Medical Office Assistant Certificate (Online, Part-Time)

The Medical Office Assistant is now available online. The certificate program will have an intake every fall semester, and takes five semesters to complete all program requirements on a part-time basis. The work experience course is a full-time commitment for four weeks. See the full-time Medical Office Assistant program listing for admission requirements and transferability information.

Applications to the Medical Office Assistant Online Fall 2012 program are currently being accepted. However due to high demand and limited space, many applicants may not be offered a seat. Interested applicants should submit their application before it's too late!

Courses in Program

(SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

FALL 2012 - SEMESTER 1
BUS0002: Keyboarding and Document Processing for Health Care Administration 
HCMT121: Medical Terminology I *
HCCS110: Role Concepts in Health Care Administration

WINTER 2013 - SEMESTER 2
HCMO135: Introduction to Medical Office (Prerequisites: BUS0002, HCCS110, HCMT121)
BUS0069: Financial Management for the Medical Office (Prerequisites: BUS0002, HCCS110, HCMT121)

SPRING 2013 - SEMESTER 3
HCMT122: Medical Terminology II (Prerequisite: HCMT121) **
ADMN135: Basic Medical Office Skills (Prerequisites: BUS0002, HCCS110. HCMT121, HCMO135, BUS0069)

FALL 2013 - SEMESTER 4
HCMO138: Clinical Skills for the Medical Office (Prerequisites: HCMT121, HCMT122, HCMO135, HCCS110, ADMN135)
COMP136: Electronic Medical Office Management (Prerequisites: BUS0002, HCMO135, HCCS110, HCMT121, HCMT122, ADMN135)

WINTER 2014 - SEMESTER 5
COMM170: Business Communications (Prerequisite: BUS0002)
BUS0068: Employment Preparation (Prerequisites: BUS0002, HCCS110, HCMO135, BUS0069, ADMN135, HCMO138)
HCMO140: Work Experience for Medical Office Assistants (4 weeks) (Prerequisite: All required courses of the MOA program with a minimum GPA of 2.0)

* HCMT121: Medical Terminology I must be completed within 2 years of starting HCMO140: Work Experience for Medical Office Assistants.
** HCMT122: Medical Terminology II must be completed within 6 months of starting HCMO140: Work Experience for Medical Office Assistants.

Note: Fall 2012 courses will be offered again in fall 2013. Registration into the online courses of Medical Office Assistant can be completed through eCampusAlberta.ca. Students who are not able to access Bow Valley College for testing must choose a partner college that will provide testing services to them during the course of study.

Transferability

See full-time program listing for admission requirements and transferability information.