Medical Office Support Certificate (MOS)
2024-2025 Business & Administrative Pathway
Certificate, Health Division
Recommended Course Selection Sequence
| OFT101 | Keyboarding and Word Processing | 3 |
| ALH186 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| OFT114 | Business Communications | 3 |
| OFT219 | Medical Administrative Procedures | 3 |
| OFT102 | Advanced Keyboarding and Word Processing | 3 |
| OFT140 | Medical Records Transcription | 3 |
| OFT142 | Third Party Reimbursement | 3 |
| BIO108 | The Body in Health and Disease | 3 |
| PRO100 | Introduction to the Professional Portfolio | 1 |
Total Credit Hours: 25
Program Notes
- Open admissions
- Stackable credential
- Day program
- Students who can type 35 wpm or more and have knowledge of Microsoft Word 2010 may waive OFT101 and register for OFT102. The OFT101 credits must be fulfilled by 3 credits of open electives.
Campus Information
Additional Graduation Requirements
- Mathematics proficiency to graduate
- Cumulative CLGPA at or above 2.0
- Submit your intent to graduate form at https://www.northshore.edu/registrar/graduation.html
Advising Notes
This certificate is designed upon completion to lead a student to entry level employment as a medical office support professional.
For students interested in continuing their education, courses in this certificate count towards the Medical Administrative Assistant Degee.
Courses are listed in the recommended order you should take them.
Many courses have prerequisite requirements that must be fulfilled to be eligible to enroll in the course.
Taking classes in the winter intersession and summer can accelerate your time to degree completion.
All student degree audits for graduation purposes will be based off the official program of study the student is enrolled in.