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Office Systems Technology
Associate in Applied Science Degree
[see also Certificate Program]
Law, medicine, advertising, public
relations, travel -- the professional office support person can enter any
one of these fields with marketable skills that demand good salaries. With
the advent of new technologies and the globalization of business, the role
of the office worker has become more attractive and challenging than ever.
Today's office support person is considered an integral part of the administrative
executive support team and is routinely involved in decision-making.
Successful graduates of this program will be able to:
- demonstrate proficiency in office skill areas, with emphasis on computer applications and communication;
- demonstrate proficiency in all other aspects of office support responsibility, including
telephone use, records management, routine correspondence, decision-making, setting priorities,
arranging for meetings and conferences, making travel arrangements and preparing itineraries;
- understand the importance of interpersonal relations and international business protocol;
- attain a position in industry in any one of many office support functions,
such as administrative assistant, executive secretary, or word processor.
The Office Systems Technology program
offers training in the latest technology in keyboarding, word processing, spreadsheet,
presentation, and database applications; job search assistance through the college's
Career Services office; credit for skills learned in high school or on the job.
Students may receive credit for previous
training in the skills area by applying for credit-by-exam, credit-by-experience,
or credit-by-articulation. Contact the Office Systems Technology coordinator
for additional information.
Admission requires a high school
diploma or equivalent, with one year of mathematics.
Students must earn a minimum grade
of C in BUS 105, 209; CIS 175, 182; OST 111, 112, 205, 219, 222, and 223 to graduate.
NOTE: All computer application courses are mapped to certification exams.
Certificate Program; Related Programs of Study
Degree Curriculum
| Code |
Course (lecture/lab hours) |
Credits |
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ENG |
101 |
English Composition I (3/0) |
3 |
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IST |
101 |
Computer Concepts (2/2) |
3 |
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OST |
111 |
Basic Keyboarding Applications (2/2) |
3 |
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BUS |
105 |
Communication Skills for Business (3/0) |
3 |
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BUS |
103 |
Business Mathematics (3/0) |
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OR |
3-4 |
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MAT |
- |
Approved Mathematics elective
BUS 103, Business Mathematics, is
recommended for those students who do not plan to transfer to a four-year
institution, and MAT 107 or 108 are recommended for those students who
plan to transfer. |
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ENG |
102 |
English Composition II (3/0) |
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| |
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OR |
3 |
|
ENG |
112 |
English Composition II with Speech (3/0) |
|
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BUS |
101 |
Introduction to Business (3/0) |
3 |
|
OST |
219 |
Word Processing Concepts & Applications (2/2) |
3 |
| - |
- |
General Education elective
Select from the following general education categories:
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3 |
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ACC |
106 |
Office Accounting (3/0) |
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OR |
3-4 |
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ACC |
111 |
Principles of Financial Accounting (4/0) |
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OST |
112 |
Advanced Keyboarding Applications(2/2) |
3 |
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OST |
205 |
Records and Database Management (2/2) |
3 |
|
BUS |
209 |
Business Letter & Report Writing (3/0) |
3 |
|
BUS |
210 |
Principles of Management (3/0) |
3 |
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CIS |
175 |
PC Applications: Spreadsheets (2/2) |
3 |
| |
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OST |
222 |
Current Topics in Office Administration (2/2) |
3 |
|
OST |
223 |
Advanced Word Processing Applications (2/2) |
3 |
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CIS |
182 |
PC Applications: Presentations (2/2) |
3 |
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BUS |
296 |
International Business Practice Firm (1/5) |
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OR |
3 |
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BUS |
230 |
International Business (3/0) |
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| - |
- |
General Education elective
Select from the following general education categories:
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3 |
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HPE |
110 |
Concepts of Health & Fitness (1/2)
HPE 111 is an acceptable alternative. |
2 |
| Total |
62-64 |
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