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Program checklist · Diploma

Medical Coding Specialist, Diploma

Dakota County Technical College · Rosemount, MN

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Diploma
Credential class
ceterms:Certificate
CIP
51.0713
Total credits (published)
39
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
173416
CourseShelf checklist
CK_173416_12fb4063
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

First Year - Fall Semester: 15 Credits

5 items
  1. As published: “Basic Computer Applications 3 Credits”
    3
  2. As published: “Medical Terminology for Medical Coders 3 Credits”
    3
  3. As published: “Human Diseases 3 Credits”
    3
  4. As published: “Health Information Management Essentials 3 Credits”
    3
  5. As published: “Diagnostic Coding (ICD-10-CM) 3 Credits”
    3

First Year - Spring Semester: 15 Credits

5 items
  1. As published: “Medical Revenue Cycle 3 Credits”
    3
  2. As published: “Introduction to Pharmacology 2 Credits”
    2
  3. As published: “Procedure Coding (AMA CPT) 3 Credits”
    3
  4. As published: “Legal Principles for Health Professionals 3 Credits”
    3
  5. As published: “Anatomy and Physiology 4 Credits”
    4

Second Year - Fall Semester: 9 Credits

3 items
  1. As published: “Oral Business Communications and Job Seeking Skills 2 Credits”
    2
  2. As published: “Quality and Performance Improvement in Healthcare 3 Credits”
    3
  3. As published: “Coding Capstone 4 Credits”
    4
Source. Dakota County Technical College, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.dctc.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=2&poid=168. Captured page pages/0081.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.