Prerequisite: Completion of health A, B, or C without dual credit
Prerequisite for dual credit: Moraine Valley Accuplacer score above 250 or above (taken at MVCC); OR Reading ACT score of 20 or above; OR Reading SAT Score of 480 or above
Grade: 11-12
Semester: 1
Credit: .5
Medical Terminology is a fast-paced class that parallels the speed of a college-level course. It introduces a variety of medical terms used in health-related fields. Emphasis is on the analysis and building of medical terms using Latin and Greek prefixes, roots, and suffixes. Medical vocabulary, abbreviations, anatomical terms, definitions, spelling, and pronunciation of medical terms are stressed. This course is a requirement for many of the associate’s degree health sciences programs at Moraine Valley Community College. Students may be able to earn dual-enrollment credit in the MVCC course MRT110.
*DUAL CREDIT: This course may be offered as part of a dual credit partnership between Moraine Valley Community College and Consolidated High School District 230 High School. Students who submit a dual credit enrollment form and earn an A, B, or C in the course will be awarded college credit through Moraine Valley Community College. Students earning less than a C will be dropped from the course and have no record retained of their enrollment in the course.