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Medical Office Assistant
NorQuest College
www.norquest.ca
The program structure and design reflect NorQuest's specialization in related health care programs such as Hospital Unit Clerk, Health Care Aide, and Licensed Practical Nurse. The curriculum parallels that of Hospital Unit Clerk (HUC) and students will greatly benefit from using an established and evolved curriculum and from the continuous revisions and employer feedback.
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Office of the Registrar
10215 - 108 Street
Edmonton, Alberta, T5J1L6, Canada
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Program Type Standard
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Credential Type Certificate
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Length 1 Year or Less
- Part Time Only
- Cooperative Education
- Continuing Education
- Distance Learning Available
Admission Requirements
- 50% in English Language Arts 30-1 or 65% in English Language Arts 30-2 or equivalent
- 65% in High School Prep Mathematics (MATH1905) or 50% in Mathematics 10-3 or equivalent
Note: If it has been 10 or more years since you completed any mathematics courses (i.e., Math 10, 20, 30 or Math 13, 23, 33), you will be required to complete a skills assessment, take a challenge exam, or complete upgrading to meet the mathematics requirement. Conditional or provisional admission may be granted to applicants who are missing admission requirements after satisfying other conditions. See Admissions Process for more details.
English Language Proficiency Requirements: If English is your second language, you must provide proof of English Language Proficiency (ELP) prior to admission. ELP test results must have been obtained within two years of the start date of your program.
Acceptable evidence of ELP may be one of the following test scores:
- CLBA: no section score below 8
- IELTS Academic: overall score of 6.5; no section score below 6.0
- TOEFL iBT: 84; no section score below 21
- CELPIP General: 8; no section score below 7
- CAEL: 60; no section score below 60
- Minimum 80% in ESLS 8000 or ESLS 8100, and 80% in ESLW 8000 or ESLW 8100
- Minimum of 50% in ESLG 1860 and 1861
Note: The ELP requirement is different from the English academic admissions requirement.
Distance Delivery Options
Online Asynchronous
Student Aid
This program is eligible for full-time post-secondary assistance by Student Aid Alberta for the funding year 2019/08/01 to 2020/07/31*.
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Tuition $3,234.00 Year One
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Books/Supplies/Instruments $1,153.00 Year One
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Mandatory Fees $251.00 Year One
* Tuition, books, supplies, instruments, and other/mandatory fees are provided to Student Aid Alberta and may be used when processing full-time post-secondary funding applications. The educational costs provided are based on a 100% full-course load and may not reflect current or all educational costs charged by the school. Contact the school to obtain accurate educational cost information.
Transfer(s) Eligibility
Search Transfer Alberta for course and program transfer information including transfer agreements between post-secondary schools in Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon.
Transfer(s) available outside of Transfer Alberta: Not available
Updated August 30, 2019. The information contained in this profile is current as of the date shown.
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