The medical administrative assistant entrepreneurship certificate prepares students to open their own service business providing administrative assistance to the medical profession. This certificate is designed to provide the student with basic skills in medical office administration and the basic skills in small business development and management.

(Major Code 4290; CIP Code 52.0710)

Business Office Technology

Career Certificate

Suggested/Sample Course Sequence

The sequence taken by the student may vary depending
on prerequisites, course availability, and personal/
professional responsibilities.

First Semester

AAC  130  Medical Terminology..................................3
BOT  105  Keyboarding and Formatting I.........................3
BOT  106  Intro to Business Computer Applications*.............3
          Prerequisite or corequisite: BOT 105
BOT  130  Office Systems Concepts..............................3
ENTR 120  Introduction to Entrepreneurship.....................2
          Total Semester Credit Hours.........................14

Second Semester

BOT  110  Skillbuilding I*.....................................1
          Prerequisite:  BOT 105
BOT  155  Word Processing Application I*.......................2
          Prerequisites:  BOT 105 and BOT 106
CPCA 141  Internet I*..........................................1
          Prerequisite: CPCA 105 or CPCA 106 or CPCA 128 or
          CIS 124 or appropriate score on an assessment test
BOT  170  Medical Coding and Billing*..........................3
          Prerequisite:  AAC 130
BOT  180  Business Spreadsheet Applications*...................1
          Prerequisite:  BOT 106
ENTR 180  Opportunity Analysis.................................2
          Total Semester Credit Hours.........................10

Third Semester

BOT  255  Word Processing Applications II*.....................2
          Prerequisite: BOT 155
BOT  185  Business Database Applications*......................1
          Prerequisite: BOT 106
ENTR 142  Fast Trac Business Plan..............................3
          Total Semester Credit Hours..........................6

Fourth Semester

BOT  265  Computerized Office Applications*....................3
          Prerequisites: BOT 106 and
          and BOT 255 and BOT 130
          (This capstone course should be taken near the end
          of the degree or certificate program) This course is
          offered in the spring semester only.
          Note: BOT 265 is offered Spring term only
BOT  275  Office Internship I*.................................1
          Prerequisite: Admission to the business office
          technology program. This course should be taken
          near the end of the BOT degree or certificate
          program.
          Total Semester Credit Hours..........................4
          TOTAL PROGRAM CREDIT HOURS..........................34
*Prerequisite/Corequisite required

Students may be interested in taking additional courses, as
noted below, to complement their certificate study.  These
courses are NOT part of the certificate requirements.

BUS  230  Marketing............................................3
ENTR 160  Legal Issues for Small Business......................2
ENTR 220  Entrepreneurial Marketing*...........................2
          Prerequisite: BUS 230
ENTR 195  Franchising*.........................................3
          Prerequisite: BUS 230
ENTR 131  Financial Management for Small Business*.............2
          Prerequisite: ACCT 111 or ACCT 121