MA 176 - Externship

    Recent Professors
    Kat Slusser
    Recent Semesters
    Summer 2026
    Class Size
    25 students
    Credits
    4.5
    Prerequisite
    Course Completion of MA 164, MA 165, MA 168, MA 169, and MA 174.
    Summer 2026 Sections
    View Summer 2026 sections of MA 176
    Transfers To
    Not transferable
    Description
    This course offers a total of 240 hours of practical externship experience in outpatient clinics or other medical facilities to apply and develop entry level administrative and clinical medical assisting skills related to fundamental principles and techniques learned previously in theory and skills courses. This course is taken at the end of the program, after all of the didactic (lecture and skills lab) classes are completed successfully.