Route 1B - Graduate

Are you a GRADUATE from a Medical Office Assistant program from an NCCT (authorized) school within the past FIVE years?

• You must be a United States high school graduate or hold equivalent credentials (e.g., GED).
• You must submit a copy of your Medical Office Assistant diploma, certificate of completion, or transcript with graduation date. This includes U.S. Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship programs.

Route 2 - Experience

You have one year of verifiable full-time experience as a Medical Office Assistant practitioner within the past FIVE years.

• You must be a United States high school graduate or hold equivalent credentials (e.g., GED).
• You must have one (1) year of full-time employment or equivalent (2080 hours) as a Medical Office Assistant under the direct supervision of a certified/licensed physician or primary care provider within the past FIVE years.
• You must submit a copy of your high school diploma (or equivalent) and the Medical Office Assistant Certification Qualification by Experience form completed by your employer.
• NOTE: Working as an instructor is not equivalent to working as a practitioner.

Route 3 - Military

Have you completed Medical Office Assistant training or its equivalent during U.S. Military service within the past FIVE years?

• You must be a United States high school graduate or hold equivalent credentials (e.g., GED).
• You must provide a copy of a SMART transcript or DD214 indicating you have successfully completed a formal medical services training program of the United States Armed Forces relating to the discipline for which you are testing. The DD214 or SMART transcript must be current within the past FIVE years.

OR

You are a member [active-duty, retired, veteran] of the United States Armed Forces, or a spouse thereof, and have one year of verifiable full-time experience as a Medical Office Assistant practitioner within the past FIVE years.

• You must be a United States high school graduate or hold equivalent credentials (e.g., GED).
• You must have one (1) year of full-time employment or equivalent (2080 hours) as a Medical Office Assistant under the direct supervision of a certified/licensed physician or primary care provider within the past FIVE years.
• You must submit a copy of your high school diploma (or equivalent) and the Medical Office Assistant Certification Qualification by Experience form completed by your employer.
• NOTE: Working as an instructor is not equivalent to working as a practitioner.

Route 4 - High School

A current high school student in a Medical Office Assistant program from an NCCT (authorized) school earns a provisional certification. If the required documentation is submitted within twenty-four (24) months, a full certification is awarded. The required documentation:

• Must submit a copy of the Medical Office Assistant diploma, certificate of completion, or transcript with successful completion date; and
• Must submit copy of High School diploma or transcript with graduation date. (If courses/career pathway is listed on the High School transcript, you can submit the High School transcript only.)