Course description

This course starts with a review of basic math skills: fractions, decimals, and percentages. Learn about measurement systems and conversions used in the medical field. Explore dosage calculations for oral, parenteral, and intravenous medications. Discover different methods you can use for dosage calculations and learn an easy formula that can be applied to many dosage calculations. An introduction to basic statistics and probability will be discussed. Learn how to interpret the latest medical findings for your patients.

Course details

Hours: 24
Credits: 1
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None

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Campus
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Availability
Starts: Oct. 14, 2026
Ends: Dec. 14, 2026
Day/Time: –
Campus: Online
Cost: $224.00
Starts: Nov. 11, 2026
Ends: Jan. 11, 2027
Day/Time: –
Campus: Online
Cost: $224.00
Starts: Dec. 16, 2026
Ends: Feb. 15, 2027
Day/Time: –
Campus: Online
Cost: $224.00

Registration dates

Not all courses are offered each term.

Fall 2026 registration is open.
Winter 2027 registration opens November 2, 2026.

Delivery options

In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration

Online - Asynchronous: ​100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery