Medical Assisting Diploma

Student Success Course

• ACFS 1015 - Success@SCC Credits: 1

Required Courses

• HLTH 1060 - Comprehensive Medical Terminology Credits: 3
• MEDA 1102 - Administrative Medical Assisting Credits: 2
• MEDA 1205 - Exam Room 1 Credits: 3
• MEDA 1206 - Medical Law, Ethics, and Cultural Communication Credits: 3
• MEDA 1207 - Pharmacology and Dosage Calculations Credits: 2
• MEDA 1301 - Exam Room 2 Credits: 4
• MEDA 1401 - Practicum Credits: 5
• MEDA 1402 - Senior Seminar Credits: 2
• MEDA 1404 - Human Diseases Credits: 3
• MEDA 1405 - Medical Insurance and Coding Credits: 2

Total: 30 hours

Optional Limited Radiography:

• MEDA 1400 - Limited Radiography Credits: 3

Special Program Requirements

1. All Health Sciences program courses must be completed with a grade of 75% (C+) or higher to progress through the program.
2. The program offers web-based courses but requires in-person supervised practicums/labs at approved healthcare facility locations.
3. Once accepted in the program, complete required program orientation. The Program Chair will notify accepted students of date, time, and location via their SCC email address. Failure to attend and/or complete the orientation, will prevent the student from continuing in the program and their spot will be given to an alternate.
4. At the required program orientation, criminal background check will be required of each student in the program. Based on the background check, a student may be prevented from completing the program. A non-refundable fee of $45 will be assessed for the CBC. Misdemeanor or felony convictions may prevent a graduate from acquiring a state license.
5. Students accepted to an SCC Health Sciences program requiring a practicum rotation at a contracted healthcare facility will submit to a 10-panel drug test prior to the first practicum experience. The Program Chair will provide testing instruction and a non-refundable fee of $50 will be assessed for the drug test.

Program Admission Requirements

SCC Health Sciences utilizes a selection process of all complete applications to determine acceptance into the program.

• Applications will be reviewed when ALL requirements are submitted. 
• Applications with incomplete or missing requirements at the time of selection will not be reviewed.

Selection Process Requirements:

All of following requirements must be submitted prior to a student’s application being reviewed:

1. Demonstrate Appropriate Level of Proficiency in Reading and/or Math
   • Reading: Place into ENGL 0960 or higher
   • Math: Place into MATH 0900 or higher

Proficiency can be demonstrated with placement test scores OR course completion. For details related to placement testing and to schedule a placement test go to https://www.southeast.edu/nextgenerationaccuplacer/.

2. Complete an SCC Application for the program during the application period.

Application Period
This program admits new students every term.

Notification of Acceptance
Notification of acceptance will occur after test scores are acceptable.

Prior to attending practicum during the final term of the program, students need to submit the following:

• Copy of current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (for Health Care Professionals) card
• Copy of current First Aid card
• Copy of current Nebraska Medication Aide Registry
• Completed SCC Student Health Statement. Please note a number of immunizations take more than 15 days to obtain. Students should begin working on those after their program orientation.