Medical Office
Certificate of Achievement Business Education Technologies · Victor Valley College · 2026-2027 Catalog
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 |
| orBET 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
Career, salary, and labor market data information.
First Year
| Fall | Units |
|---|---|
| ALDH 139 | Medical Terminology |
| BET 104 | Beginning Word Processing/Typing for Windows Abc |
| BET 123M | Machine Transcription-Medical |
| BET 124 | Records Management |
| BET 142 | Office Technologies & Procedures |
| Units |
| Winter |
|---|
| ALDH 81 |
| Spring |
|---|
| ALDH 80 |
| ALDH 82 |
| BET 68 |
| BET 136 |
| Summer |
|---|
| BET 112 |