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OFFICE ADMINISTRATION

(63 Credit Hours)
This Specialization focuses on careers in office administration. Depending on the curriculum options selected, graduates will prepare for positions such as office systems managers, senior administrative assistant, executive office administrators, senior word processing specialists, administrative assistants, office receptionists, software applications specialist, customer service representative, executive secretary, software trainer, or help desk specialist.

Office Administration Specialization – AS Degree

Program Requirements  
General Education Requirements 17 credits
Recommended Courses and Electives 46 credits
Total 63 credits

Recommended Sequence of Courses
YEAR I

Fall Term Course Credits
ENC 1101 English Composition I 3
OST 1110 Intermediate PC Typing 3
OST 2357 Electronic Records Management
 3
SLS 1261 Personal Skills for Business 3
  Total 12
     
Spring Term Course Credits
SPC 1608 Public Speaking
 3
OST 1741 Word Processing I # 1
OST 2742 Word Processing II *# 1
CIS 1931 Microcomputer Concepts 3
CGS 1510
 Spreadsheet Apps
  1
** Specified Electives 3
  Total 12
     
Summer Term Course Credits
SYG 2000 Introduction to Sociology 3
OST 2743 Word Processing III *# 1
** Specified Electives 3
  Total 7

YEAR II

Fall Term Course Credits
MGF 1119 Introductory to Math with Applications 3
OST 1330 Skills for Transcription 3
OST 1335 Business Communication 3
OST 2501 Office Administration 3
OST 1831 Introduction to Windows 1
  Total 13
     
Spring Term Course Credits
APA 1111 Basic Accounting 3
ANY General Education Humanities 3
PSY 2012 General Psychology 3
OST 1813
 Desktop Publishing
  3
  Total 12
     
Summer Term Course Credits
OST 2722 Advanced Word Processing 3
** Specified Electives 4
  Total 7
     
**Electives—Select 10 credits from the following:
CGS 1100 Introduction to Computers & Technology 3
CGS 1555 Introduction to the Internet 3
OST 1100 Beginning PC Typing 3
OST 1825 Desktop Design* 3
CGS 1540 Database Management I 1
CAP 2816 Database Management II* 1
CGS 1520 Business Graphics 1
CGS 2511 Spreadsheet Applications II * 1
OST 1142 Keyboarding I # 1
OST 1143 Keyboarding II *# 1
OST 2145 Data Entry * 3
LIS 1004 Introduction to Internet Research 1
OST 1941 Office Systems Technology Internship 3
CTS 1305
 Introduction to Networking
  3

*Prerequisites and/or corequisite is required. See course description
#Prerequisites satisfied by sequential registration in shortened terms.
NOTE: Students may enroll an unlimited number of times in word processing specialization courses (OST 1741, 2742, 2743) to learn various word processing software or to learn to operate different brands of word processing machines available at different campuses. However, one credit hour per course is the maximum applicable to Program Requirements (see course description).