Medical Assistant Articulation

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Academic agreements are used to identify comparable courses or pathways between educational institutions. This allows students to receive credit at a receiving institution without having to duplicate courses recently completed and to continue their education between schools. In order to receive credit for course work included in these agreements, students must provide an official transcript to the receiving institution. Any additional requirements are stated below.

Snow College

AS Pre-Health Professions

Students who have completed an OTECH certificate may receive up to 28 credits toward an Associate of Science degree at Snow College. This degree can then be transferred to any public university in Utah for further education. For more information, visit Snow College TechConnect.

Weber State University

AS Health Sciences – (07/01/2024 to 06/30/2026)

*This agreement is in effect only when all criteria and conditions of the Career Pathways Program and Student have been met. Selection criteria must be met for acceptance into each postsecondary program. Program requirements from either partner may change without notice.
OTECH WSU
Course OTECH Title Credits Course WSU Title Credits
TEMA 1083 Medical Terminology for Medical Assistants 2 HTHS 1101 Medical Terminology 2
TEMA 1040 Anatomy and Physiology 2 HTHS 1104 Intro to Human Anatomy and Physiology 3


AS Health Sciences – (07/01/2023 to 06/30/2025)

*If more than one course is listed, all of them need to be completed in order to receiver credit for the equivalent course.
OTECH WSU
Course OTECH Title Credits Course WSU Title Credits
HLTH 1000 Medical Terminology 2 HTHS 1101 Medical Terminology 2
HLTH 1015 Anatomy and Physiology 3 HTHS 1104 Intro to Human Anatomy and Physiology 3

Health Science (AS Degree)

*If more than one course is listed, all of them need to be completed in order to receiver credit for the equivalent course.
Course OTECH Title Hours Course WSU Title Credits
HLTH 1000 Medical Terminology 60 HTHS 1101 Medical Terminology 2
HLTH 1010 Anatomy and Physiology 100 HTHS 1xxx Health Science Elective credit 4
HLTH 1020 Medical Law and Ethics 15 HTHS 1xxx Health Science Elective Credit 2

TechTransfer

Students who have completed an OTECH certificate may receive up to 21 elective credits toward an Associate of Science in General Studies or any undergraduate degree. For more information, visit WSU Tech Transfer.

Utah Valley University

AAS Healthcare Services – (09/09/2024 to 09/08/2025)

Students must meet current UVU admission requirements and deadlines, provide an official transcript, and pay all application/admission fees associated with the awarding of credit and acceptance into UVU.
*Before admission to UVU, students must meet with the applicable program advisor at UVU.
**Students of the Institution will have five years in which to start an applicable UVU program, at the discretion of the receiving academic department.
OTECH UVU
Course OTECH Title Credits Course UVU Title Credits
Completion of OTECH’s 28-credit Medical Assistant program 30 credits HLSC 1900 toward AAS in Healthcare Services


Utah State University

AAS Degree

The Associates of Applied Science (AAS) degree at USU is a minimum of 63 credits. Upon fulfillment of the AAS degree requirements the student will receive thirty (30) semester hours of credit for their certificate from OTECH. The student must provide an official transcript from OTECH to USU when the apply for graduation. Students must be admitted to USU within 12 months of completing the course(s) at OTECH to apply for higher education credit. Students may apply at www.usu.edu/apply

High School

*If more than one course is listed, all of them need to be completed in order to receive credit for the equivalent course.
Courses must have been completed within the last three years.
Courses must show B average grade or better in order to receive credit for the equivalent course.
Utah High Schools OTECH
Core Code Course Name Credits Course Title Credits
36.01.00.13.175 Medical Terminology 0.5 TEMA 1083 Medical Terminology for Medical Assistants 2
36.01.00.13.110 Medical Anatomy & Physiology (A/B) 1 TEMA 1040 Anatomy and Physiology 4