Chronological Listing of Changes to the General Catalog 2000-2002
10/3/01 – JPN 299 – Independent Study was
added.
10/4/01 – Medical Transcription
Certificate – 30705 was modified.
The previous version follows.
Medical Transcription Certificate – 30705 was last modified 3/21/01.
Medical Transcription
Certificate of Proficiency
30705
Advisor:
Mayuree
Sozanski
This program prepares you for an entry-level position as a medical transcriptionist. Emphasis is on the transcription of a wide variety of medical communications from machine dictation and an introduction to the terminology encountered in various medical specialties. A review of the language skills of punctuation, spelling, editing, proofreading, and vocabulary is stressed.
The following entry proficiencies are recommended:
- EAC COMPASS writing placement score of 85 or higher entered into your student record or completion of ENG 100, Writing Fundamentals, or higher with a grade of “C” or better.
- EAC COMPASS mathematics placement score of 41 or higher entered into your student record or completion of MAT 055, Basic Math, or higher with a grade of “C” or better.
The completion of ENG 101 Written Communications I, HCE 190 Human Body and Disease Process, and Professional Development are required to take the national exam for national certification. Classes may be waived after successful completion of a competency exam.
Curriculum Requirements
Health Care Education Core Requirements
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HCE 100 |
Basic Health Care Concepts and Skills |
4 credits |
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HCE 101 |
Basic Life Support |
2 credits |
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HCE 112 |
Medical Terminology |
2 credits |
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HCE 114 |
Math for Medications |
2 credits |
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Total Health Care Education Core Requirements |
10 credits |
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HCE 225 or OFT 225 |
Medical Transcription |
3 credits |
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OFT 237 or OFT 238 |
Word Processing with Corel
WordPerfect or Advanced Word Processing the MS Word |
3 credits 3 credits |
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Total Curriculum Requirements |
16 credits |
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Total Minimum Certificate Requirements |
16 credits |
To obtain this certificate, you must complete each required course with a grade of "C" or better.
10/4/01 – Office
Technology AAS Degree – 20114 was modified. The previous version follows. Office Technology AAS Degree – 20114 was last modified 5/9/01.
Office Technology
Associate of Applied Science Degree
20114
Advisors:
Dana Barnett
Terry
Jones
(See also Tech-Prep-Office Technology for a related AAS degree)
This program provides the twenty-first century office technology knowledge and skills needed for employment as an office professional. The degree program prepares you for a career in positions such as administrative assistant, secretary, office specialist, office assistant, word processing specialist, accounting clerk, medical transcriptionist and legal secretary.
Curriculum Requirements
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BUS 101 |
Fundamentals of Accounting |
3 credits |
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BUS 251 |
Human Relations |
3 credits |
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COE 101 |
Job Seeking Strategies |
2 credits |
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OFT 118 |
Electronic Keyboarding II |
3 credits |
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OFT 213A |
Office Procedures/Records
Management |
1 credit |
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OFT 213B |
Office Procedures/Office
Transcription |
1 credit |
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OFT 213C |
Office
Procedures/Electronic Office Equipment |
1 credit |
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OFT 214 |
The Office Professional |
3 credits |
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OFT 237 |
Word Processing with Corel WordPerfect |
3 credits |
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OFT 238 |
Advanced Word Processing with Microsoft Word |
3 credits |
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OFT 239A |
Multimedia/Electronic Task
Management |
1 credit |
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OFT 239B |
Multimedia/Digital Imaging |
1 credit |
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OFT 239C |
Multimedia/Internet for
Business |
1 credit |
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OFT 240 |
Desktop Publishing |
2 credits |
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OFT 241 |
Integrated Business
Projects (Prerequisite: CMP 101
or CMP 103 and OFT 118 or OFT 217) |
3 credits |
Select 11 additional credits from the following:
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AJS 101 |
Introduction to
Administration of Justice |
3 credits |
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ART 186 |
Introduction to Computer Graphics |
3 credits |
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ART 188 |
Electronic Publishing |
3 credits |
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BUA 101 |
Introduction to Business |
3 credits |
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BUA 221 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
3 credits |
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BUS 121 |
Fundamentals of Economics |
3 credits |
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BUA 245 |
Legal Environment of
Business |
3 credits |
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BUA 230 and |
Uses of Accounting
Information I and |
4 credits |
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BUS 205 |
|
1 credit |
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CMP 103 |
Introduction to Computer Based Systems |
3 credits |
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CMP 110AA |
Beginning Microsoft Access
2000 |
1/2 credit |
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CMP 110AB |
Intermediate Microsoft
Access 2000 |
1/2 credit |
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CMP 110AC |
Advanced Microsoft Access
2000 |
1/2 credit |
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CMP 110AD |
Beginning Microsoft
PowerPoint 2000 |
1/2 credit |
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CMP 110AE |
Intermediate Microsoft
PowerPoint 2000 |
1/2 credit |
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CMP 110AF |
Advanced Microsoft
PowerPoint 2000 |
1/2 credit |
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CMP 110X |
Beginning Microsoft Excel
2000 |
1/2 credit |
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CMP 110Y |
Intermediate Microsoft
Excel 2000 |
1/2 credit |
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CMP 110Z |
Advanced Microsoft Excel
2000 |
1/2 credit |
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CMP 113 |
Operating Systems I |
3 credits |
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CMP 114 |
Internet |
2 credits |
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CMP 115A |
Beginning Microsoft Windows
98 |
1/2 credit |
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CMP 115B |
Intermediate Microsoft
Windows 98 |
1/2 credit |
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CMP 115C |
Advanced Microsoft Windows
98 |
1/2 credit |
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CMP 121 |
BASIC Programming |
3 credits |
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CMP 161 |
Electronic Spreadsheet with
Microsoft Excel |
3 credits |
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CMP 170 |
Database Management with
Microsoft Access |
3 credits |
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CMP 205 |
Data Communications (Prerequisite: CMP 101 or CMP 103) |
3 credits |
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CMP 244 |
Computer Applications I
(Prerequisite: CMP 101 or CMP
103) |
3 credits |
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COE 111 |
Cooperative Education I
(Occupational) |
1 to 4 credits |
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COE 112 |
Cooperative Education II
(Occupational) |
1 to 4 credits |
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OFT 102 |
Focus on Office Careers |
3 credits |
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OFT 117 |
Electronic Keyboarding I |
3 credits |
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OFT 123 |
Beginning Shorthand (offered in Gila County only) |
4 credits |
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OFT 225 |
Medical Transcription |
3 credits |
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OFT 226 |
Legal Transcription |
3 credits |
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OFT 235H |
Beginning Microsoft Word
2000 |
1/2 credit |
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OFT 235I |
Intermediate Microsoft Word
2000 |
1/2 credit |
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OFT 235J |
Advanced Microsoft Word
2000 |
1/2 credit |
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SBM 101 |
Sales and Customer Service |
3 credits |
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SBM 111 |
Marketing |
3 credits |
|
SBM 121 |
Supervision |
3 credits |
|
Total Curriculum Requirements |
42 credits with a GPA of 2.00 or higher |
General Education Requirements
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English |
ENG 101 Written Communications I |
3 credits |
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|
BUS 160 Communication for
the Occupations |
3 credits |
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Computers |
CMP 101 Introduction to Computers
or CMP 103 Introduction to
Computer Based Systems |
3 credits |
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Mathematics |
BUS 111 Business
Mathematical Calculations |
3 credits |
An additional 6 credits, with no more than 2 credits in the Health and Physical Education category, are to be selected from the list of General Education courses.
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Total General Education Requirements |
18 credits |
Courses qualifying for
General Education credit that are listed as curriculum requirements may be
counted toward completion of General Education requirements only if other
courses are not specified in the General Education distribution area.
Electives Requirements
To obtain this degree you must take a minimum of four credits of courses of your choice numbered 100 or above to obtain the 64 credits required.
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Total Electives Requirements |
4 credits |
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Total Minimum Degree Requirements |
64 credits |
In addition to completing the required courses listed above, you must meet the following general graduation requirements to obtain this degree:
- Complete at least 16 degree credits at Eastern Arizona College.
- Attain a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or higher.
- Demonstrate a reading competency at the tenth grade level or above by one of the following methods:
1. EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score of 60 or higher*
2. EAC ASSET reading assessment test score of 35 or higher*
3. ACT Assessment Reading score of 14 or higher*
4. SAT verbal score of 530 or higher*
5. Completion of ENG 091, Reading Improvement II, with a grade of "C" or better
6. Grade equivalency score of 10 or higher as demonstrated by the Nelson Denny, TABE, or ABLE tests*
*Your EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score is available on Student Information System terminals or from your advisor. If you took the ASSET test or submitted an ACT, SAT, Nelson Denny, TABE, or ABLE score, a derived EAC Compass score has been placed in your record and is available on Student Information System terminals or from your advisor.
- File a Graduation Petition at least 60 calendar days prior to the end of the semester in which graduation is anticipated and pay the Graduation Fee of $25.
- Remove any indebtedness to the College.
- Complete the Sophomore Qualifying Examination that is administered each semester to students who have petitioned to graduate. The Sophomore Qualifying Examination is used as a measure of EAC's institutional effectiveness, and your score has no effect on your graduation status.
10/4/01 – Tech-Prep Office Technology AAS Degree – 20116 was modified. The previous version follows. Tech-Prep Office Technology AAS Degree – 20116 was last modified 5/9/01.
Tech-Prep Office Technology
Associate of Applied Science Degree
20116
Advisors:
Dana Barnett
Terry
Jones
(See also Office Technology for a related AAS degree)
This degree is available to those students who satisfactorily complete the competencies in their high school's Tech-Prep program and have completed departmental entrance requirements.
If you have not completed your high school’s Tech Prep program, you must take the following EAC courses as curriculum prerequisites:
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CMP 101 |
Introduction to Computers |
3 credits |
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BUS 101 |
Fundamentals of Accounting |
3 credits |
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OFT 118 |
Electronic Keyboarding II |
3 credits |
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OFT 237 |
Word Processing with Corel WordPerfect |
3 credits |
|
Total curriculum prerequisites for those without high school Tech Prep |
12 credits |
Curriculum Requirements
|
BUS 251 |
Human Relations |
3 credits |
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CMP 113 |
Operating Systems I |
3 credits |
|
COE 101 |
Job Seeking Strategies |
2 credits |
|
OFT 213A |
Office Procedures/Records
Management |
1 credit |
|
OFT 213B |
Office Procedures/Office
Transcription |
1 credit |
|
OFT 213C |
Office
Procedures/Electronic Office Equipment |
1 credit |
|
OFT 214 |
The Office Professional |
3 credits |
|
OFT 238 |
Advanced Word Processing with Microsoft Word |
3 credits |
|
OFT 239A |
Multimedia/Electronic Task
Management |
1 credit |
|
OFT 239B |
Multimedia/Digital Imaging |
1 credit |
|
OFT 239C |
Multimedia/Internet for
Business |
1 credit |
|
OFT 240 |
Desktop Publishing |
2 credits |
|
OFT 241 |
Integrated Business
Projects |
3 credits |
Select additional courses from one of the five specialized areas listed below. If you took the four curriculum prerequisite courses above at EAC, you need to choose nine additional credits from the list below to obtain the 46 credits of curriculum requirements. If the four curriculum prerequisites were waived because you completed the Tech Prep requirements in your high school, you need to choose 21 additional credits to obtain the 46 credits.
Accounting Office Technology
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BUA 101 |
Introduction to Business |
3 credits |
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BUA 245 |
Legal Environment of Business |
3 credits |
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BUA 230 and |
Uses of Accounting
Information I and |
4 credits |
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BUA 240 |
Uses of Accounting Information II |
3 credits |
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BUA 221 or |
Principles of
Macroeconomics or |
3 credits |
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BUS 205 |
Computerized Accounting with QuickBooks |
1 credit |
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COE 111 |
Cooperative Education I (Occupational) |
2 to 4 credits |
Administrative Office Technology
|
ART 186 |
Introduction to Computer
Graphics |
3 credits |
|
ART 188 |
Electronic Publishing |
3 credits |