A medical transcription student will complete the courses listed below. Graduates are educated for this flexible yet demanding medical field of assisting healthcare professionals. Students must take at least 12 credit hours per semester to qualify as a full-time medical transcription student. This complete course of study has been developed to meet the requirements of a medical transcription curriculum for entry-level transcription positions as recommended by the American Association for Medical Transcription.
A sample schedule and recommended curriculum for the diploma for medical transcription students is as follows:
| Semester I | | | |
| C100 | Communications | | 3 |
| C160 | *Culture and Society | | 3 |
| MT100 | Medical Terminology/Related Anatomy | | 3 |
| T110 | Keyboarding I/Introduction to Word Processing | | 3 |
| | | Semester Credits: | 12 |
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| Semester II | | | |
| C110 | Foundations of Language and Writing | | 3 |
| TE200 | Advanced Medical Transcription I | | 6 |
| TE250 | Disease Processes for Text Entry I | | 3 |
| | | Semester Credits: | 12 |
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| Semester III | | | |
| C210 | *Human Relations | | 3 |
| TE220 | Advanced Medical Transcription II | | 6 |
| TE260 | Disease Processes for Text Entry II | | 3 |
| | | Semester Credits: | 12 |
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| Semester IV | | | |
| T130 | Medical Keyboarding | | 3 |
| TE290 | Medical Transcription Internship | | 9 |
| | | Semester Credits: | 12 |
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| Total Diploma Program Credits: 48 | | |
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| *In place of the courses listed above, medical transcription students may take the following: |
| C260 | Modern History | | |
| LT200 | Foundations of Law | | |
| T140 | Advanced Word Processing | | |
| T210 | Court Reporting Transcript Preparation | | |
| T240 | Microsoft Office | | |
| T250 | Office Management | | |
| TE100 | Machine Transcription Procedures | | |
