Standard/Technical Skills Notice: To view a list of standard and/or technical skills required for performing duties in various health career fields, visit the Middlesex Community College Health Division website (www.middlesex.mass.edu/healthcareersdiv) or the Student Information Centers. These skills are not conditions for admission to MCC programs, but do indicate abilities and characteristics necessary for successful completion of college Health programs, and to perform the duties of the career upon graduation.

Special Requirements for Medical Assisting Certificate: In clinically related courses, students must receive a “C” or better to remain in the program.

Admission Information

Required Prerequisite Courses: Completion of CAP 101 Computer Applications or equivalent high school computer applications course.

Required Testing:

• Eligible for ENG 101;  eligibility may be demonstrated through placement, current enrollment, or previous college coursework
• Eligible for MAT 070 or Math Module 5 in Preparation for College Math; eligibility may be demonstrated through placement, current enrollment, or previous college coursework. High school seniors or applicants who have graduated from high school in the last three years with an overall GPS of 2.7 or higher snd who provide an official transcript meet this eligibility requirement.

Required Documents: Admission Application, Admission Requirement Certification Form

Deadline: Priority consideration is given to applications, including all requirements, received by May 1.

Admission Notes: Students applying to Medical Assisting are required to have a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA.

Requirements after Admission to Medical Assisting

• Students accepted to Health Programs must be in compliance with the current immunization requirements specified by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health for Health Care Personnel (HCP) and in accordance with state law, MGL, Chapter 76, Section 15C, and its regulations at 105 CMR 220.700 in order to participate in an externship placement or clinical experience.
• Students must submit required documentation of health status which includes a completed physical examination, a two-step Mantoux (TB/PPD) skin test or blood test (T-Spot or Quantiferon Gold) for tuberculosis, a color deficiency test, proof of immunization against Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Hepatitis B, Varicella, and one lifetime dose of TDAP. Directions on submission of the information is included in the admission package.
• As part of the program, students will participate in a non-paid clinical internship experience.
• Students are responsible for their own transportation to clinical sites.
• Students must earn and submit a current certification in CPR at the Health Care Provider-level (offered monthly at MCC) which is valid for the entire academic year and renewed annually.
• Science courses must be taken within 5 years of entrance to the program to be accepted for credit toward the Medical Assisting Certificate.
• Students must achieve a grade of  “C” (73%) or better in each of the Medical Assisting (MAS) courses to progress in the program.
• Students enrolled in the Medical Assisting program must demonstrate a satisfactory level of performance in the clinical courses in order to progress in the program.
• Note: In order for a student to be eligible to participate in an academic, community or clinical program that involves potential unsupervised contact with children, the disabled, the elderly, or other vulnerable populations, the student may be required to undergo a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) check and/or a Sex Offender Registry Information (SORI) check .