At Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Surrey, Canada, Certificate in Health Unit Coordinator is offered as a certificate in Healthcare Administration programme. The programme runs for 2 semesters, delivered on campus.
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Healthcare Administration
Duration: 2 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
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Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Kwantlen Polytechnic University's Certificate in Health Unit Coordinator is a 30-credit undergraduate credential in the Faculty of Health, delivered over two terms on the Langley campus. It prepares students for a clerical role within a multidisciplinary health care team, covering effective communication, accurate management of patients' health records, and leadership and assertiveness skills. Coursework includes the unit coordinator role, medical language foundations, transition to role, medical and diagnostic applications, and specialty services, alongside supervised clinical placements supported by a preceptor and Health Unit Coordinator faculty. The program runs full-time during the day for a September start, or with evening and weekend classes for a January start. The credential is recognized by health authorities in the Lower Mainland, and graduates typically find employment as unit coordinators, unit clerks, nursing unit assistants or clerks, and in other clerical roles within health care settings. Graduates receive a Certificate in Health Unit Coordinator.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: In addition to the Faculty's Admission Requirements (KPU's undergraduate English Proficiency Requirement), applicants need a minimum typing speed of 50 words per minute and must attend a Health Unit Coordinator Information Session. Following a conditional offer of admission, applicants must submit an acceptable Criminal Record Check through the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General's Criminal Records Review Program, completed within six months prior to the program start; applicants who have lived outside Canada as an adult must also secure a Vulnerable Sector criminal record search from their country of origin.
