Medical Terminology

Become better prepared for your allied health profession!

Quickly master the basics of medical terminology. This 5-week online course omits time-consuming, nonessential information and helps you quickly build a working medical vocabulary. Topics include terms that relate to the anatomy, physiology, and pathological conditions of selected systems. To promote mastery of the subject, you will also be introduced to the most frequently encountered suffixes, prefixes, and word roots.

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Enroll in this 15 hour program and finish in 5 weeks or less!

Dates: Next class June 9 – Aug 24 (rolling enrollment). Asynchronous, online class runs each term. Registration is now open! (Register any time between now and July 20, 2025 for this self-paced, 5 week course). Next course begins Fall 2025.

Cost: $195.00 paid during registration for this course.

    • DISCOUNT PRICE of $155 for military, current PLU students, & alumni

Delivery Method: Online, self-paced, 5 weeks from time of registration

Credit Type: 1.5 CEUs or 1 undergraduate CE credit (appears on transcript as KINS 800)

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Whether as a brush up on your current skills or as an introduction to medical language, this course has been specifically designed for:

    • Nurse’s Assistants and Nursing aides
    • Medical Technologists and Assistants
    • Lab Technicians
    • Physical and Occupational Therapists
    • Dental Hygienists and Dental Assistants
    • Physician Assistants
    • Respiratory Therapists and Technologists
    • Emergency Medical Providers
    • Medical Imaging
    • Medical Information Managers
    • Students in pre-physical therapy or nursing
    • or anyone who want to get ahead in their studies or field!

See withdrawal/drop policy here: https://www.plu.edu/education/ppd/non-credit-program-info/