# Medical Office (Certificate of Achievement)

Victor Valley College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Business Education Technologies

Source: https://catalog.vvc.edu/degrees-certificates/business-education-technologies/medical-office-ca/

**State Control Number:** 07546  
**Program Code:** BET.MEOF.CA  
**Program Length:** 12 months  
**Approved for Federal Financial Aid:** Yes

This curriculum is designed to prepare students to effectively carry out front medical office functions. Administrative duties include scheduling and receiving patients, maintaining medical records, office accounts, insurance forms, and transcription. See Medical Assistant for a program which includes both front and back office preparation and a clinical component.

### Requirements

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Required Courses** | |  |
| ALDH 80 | Pharmacology | 3.0 |
| ALDH 81 | Medical Insurance | 3.0 |
| ALDH 82 | Medical Office Procedures | 4.0 |
| ALDH 139 | Medical Terminology | 3.0 |
| BET 68 | Proofreading | 3.0 |
| or BET 143 | Business English |  |
| BET 104 | Beginning Word Processing/Typing for Windows Abc | 3.0 |
| BET 123M | Machine Transcription-Medical | 3.0 |
| BET 124 | Records Management | 3.0 |
| BET 136 | Career Applications for Word Processing | 3.0 |
| BET 142 | Office Technologies & Procedures | 3.0 |
| **Complete one course from the following:** | | 3.0 |
| ↳ BET 100 | Introduction to Computers |  |
| ↳ BET 112 | Spreadsheet: Excel for Windows A/B/C |  |
| ↳ BET 118 | Microsoft Access |  |
| ↳ BET 131 | Presentation Software: Powerpoint A/B/C |  |
| ↳ BET 141 | OS: Windows A/B/C |  |
| **Total Units** | | **34** |

### Program Map

#### Suggested Plan of Study

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**First Year**

| Fall | Units |
| --- | --- |
| ALDH 139 | Medical Terminology | 3.0 |
| BET 104 | Beginning Word Processing/Typing for Windows Abc | 3.0 |
| BET 123M | Machine Transcription-Medical | 3.0 |
| BET 124 | Records Management | 3.0 |
| BET 142 | Office Technologies & Procedures | 3.0 |
|  | Units | 15 |

| Winter |
| --- |
| ALDH 81 | Medical Insurance | 3.0 |
|  | Units | 3 |

| Spring |
| --- |
| ALDH 80 | Pharmacology | 3.0 |
| ALDH 82 | Medical Office Procedures | 4.0 |
| BET 68 | Proofreading | 3.0 |
| BET 136 | Career Applications for Word Processing | 3.0 |
|  | Units | 13 |

| Summer |
| --- |
| BET 112 | Spreadsheet: Excel for Windows A/B/C | 3.0 |
|  | Units | 3 |
|  | Total Units | 34 |