Inpatient Medical Coding Certificate Admission Requirements

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• Meet the general admission requirements and graduation requirements for all Health Sciences students listed at the beginning of the Health Sciences program section of this catalog.
• Students must be graduates of an accredited high school or possess a General Education Development (GED) certificate.
• The Central Carolina Technical College registrar must have receipt of all official transcripts (including high school and colleges or universities accredited by one of the following institutional accrediting organizations: The Higher Learning Commission, Middle States Commission on Higher Education, New England Commission of Higher Education, Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, WASC Senior College and University Commission, and WASC Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges).
• Meet computer competency required for placement into online courses.
• The Inpatient Medical Coding Program has limited enrollment and students are admitted annually in the fall semester.
• Qualify for acceptance by either successful completion of the MRCO program or previous employment as a medical coder within the last two years. 
• Students’ acceptance into the program is contingent upon completion and submission of the AMCO application form to the Program Manager. Applications will be processed in the order in which they are submitted.
• Applications will be accepted into the AMCO program until all seats are filled.
• No student may apply to more than one Health Sciences program at a time.