GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

MEDICAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATION
MEDICAL FRONT OFFICE

This curriculum is designed for those students who are planning for a position in offices of physicians, medical clinics, hospitals, and allied health facilities.

PREREQUISITE COURSES REQUIRED COURSES FOR CERTIFICATE UNITS

CABOT 103 and one of the following:
a.  Eligibility for ENGL 191
b.  Eligibility for ESL 141

CABOT 102

English for Business

4

Eligibility for ENGL 189 or ESL 133

CABOT 103

Business Vocabulary Development

3

 

CABOT 104

Filing Methods and Systems

1

 

CABOT 205*

Computer Keyboarding/Typing I

3

 

CABOT 208

Windows Basics

1
 

CABOT 110

 Collegiate business Mathematics

3

  

MOA 181 or
MOA 182

Medical Office Terminology
Medical Terminology

3 or
5

 

MOA 185

Medical Front Office Procedures

3
  Select one of the following:
CABOT 102

CABOT 105

 Introduction to Office Correspondence

3

MOA 182, CABOT 205 or equivalent, and CABOT 103
Completion of 12 units with a 2.5 GPA or better and concurrent enrollment in 3 additional units
Enrollment in 7 units including CO ED 102, and employment related to major 		CABOT 156 and
MOA 190 and
CABOT 050** or
CO ED 102**		 Voice Recognition
Machine Transcription - Medical I
Internship (CABOT)
Occupational Work Experience		 1 and
1 and
2 or
2
  MOA 183 Medical Billing and Coding 4
  TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED 24-27
*A minimum speed of 25 wpm is required for this certificate. CABOT 230 is available to help students reach this goal. Students should request a card from their GCC instructor verifying their keyboarding speed. ** Must be in a medical office or medical facility.
Substitutions for some of the above courses may be made with department approval.
Courses taken more than five years before granting of this certificate must have the approval of the division chair for acceptance.

NOTE: ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK MIGHT BE REQUIRED IF PREREQUISITES ARE NOT MET.  SEE A COUNSELOR TO PREPARE A STUDENT EDUCATIONAL PLAN.
August 2009 GCC CATALOG 2009-2010

Important Notice: In the event of a discrepancy between the information presented above and the online and/or print versions of the GCC Catalog, please contact a counselor or the office of Admissions and Records.