Keck Graduate Institute offers online summer courses open to all undergraduate students seeking careers in healthcare and/or the sciences. For most classes, lectures will be delivered asynchronously and are recorded by faculty to be accessible online by students to watch at their convenience. Students are required to join online for a weekly discussion session, review of the week’s topics, quizzes, and other learning exercises. These courses fulfill prerequisite requirements for entrance into KGI’s School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and many other programs.
This course in medical terminology examines the language, vocabulary, and vernacular used by healthcare professionals in order to describe medical science, both among themselves and to patients. The goal of this course is to learn and utilize medical terms in broad allied health areas, including human anatomy and physiology, body systems, and operations and procedures, with an added emphasis on pathophysiological diseases, diagnoses, and treatments. Students will additionally learn the bases of medical terminology through study of prefixes, suffixes, and roots, as well as pertinent acronyms and abbreviations, in achieving a high degree of medical vocabulary proficiency.
Credits: 2.0
Discussion: Tuesday 3 – 4 p.m.
Instructor: Jerome Garcia
Prerequisites: None
Course Delivery: Lectures will be delivered asynchronously and are recorded by faculty to be accessible on-line by students through Google Drive at Keck Graduate Institute at their convenience. Additional course materials including readings, grades, and assignment will be made available through the Learning Management System, Canvas. Students are responsible for watching video lectures and reading course material during the week at their own pace. Students are responsible for keeping up with all work and are required to join online weekly for discussion of the week’s topics.
Application Requirements
An online application form is required that contains questions about your personal and educational background.
Transcripts from all institutions attended are required. Unofficial copies may be used for evaluation purposes. If admitted and you choose to matriculate, official transcripts must be submitted from all college or universities attended. Translated copies must be submitted for International students.
Application Review
They will review applications on a rolling basis. We will strive to notify you about the status of your application as soon as possible.
Cost
- $499 per Credit Hour
- $20 application fee
If you are in need of an application fee waiver, please contact admissions@kgi.edu.
KGI is a member of the Claremont Colleges and a WASC accredited institution. Check your local academic advising center for transferability of credits.
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