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CERTIFICATE
Certificate in Office Technology
Total Credit Hours: 39-41
About Certificate in Office Technology
This program prepares students for entry- through mid-level positions as administrative assistants or may be used to update office technology knowledge and skills for job advancement in the field. Related job titles include clerk, typist, receptionist, and data entry operators.
Program Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs):
Upon successful completion of the Certificate in Office Technology program, students will be able to:
- Key at current speed and accuracy to meet industry requirements for keyboarding.
- Format, produce, and manage business documents such as memos, letters, databases, spreadsheets, presentations, and reports.
- Demonstrate effective written and oral business communication skills.
Major Requirements | ||
Course | Course Name | Credits |
English (Choose 1) | ||
EN110 | Freshman Composition | 3 |
EN110A | Freshman Composition with Instructional Lab | 4 |
Course | Course Name | Credits |
CS151 | Windows Applications | 3 |
OA101 | Keyboarding and Document Processing | 3 |
OA103 | Filing Systems | 3 |
OA130 | Information Processing | 3 |
OA210 | Database Management Systems | 3 |
OA211 | Business Communications | 3 |
OA220 | Spreadsheet Systems | 3 |
OA230 | Advanced Information Processing | 3 |
OA250 | Office Procedures | 3 |
PY125 | Interpersonal Relations | 3 |
Electives | ||
Choose 2 courses from the following: | ||
AC100 | Fundamentals of Bookkeeping and Accounting | 3 |
AC211 | Accounting Principles I | 4 |
OA109 | Business Math Using Excel | 3 |
SM108 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
Certificate Total | 39-41 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| Course | Course Name | Credits |
| English (Choose 1) | ||
| EN110 | Freshman Composition | 3 |
| EN110A | Freshman Composition with Instructional Lab | 4 |
| Course | Course Name | Credits |
| CS151 | Windows Applications | 3 |
| OA101 | Keyboarding Applications | 3 |
| OA103 | Filing Systems | 3 |
| OA130 | Information Processing | 3 |
| OA210 | Database Management Systems | 3 |
| OA211 | Business Communications | 3 |
| OA220 | Spreadsheet Systems | 3 |
| OA230 | Advanced Information Processing | 3 |
| OA250 | Office Procedures | 3 |
| PY125 | Interpersonal Relations | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Choose 2 courses from the following | ||
| AC100 | Fund Bookkeeping and Accounting | 3 |
| AC211 | Accounting Principles I | 4 |
| OA109 | Business Math Using Excel | 3 |
| SM108 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| Certificate Total | 39-41 | |
2024-2025 College Catalog
General Requirements for Certificates
Effective fall Semester 2003, several academic policy changes were implemented to ensure that students are adequately prepared to meet business and industry standards. All Undeclared or newly Declared Students enrolled in regularly scheduled postsecondary courses must be enrolled in or must have completed developmental coursework for Math and English or have successfully placed into post-secondary Math and English (or equivalent).
Students must fulfill the English general education requirement by the time they have enrolled in 12 credits of classes. This means that students may take only nine (9) credits before they must begin meeting the general education requirements. All declared students in Certificate programs will be required to successfully complete minimum general education course requirements. For more information, refer to the Admissions Information, General Education Policy section of this catalog.
A. General Education Requirements
Students must demonstrate proficiency in reading, writing, understanding and speaking English as indicated by one of the following:
- Test out of the English Placement Test (or equivalent), or
- Satisfactory completion of EN097 courses and
- Test out of the Math Placement Test (or equivalent), or
- Satisfactory completion of MA098 course
*Students in the Certificate of Construction Technology program can successfully complete their math requirements with MA094 Mathematics for the Trades in lieu of MA098 Intermediate Algebra.
B. Major Requirements. Total Major Requirements vary by program. Minimum Total Credits Required for a Certificate is 30 credits.
* No course may be counted for both Major and General Education requirements.
** Placement testing is not mandatory for admission to the College. Completion of placement testing or equivalent, however, is required for enrollment into English and mathematics courses. Therefore, students who plan to enroll full-time in a program should take the placement test to be eligible for a full load of courses.
2024-2025 College Catalog
Upon successful completion of the Certificate in Office Technology program, students will be able to:
Key at current speed and accuracy to meet industry requirements for keyboarding.
Format, produce, and manage business documents such as memos, letters, databases, spreadsheets, presentations, and reports.
Demonstrate effective written and oral business communication skills.
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