This degree or certificate is designed for students who are preparing for a position in offices of physicians, medical clinics, hospitals, and allied facilities. These students will acquire basic communication skills, learn specialized medical terminologies needed to complete appropriate forms in preparing, maintainingfiling, and charting medical records including insurance claims; use appropriate computer programs to key basic documents and navigate the Internet. Program Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this program, the student will acquire the basic communication skills; learn the specialized medical terminologies needed to complete appropriate forms in preparing, maintainingfiling, and charting medical records including insurance claims; and use appropriate computer programs to key basic documents and to navigate the Internet (the student should achieve a minimum speed of 25 words per minute).