The certified professional coder specialization is a unique option for medical assistant students to pursue. The experienced faculty members of the medical assistant program educate students on the proper methods used for diagnosis codes and procedures for billing professional medical services to insurance companies. This knowledge, along with the medical assistant curriculum, leads Mount Aloysius students to numerous career opportunities in both the ICD-9 and CPT coding environments.

Our students are fully prepared to take the CPC National Certification Examination after graduation to become a certified professional coder.

*The Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants’ Endowment (AAMAE).

1. If required, completion of Educational Enrichment Courses 091, 093, and 098 are prerequisites to the beginning of formal Medical Assistant curriculum.
2. Students are required to submit a completed health form including medical history, physical examination and immunization/immune status information. Students must comply with all health requirements as outline on the form. Clinical experience will not be permitted without the completed health form. Health forms are obtained from the Health Services Department and returned to the Health Services Department where the results are kept confidential.
3. Students must achieve a minimum of "C" in all Medical Assistant designated courses, anatomy and physiology, to remain in the Medical Assistant program.
4. Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from all clinical and practicum requirements.
5. Students in a Health Studies Division curriculum are assessed a one-time fee to cover incidental expenses connected with your program's clinical education. American Heart Association Healthcare Provider CPR certification (Adult, Child, Infant, and AED) urine drug screening and TB testing are included in this fee and will be available through Health Services at specified times only. One criminal background check, one child abuse clearance (if required), and one urine drug screen are included in the fee. If additional criminal background checks, child abuse clearances, or urine drug screens are required, the student is responsible for any additional cost.
6. All students are required to have a current clear urine drug screen, submit to a criminal record check, and have a child abuse history clearance.
7. Students are required to have a current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider CPR certification (Adult, Child, Infant, and AED).
8. Students are required to access their College e-mail daily. E-mail is the official mode of communication College-wide.