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Andrews Grads, a question for you - minimolly

Posted: Jul 11, 2013

I was wondering how many hours it equates to on the transcript?

Thank you

If you are asking ... - sm

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If you are wondering if Andrews qualifies for getting one year of the AAPC credentials' 2-year experience requirement waived, yes, it does.

The AAPC course is in the range of 80 hours or something like that. In addition, Andrews teaches inpatient coding, A&P, pathophysiology, reimbursement& billing, phamacology, and so forth, so they are quite a bit more.

Did that answer the question?

I was asking for college purposes, but my hours don't transfer :( - sadtogothroughall again

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I looked at my transcript from Andrews and sent it to a CAHIIM-accredited college to get a bachelors, but was told today none of my credits from Andrews will transfer. Oh well, I will just go ahead and take my certification exams and then decide what to do. If I had realized at the time I would have opted to get my degree first, but since I wanted out of transcription I just jumped the gun. I am not sorry at all I took the classes from Andrews, I am just disappointed they aren't transferable to a regular college. So, I will have to take ALL of it again. I guess one good thing is I will be able zip through the coding, A and P, pathophysiology, pharmacology classes. :oD

You might be better off this way - anon

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Even though you'll have to double up with repeat classes, when you get a coder job, your employer may very well have tuition reimbursement for your college classes... saves you a bit out of pocket.

You are better off this way - sm

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It would not make sense to wait 4-6 years to get a coding job that you could get now. You would lose more money the other way, not this way.

College credits aren't guaranteed to transfer, either. Schools are under no oblÃ®gation to take them. Some would refuse to take credits from Harvard.

Check the school's policy on credit by exam. You can simply test out of those courses.

Also ask if they will give credit for coding if you have certifications. Some will.

While you are at it, check to see if they will take CLEP tests. You can knock out a lot of courses that way.

Good points! nm - anon

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nm

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