Diploma in Office Administration - Health Services, Virtual, Online is a diploma in Business Administration programme taught at Sheridan College in Oakville, Canada. The programme runs for 4 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 19,787 per year (CAD 4,829 per year for local students).
Across two years, the curriculum builds foundations in medical terminology and administrative procedure while teaching specialized medical software, patient information handling, scheduling, billing and healthcare communication. Covered topics include medical office procedures, anatomy and medicine, e-billing and scheduling, transcription techniques, and specialized medical software applications.
Once the first three semesters are complete and a required GPA is met, students pick either a Medical Simulation course or a Field Placement of two days a week, each preparing graduates for entry-level healthcare administrative roles. Accreditation from the Canadian Health Information Management Association makes graduates eligible for that body's national certification exam; the program also covers OHIP billing, electronic scheduling, internet research, task coordination, interpersonal and customer-service skills practiced through simulated patient encounters, and written and oral communication, delivered through a mobile computing setup with access to course materials and software.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent carrying English, Grade 12 (ENG4C or ENG4U); Grade 12 mathematics and basic computer skills are recommended but not mandatory. Applicants aged 19 or over who lack the required course may apply as mature students and may be required to complete tests in English, math and/or science, or Sheridan's free Academic Upgrading program. Selection is based on the average of an applicant's six highest senior-level credits, including the required course. Applicants whose first language is not English must meet Sheridan's English Proficiency Requirements, published for this diploma as IELTS Academic 6.0 (no band below 5.5), TOEFL iBT 80 (no section below 20), PTE Academic 58 (no section below 49) or Duolingo 105 (no subscore below 85). The program's page states no different admission requirement for its Virtual/Online delivery option.
Application Details
Start Date:January and May
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting in Fall 2027 the application opened 26 September 2026, the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, and offers can go out from 1 November 2026, with portfolio- and audition-based programmes deciding later in March; accepted offers must be confirmed by 1 May 2027. Winter and Spring/Summer 2027 entry use the same portal but Sheridan publishes no fixed equal-consideration date for them and reviews those on an ongoing basis. International applicants apply directly through Sheridan's own International Application Portal, not ontariocolleges.ca; the college publishes no fixed international deadline and admits on a rolling, space-permitting basis, so early application is advised for the 2027 entry cycle. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
