Pennsylvania College of Technology - Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County (CTCLC) Pathway Agreement - Medical Assisting to CCMA

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Pathway agreement between Pennsylvania College of Technology and Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County (CTCLC) that enables CTCLC students to earn credit for defined coursework and the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) credential at Penn College in Allied Health (AHS), Associate of Applied Science. It specifies that completion of CTCLC Medical Assistant program and CCMA can transfer as Allied Health Directed Electives (AHSELC) totaling 15 credits, plus additional transfer and posting rules, including transcript submission and credit posting timing. It also outlines how AHS graduates may progress toward Penn College’s online bachelor’s completion major, Healthcare Leadership & Administration (HLA), with up to 58 credits applied.

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Pathway Agreement Overview

Transfer Credit for CTCLC Coursework and CCMA

Additional Transfer Information and Credit Posting Rules

AHS Graduation Path to HLA Bachelor’s Degree-Completion Major

PATHWAY AGREEMENT BETWEEN PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AND CAREER TECHNOLOGY CENTER OF LACKAWANNA COUNTY (CTCLC) This agreement establishes a mechanism for students of Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County (CTCLC) to earn credit for the below defined coursework and Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) certification at Penn College in Allied Health (AHS), Associate of Applied Science. | CTCLC Coursework & Certification | Penn College Coursework Allied Health (AHS) A.A.S. | Number of Credit(s) | | --- | --- | --- | | Completion of Medical Assistant program, including medical assistant externship
AND
Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) credential | Allied Health Directed Electives
(AHSELC) | 15 Credits | Additional Transfer Information • Students must have gained admission to Penn College and met placement requirements. • Students must complete CTCLC coursework with a grade of C or better (2 .0 or better on a 4.0 scale) . • Penn College will accept CTCLC coursework for Penn College credit for students who enroll atthe College within two (2) academic years of graduation from the Medical Assisting program at CTCLC. • Students must submit their final official CTCLC transcript and Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) credential to Penn College prior to enrollment in order to receive credit for their CTCLC coursework. • Penn College will only consider those credits earned through CTCLC for the terms of this agreement. Students must request transcripts from additional institutions to be evaluated on an individual basis at Penn College. • Credits will post on the student’s official academic transcript upon the successful completion of twelve (12) credits of academic work at Penn College. Prior to completion of twelve (12) credits, for advising and scheduling purposes, approved credits will show on working copies of the student’s academic transcript and on the student’s degree progress audit. Whether Penn College credits will be accepted by another college or university is at the discretion of the receiving college or university. Upon graduation from Allied Health, students would be eligible for enrollment in Penn College’s bachelor’s degree-completion major, Healthcare Leadership & Administration (HLA) . HLA is a fully online bachelor of science major that can be completed as fast or slow as fits the student’s home/work life. As show in the table below, participants in this pathway agreement who go on to graduate from AHS will have completed up to 58 credits toward the HLA major, leaving them with 62 credits to complete and graduate with the [B.S. degree](B.S. degree). | CTCLC + AHS Credits/Coursework | HLA Requirements Satisfied | Number
of
Credit(s)
Applied | | --- | --- | --- | | Allied Health Directed Electives (AHSELC) | Pre-program Proven
Credential/Degree Credits* | 15 | | HTH110 – Intro to Health Record Documentation & Coding HTH126 – Pathology & Mental Health
HTH127 – Pathology & Disease Mechanisms
MGT115 – Principles of Management
HRM300 – Human Resource Management | Pre-program Proven
Credential/Degree Credits* | 15 | | BIO103 – Human Anatomy & Physiology Survey or BIO – 115 Human Anatomy & Physiology I | Science elective (SCL) 4 credit requirement | 4 | | BIO125 – Human Anatomy & Physiology II or CHM100 – Fundamentals of Chemistry or CHM108 – Chemistry Survey or CHM111 –General Chemistry I | Science elective (SCI) 3 credit requirement | 3 | | ENL111 –English Comp I | ENL111 –English Comp I | 3 | | PSY111 –General Psychology or SOC111 – Intro to Sociology | Core Social Science Elective (SSP) | 3 | | CSC124 –Information, Technology & Society | CSC124 –Information, Technology & Society | 3 | | MNAELC –Math elective (MTH123 or higher) | MNAELC –Math elective (MTH123 or higher) | 3 | | SPCELC –Speech Elective or ENL121 – English Comp II or ENL201 –Technical & Professional Comm. | SPCELC –Speech Elective or ENL121 –English Comp II or

FAQs

What coursework and certification from CTCLC can transfer to Penn College’s Allied Health program?

Completion of the CTCLC Medical Assistant program, including the medical assistant externship, together with the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) credential can transfer as Allied Health Directed Electives (AHSELC).

What conditions must students meet to receive transfer credit under this agreement?

Students must gain admission to Penn College, meet placement requirements, complete CTCLC coursework with a grade of C or better (2.0 or better on a 4.0 scale), enroll within two academic years of CTCLC program graduation, and submit the final official CTCLC transcript and the CCMA credential prior to enrollment.

How many credits toward the HLA major can students complete after graduating from AHS?

Upon graduation from AHS, students would have completed up to 58 credits toward the HLA major, leaving them with 62 credits to complete and graduate.

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