West Ashley Center for Advance Studies – Dual Enrollment Medical Terminology
Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester
Medical Terminology is designed to develop a working knowledge of the language of health professions. Students acquire word-building skills by learning prefixes, suffixes, roots, combining forms, and abbreviations. Utilizing a body systems approach, students will define, interpret, and pronounce medical terms relating to structure and function, pathology, diagnosis, clinical procedures, and pharmacology. Students will use problem-solving techniques to assist in developing an understanding of course concepts. Students must complete the Trident Technical College Dual Enrollment application. This course counts towards completer status.
Prerequisites: Qualifying Accuplacer scores and has earned a concentrator status in a health science major
Grades: 11, 12
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