Certificate in Medical Office Administrative Assistant (MOAA)
(CIP Code 510716)
38 Semester HoursThe Medical Office Administrative Assistant Certificate program is designed for individuals who desire to develop skills as entry-level office support personnel in an electronic medical office environment. Graduates will develop skills in the following areas: keyboarding and input technologies, word processing, spreadsheets, effective communication, customer service, and medical office procedures. Students may apply courses in the Medical Office Administrative Assistant Certificate toward the Associate Degree in Applied Science with a major in Administrative Office Technology.
Graduates of this program are prepared for competitive careers in a variety of administrative office positions.
Authorized certification course materials (MOS—Microsoft Office Specialist) are used in a variety of the courses. Graduates are encouraged to obtain their MOS certification.
Developmental Courses
This program of study requires that all developmental courses must be completed prior to graduation. These developmental courses may or may not be prerequisites to courses required in the program. Developmental courses are determined by placement tests taken at the time of admission into the college. The developmental courses are MAT 013 and RWR 032. These courses do not count for credit in any program of study.
courses required to complete this program
Following is a list of courses required to complete this program. Since some courses are offered once a year, courses should be taken in the following sequence in order to complete the program in a timely manner:
FALL SEMESTERCreditLabClass
AHS 102 Medical Terminology 303
AOT 104 Keyboarding and Input Technologies 303
COL 105 Freshman Seminar 303
CPT 101 Introduction to Computers 303
ENG 101 English Composition I 303
15015Total
SPRING SEMESTERCreditLabClass
ACC 101 Accounting Principles I 303
AOT 110 Document Formatting 303
BUS 130 Business Communications 303
HIM 110 Health Information Science I 303
12012Total
SUMMER SEMESTERCreditLabClass
AOT 180 Customer Service 303
AOT 212 Medical Document Productions 303
CPT 172 Microcomputer Database 303
OR
CPT 174 Microcomputer Spreadsheets
HIM 115 Medical Records and the Law 202
11011Total
38038Program Total
This program is aligned with the following career cluster: Business, Management & Administration.
Program Contact
- Email: croteaukh@cctech.edu
- Office: M133E
- Phone: (803) 778-7887
- Extension: 487