Medical Office Administration Certificate is a certificate in Health Sciences programme offered by Camosun College in Victoria, Canada. The programme runs for 8 months, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 5,200 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Health Sciences
Duration: 8 months
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 5,200 / total
Last checked September 2026 · Source: camosun.ca ·
Program details
Overview
The certificate prepares students to take on office-assistant duties, both clinical and administrative, within a medical or healthcare workplace. A dedicated medical terminology component covers common prefixes, suffixes and combining forms alongside an exploration of body systems. Graduates are equipped to handle basic patient triage, charting, billing and scheduling, working independently across a range of health care settings.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission to the Medical Office Administration Certificate requires one of: a C in English 12, or a C in English 12 Camosun Alternative, with proof of that grade or higher required at application. The programme's own admissions page lists no further academic prerequisite, minimum grade point average, portfolio, interview, or work-experience condition, and it publishes no dedicated English-language test score (IELTS, TOEFL, PTE, Duolingo or CAEL); the English 12-equivalent course above is the stated language requirement. Applicants who do not yet hold the required English course can pursue an assessment or an upgrading course through Camosun before applying.
Application Details
Start Date:Three starts a year: September (Fall term), January (Winter term) and May (Summer term). Camosun lists this as an open-enrolment programme, so the intake is not capped.
Application Deadline:DOMESTIC APPLICANTS follow Camosun's college-wide open-enrolment schedule, not a date set by this programme. Winter 2027 (January start): early deadline 15 September 2026, final deadline 7 January 2027. Summer 2027 (May start): early deadline 15 January 2027, final deadline 29 April 2027. Fall 2027 (September start): applications open 1 October 2026, early deadline 15 May 2027, final deadline 26 August 2027. Applying by the early date puts your file in front of Admissions in time for priority course registration; nothing is accepted after the final date. INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS have separate deadlines: 1 June for a September (Fall) start, 1 October for January (Winter) and 1 February for May (Summer). Those dates hold only while seats remain, so a popular intake can close sooner; a later application may still be looked at if seats are open and there is time to obtain a study permit. Domestic and international applicants both apply online through EducationPlannerBC (apply.educationplannerbc.ca/camosun).
