Medical Office Assistant, Certificate

The Medical Office Administration program will prepare students in all aspects of working in the office, including integrated applications, desktop publishing, telephone and listening techniques, time management, records management, electronic records, human relations, oral and written business communications, calendar control, and the profession's ethical code. Computer skills include word processing, spreadsheets, database, presentation and telecommunication applications.

The Medical Office Administration program is recognized by the Texas Workforce Investment Council (formerly the Texas Skills Standards Board) which verifies that the knowledge and skill competencies required by industry are included within the curriculum.

Recommended Program of Study

First Semester

Course Number	Title	Credits
ACNT 1303	Introduction to Accounting I	3:3:1
HITT 1212	History of Health Information Technology in the U.S.	2:2:0
HITT 1305	Medical Terminology I🖱	3:3:0
MDCA 1321	Administrative Procedures	3:3:1
POFI 1349	Spreadsheets🖱	3:3:1
POFM 1202	Medical Software Applications	2:2:1

Second Semester

Course Number	Title	Credits
HITT 1253	Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Information	2:2:1
HITT 1303	Medical Terminology II🖱	3:3:0
HITT 1313	Coding and Insurance	3:3:1
ITSW 1301	Introduction to Word Processing🖱	3:3:1
POFT 2312	Business Correspondence and Communication🖱	3:3:1