Course Description
Development of a medical vocabulary that includes medical abbreviations and symbols
through the study of the principles of word construction and word analysis, with emphasis
on spelling and pronunciation, diagnosis, disease process, pathology and their interrelationship
with body systems.
Units: 3
Degree Credit
Letter Grade Only
- Lecture hours/semester: 48-54
- Homework hours/semester: 96-108
Prerequisites: ENGL 836 or ENGL 847 or ESL 400 or eligibility for ENGL 100 on approved college English
Placement Test and other measures as necessary and READ 836 or ESL 400 or eligibility
for 400-level Reading courses on approved college Reading Placement Test and other
measures as necessary.
Corequisites: None
Transfer Credit:
CSU