Online Medical Office Assistant Certificate Start a Career in Healthcare
19
Credit Hours
100% online, 8-week courses
Transfer in up to 75% of the certificate total
Begin a Career in Healthcare and Help Others Heal with Our Online Medical Office Assistant Certificate Program
Healthcare is a growing field that needs people who care for others and want to do their part to help. If you are passionate about helping people but aren’t ready to commit to a full degree, then Liberty University’s 100% online Medical Office Assistant Certificate program is for you. You can get the training you need to begin making a difference in the medical field in just 2 semesters.
Medical office assistants play a vital role in the care and well-being of patients. As an administrative medical assistant, you will often be the bridge between doctors, nurses, patients, and insurance companies. Through this medical office administrative assistant certificate program, you can play an integral role in hospitals, outpatient clinics, physician’s offices, and long-term care facilities.
Why Choose Liberty’s Medical Office Assistant Certificate Online Program?
At Liberty University, our mission is Training Champions for Christ. Because of this mission, we strive for excellence in all that we do. We want to help you provide the best care you can for patients in your future office. Liberty University’s program stresses strong academics and has a dedicated faculty who make it their personal mission to see that you get the best education possible.
Working as a medical office assistant is a great opportunity to serve your community and enter a rapidly growing career field. The certificate credits from this program can also be transferred to our AAS in Medical Office Assistant degree.
What Will You Study in Our Undergraduate Certificate in Medical Office Administration?
You can learn the business and administrative aspects of the systems and procedures you will handle on a day-to-day basis as a medical office assistant. Plus, you can learn medical terminology and anatomical terms to understand the medical, procedural, and diagnostic coding used in insurance claim processing.
As a staff member, you will often handle a patient’s sensitive medical files. Because of this, you will study the ethical and legal aspects of medicine with a focus on confidentiality, HIPAA, risk management, licensing, contracts, and professional liability.
You will also need to learn best practices of patient billing and bookkeeping for a medical office. This includes using the universal claim form CMS-1500, in which carriers submit the claim form, collections, payments, and accounts receivable.
As a member of the staff in an office and one of the key people communicating between patients and doctors, you must maintain composure in all situations. To help with this, you can learn techniques to maintain compassionate professionalism when interacting with the patient and their families.
Potential Career Opportunities
- Administrative assistant
- Medical assistant
- Receptionist at a medical facility
- Secretary
Required Courses
- AMOA 203 – Medical Office Systems and Procedures
- AMOA 204 – Medical Office Insurance
- AMOA 206 – Medical Office Billing and Bookkeeping
- AMOA 256 – Medical Office Ethics and Law
- HLTH 211 – Applied Anatomy and Physiology I
- HLTH 212 – Applied Anatomy and Physiology II
- NURS 105 – Medical Terminology*
*Course guide available upon request
Certificate Information
- This certificate falls under the School of Health Sciences.
- Review the Undergraduate Health Sciences Course Guides (login required).
Certificate Completion Plan
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Tuition & Aid
Your success is our success, which is why we are committed to providing quality academics at an affordable tuition rate. While other colleges are increasing their tuition, we have frozen tuition rates for the majority of our undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs for the past 9 years – and counting.
To continue our mission of providing affordable education, electronic textbooks are provided for all undergraduate courses at no cost to you. As a full-time student, this could save you an estimated $800-2,000 per year on textbooks!
Undergraduate Full Time | $390/Credit |
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Undergraduate Part Time | $455/Credit |
Military Undergraduate | $250/Credit |
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Admission Requirements for Our Online Medical Office Assistant Certificate
Admission Requirements
- Apply online or over the phone with an admissions counselor by calling (800) 424-9595.
- A non-refundable, non-transferable $50 application fee will be posted on the current application upon enrollment (waived for qualifying service members, veterans, and military spouses – documentation verifying military status is required).
- Send official high school transcripts or official GED test scores.*
- Students may be allowed to enroll in up to 12 credit hours with Liberty with the submission of our High School Self-Certification Form (login required – you will first need to claim your Liberty Account).
- Send official college transcripts (mailed as sealed, unopened copies or sent via a direct electronic transcript system).
- Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an approved alternative assessment. For information on alternative assessments or TOEFL waivers, please call Admissions or view the official International Admissions policy.
*Official high school transcript requirement may be waived with college transcripts from an accredited college/university showing at least 12 earned credit hours with an acceptable GPA.
Note: A 1.5 or above cumulative GPA is required for admission in good standing.
Transcript Policies
High School Transcript Policy
Applicants may submit a High School Self-Certification Form in lieu of a final official high school transcript in order to enroll in up to 12 credit hours at Liberty University.
- Applicants may submit a college transcript showing 12 or more credits from an accredited institution and a High School Self-Certification Form in lieu of high school transcripts.
Students must submit official high school transcripts, or official college transcripts showing at least 12 credit hours earned with an acceptable grade point average (GPA) from an accredited institution, in order to register for additional courses.
The official high school transcript, GED requirement, and High School Self-Certification Form can be waived if the applicant has earned an associate degree or higher.
Final transcripts must reflect all coursework and final grades received for grades 9-12, a graduation date, and an overall GPA. (Mailed transcripts must be in a sealed and unopened envelope.)
Official College Transcript Policy
An acceptable official college transcript is one that has been issued directly from the institution and is in a sealed envelope. If you have one in your possession, it must meet the same requirements. If your previous institution offers electronic official transcript processing, they can send the document directly to luoverify@liberty.edu.
Military Transfers
If you have military-only transfer credits (completed basic training and enlistment), you must request an official military transcript. Please go to the Military Transfer Credit webpage to request your military transcript.
International Applicants
If you are an international applicant, you may be required to have your international transcripts reviewed. Information regarding the transcript evaluation process for international students can be found by visiting NACES.
Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an approved alternative assessment. For information on alternative assessments or TOEFL waivers, please call Admissions or view the official International Admissions policy.
Admissions Office Contact Information
Liberty University Online Admissions Verification
1971 University Blvd.
Lynchburg, VA 24515
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Military
Liberty University is dedicated to providing world-class educational experiences to military students across the globe.
Who May Qualify?
- Active Duty
- Reserve/National Guard
- Veterans/Retirees
- Spouses of Service Members and Veterans/Retirees
- Current Department of Defense Employees
Available Benefits:
- Tuition discounts – $250 per credit hour for undergraduate courses
- Additional discount for veterans who service in a civilian capacity as a First Responder (less than $565 per course)*
- 8-week courses, 8 different start dates each year, and no set login times (may exclude certain courses such as practicums, internships, or field experiences)
- Potential college credit for military training
*Not applicable to certificates.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a medical office assistant do?
As you’re considering your career options, you may be interested in becoming a medical office assistant. However, you might be unsure of what your on-the-job tasks would be. Here are some of the things you’ll be doing when you become a medical office assistant:
- Communicating with patients
- Coordinating with other medical professionals
- Filing paperwork and keeping records
- Handling medical coding, billing, and insurance claims
- Working in an office environment at a clinic or doctor’s office
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