
| BUSI 101 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| or BUSI 201 | Intermediate Business Computer Applications | |
| UNIV 104 | Instructional Technology for Successful Online Learning | 0-3 |
| Math Elective | MATH 114 or higher | 3 |
| Critical Thinking 1 | ||
| RLGN 104 | Christian Life and Biblical Worldview 2 | 4 |
| Civic & Global Engagement 1 | ||
| Cultural Studies Elective | 3 | |
| Social & Scientific Inquiry 1 | ||
| PSYC 101 | General Psychology | 3 |
| or SOCI 200 | Introduction to Sociology | |
| Natural Science Elective | 3 | |
| Christianity & Contexts 1 | ||
| BIBL 104 | Survey of Old and New Testament | 4 |
| THEO 104 | Introduction to Theology Survey 2 | 4 |
| Total Hours | 36-39 | |
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Refer to the list of approved general education electives before enrolling in foundational skill requirements
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Students transferring in 45 or more UG credit hours will have the requirement of RLGN 104 waived; Students transferring in 60 or more UG credit hours will also have the requirement of THEO 104 waived
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Foundational Courses | ||
| COMS 101 | Speech Communication 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 103 | Technical Communication for the Professions 1 | 3 |
| HLTH 211 | Applied Anatomy and Physiology I for Associate Degree 1 | 3 |
| HLTH 212 | Applied Anatomy and Physiology II for Associate Degree 1 | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
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Course may fulfill select general education requirements.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Core | ||
| AMOA 203 | Medical Office Systems and Procedures | 3 |
| AMOA 204 | Medical Office Insurance | 3 |
| AMOA 206 | Medical Office Billing and Bookkeeping | 3 |
| AMOA 207 | Medical Office Coding | 3 |
| AMOA 254 | Medical Office Infection Control | 3 |
| AMOA 256 | Medical Office Ethics and Law | 3 |
| AMOA 296 | Externship | 3 |
| or HLTH 105 | Introduction to the Health Professions | |
| CRST 290 | History of Life | 3 |
| NURS 105 | Medical Terminology | 1 |
| Total Hours | 25 | |
All applicable prerequisites must be met
Graduation Requirements
- 64 Total hours
- 2.0 Overall grade point average
- Grade of 'C' Minimum required for all upper-level courses in the major
- 25% Of major taken through Liberty University
- 16 Hours must be completed through Liberty University
- Grad App Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student's anticipated graduation date
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| BIBL 104 | Survey of Old and New Testament | 4 |
| THEO 104 | Introduction to Theology Survey | 4 |
| UNIV 104 | Instructional Technology for Successful Online Learning | 0-3 |
| Math Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Hours | 11-14 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| RLGN 104 | Christian Life and Biblical Worldview | 4 |
| Information Literacy Elective (ENGL 103) 1 | 3 | |
| NURS 105 | Medical Terminology | 1 |
| Hours | 11 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| HLTH 212 | Applied Anatomy and Physiology II for Associate Degree | 3 |
| Natural Science Elective (HLTH 211) 1 | 3 | |
| AMOA 203 | Medical Office Systems and Procedures | 3 |
| AMOA 204 | Medical Office Insurance | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| BUSI 101 or BUSI 201 |
Introduction to Business or Intermediate Business Computer Applications |
3 |
| PSYC 101 or SOCI 200 |
General Psychology or Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
| AMOA 206 | Medical Office Billing and Bookkeeping | 3 |
| AMOA 207 | Medical Office Coding | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| AMOA 254 | Medical Office Infection Control | 3 |
| AMOA 256 | Medical Office Ethics and Law | 3 |
| CRST 290 | History of Life | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Communication Elective (COMS 101) 1 | 3 | |
| Cultural Studies Elective 1 | 3 | |
| AMOA 296 or HLTH 105 |
Externship or Introduction to the Health Professions |
3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 64-67 | |
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Refer to the list of approved general education electives at www.liberty.edu/gened before enrolling in foundational skills requirements