# Medical Assisting (MOA) courses

Antelope Valley College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 4 courses

Source: https://avc.elumenapp.com/catalog/2026-27/department/medical-assistingv2

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027.

### MOA 101 — Beginning Medical Terminology

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- **Prerequisite:** Completion of ENGL C1000 (ENGL 101) with a grade of "C" or better.
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/antelope-valley-college/schedule/fall-2026/moa.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/antelope-valley-college/schedule/spring-2027/moa.md)
- Applies to the associate degree or certificates (AVC)

This course provides experience in building basic terms commonly used in the medical field using prefixes, suffixes, and word roots. An introduction to anatomy and physiology is used to illustrate applications of terms in a body systems approach.

### MOA 102 — Advanced Medical Terminology

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- **Prerequisite:** Completion of MOA 101 with a "C" or better, completion of ENGL C1000 (ENGL 101) with a grade of "C" or better The focus of this course is continued development of understanding and application of medical language to practical situations that occur in hospitals, clinics, physicians' offices, medical records, and medical communication.
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/antelope-valley-college/schedule/fall-2026/moa.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/antelope-valley-college/schedule/spring-2027/moa.md)
- Applies to the associate degree or certificates (AVC)

### MOA 110 — Beginning Medical Office Assisting

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours, 54 lab hours, 108 contact hours total
- **Prerequisite:** Completion of BIOL 100, BIP 151, BIP 152, ENGL C1000 (ENGL 101), MOA 101, and NF 100 all with a grade of "C" or better.
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/antelope-valley-college/schedule/fall-2026/moa.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/antelope-valley-college/schedule/spring-2027/moa.md)
- Applies to the associate degree or certificates (AVC)

The course includes duties and responsibilities of the medical assistant including medical ethics, etiquette, law, assisting the physician in the examination of the patient, medical and surgical asepsis and wound care. Human relations for the medical office is also covered. School uniforms are required in this course.

### MOA 111 — Advanced Medical Office Assisting

- **Units:** 7
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours, 216 lab hours, 270 contact hours total
- **Prerequisite:** Completion of BIP 205, MOA 102, and MOA 110 all with a "C" or better.
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/antelope-valley-college/schedule/fall-2026/moa.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/antelope-valley-college/schedule/spring-2027/moa.md)
- Limitation on enrollment: Student must have a current BLS card.
- Applies to the associate degree or certificates (AVC)

The course covers advanced skills for assisting the physician in the medical office or clinic. The legal and technical aspects of patient teaching and office laboratory procedures are presented. This course requires a school uniform.