The Administrative Support certificate program is designed for students who wish to develop entry-level skills in a short time or for those already employed who wish to upgrade their skills. The acquired skills enable successful graduates of the program to attain one of many possible office support positions in business.
The program may be pursued part- or full-time. Admission requires a high school diploma or its equivalent with one year of mathematics. Students may receive credit for previous training in the skills area by applying for credit-by-examination, credit-by-experience, and/or credit-by-articulation. Contact the program coordinator for additional information.
NOTE: Computer application courses are mapped to Microsoft certification exams.
SEE ALSO:
Microcomputer Applications certificate program
Code | Course (lecture/lab hours) | Credits |
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ACC 106 | Office Accounting I (3/0) | |
OR | 3-4 | |
ACC 111 | Principles of Financial Accounting (4/0) | |
BUS 105 | Business Writing (3/0) | 3 |
ENG 101 | English Composition I (3/0) | 3 |
IST 101 | Computer Concepts with Applications (2/2)
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3 |
OST 111 | Computer Keyboarding with Word Processing Applications (2/2) | 3 |
BUS 101 | Introduction to Business (3/0) | 3 |
BUS 209 | Business Communications (3/0) | 3 |
CIS 173 | PC Applications: Database (2/2) | 3 |
CIS 175 | PC Applications: Spreadsheets (2/2) | 3 |
IST 140 | The Internet and Computer Technology (2/2) | 3 |
OST 219 | Word Processing Concepts and Applications (2/2) | 3 |
33-34 | ||
NOTE: Students must earn a minimum grade of C in all BUS, CIS, IST, and OST courses. |