Medical Office Assistant

Develop strong administrative and clinical skills for managing healthcare offices. Learn electronic medical records, medical billing, and patient communication techniques.

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Be the Backbone of Healthcare

The Medical Office Assistant program at College or University College equips students with the skills needed to manage medical offices effectively. The curriculum includes medical billing, coding, and the use of electronic health records, ensuring graduates are prepared for administrative roles in healthcare.College or University College is a proud partner of the Canadian College of Health Information Management (College). The College is a national, not-for-profit corporation that sets the accreditation standards for educational institutions and certification standards for health information professionals in Canada.

Admission Requirements

Grade 12 or Mature Student Status (19 years of age or more).

Language Proficiency Requirements: To demonstrate language proficiency, applicants must meet at least one of the following criteria:

Option 1: Secondary Education Evidence that three years of full-time secondary education (Grades 8-12) have been successfully completed in English in a country where English is one of the principal languages. This includes successful completion of a BC Adult Graduation program. The student needs to have a minimum of English 10 or higher with a minimum Grade C or higher.

Option 2: Post-Secondary Education Evidence that two years of full-time post-secondary education have been completed in the program’s language of instruction at an accredited institution in a country where the language of instruction is one of the principal languages. Language development (ELL) courses cannot be included.

Option 3: Standardized Language Test Achievement of minimum scores on a recognized standardized language test. Test results should be valid at the time of enrollment.

Core Courses in MLA Program

Name of English language assessment/test	Minimum score(s)/level(s)
International English Language Testing System (IELTS)	Minimum overall score of 5.5 (no less than 5.0 in any module)
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) IBT	Minimum overall score of 46
Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL)	Minimum overall score of 40
Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP)	Listening 6, Speaking 6, Reading 5, and Writing 5.
Duolingo English Test (DET)	Minimum overall score of 95
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic	Minimum overall score of 43
Cambridge English Qualifications: B2 First exam (FCE)
Institutions may include other Cambridge Qualifications at a higher level (i.e., C2 Proficiency (CPE)).	Minimum overall score of
160 or “C”
Cambridge Linguaskill	Minimum overall B2 level

Name of English language assessment/test	Minimum score(s)/level(s)
LANGUAGECERT Academic	Minimum overall B2 level
The Michigan English Test (MET)	Minimum overall B2 level
iTEP Academic	Minimum overall score of 3.5
EIKEN	Minimum placement of Grade Pre-1

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