Program of Study: Office Administration – Medical Transcription, A.A.S. - Shelton State Community College

Apr 04, 2025

2010-2011 College Catalog

A medical transcriptionist prepares a written document from a physician’s dictation about a patient’s health status, i.e. surgical procedures, medical condition, prognosis, etc. Educational preparation requires medical transcription, proofreading, report format, editing and production.

NOTE: This program is not designed to meet all of the requirements for accreditation, licensure and certification for Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), or other medical accreditation agencies.

Area I - Written Composition: 3 Semester Hours

ENG 101 - English Composition I 3 Hrs.

Area II - Humanities and Fine Arts: 6 Semester Hours

SPH 106 - Fundamentals of Oral Communication 3 Hrs. or
SPH 107 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3 Hrs.

Fine Arts or Humanities Electives: 3 Semester Hours

Art
Dance
Ethics
Humanities
Literature
Music
Philosophy
Religion
Theater

Area III - Natural Science or Mathematics: 9-10 Semester Hours

MTH 100 - Intermediate College Algebra 3 Hrs. or
MTH 116 - Mathematical Applications 3 Hrs.
CIS 146 - Microcomputer Applications 3 Hrs. or
demonstrated computer literacy skills or the integration of computer proficiencies within a required discipline-specific course.
Computer Science, Math or Natural Science Elective: 3-4 Hrs.

Area IV - History, Social, and Behavior Sciences: 3 Semester Hours

ECO 232 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Hrs. or

Choose from:

Anthropology
Economics
Geography
History
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology

Area V - Technical Concentration and Electives: 43-49 Semester Hours

ORI 101 - Orientation To College 1-2 Hrs.
BIO 120 - Medical Terminology 3 Hrs.
BIO 150 - Human Biology 3 Hrs.
OAD 101 - Beginning Keyboarding 3 Hrs.
OAD 103 - Intermediate Keyboarding 3 Hrs.
OAD 125 - Word Processing 3 Hrs. (also available as CIS 196A)
OAD 131 - Business English 3 Hrs.
OAD 133 - Business Communications 3 Hrs.
OAD 137 - Electronic Financial Record Keeping 3 Hrs.
OAD 138 - Records and Information Management 3 Hrs.
OAD 200 - Beginning Medical Transcription 3 Hrs.
OAD 212 - Intermediate Medical Transcription 3 Hrs.
OAD 213 - Advanced Medical Transcription 3 Hrs.
OAD 233 - Trends in Office Technology 3 Hrs.

Electives: 0-6 Semester Hours

Recommended Electives
Students must select a minimum of three credit hours in OAD or CIS courses.

WKO 107 - Workplace Skills Preparation 1 Hr.

Office Administration – Medical Transcription, A.A.S.