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Office Assistant
Certificate of Proficiency

Purpose

The Office Assistant Certificate program prepares students for entry-level employment as office assistants.

Students who successfully complete this program should be able to: file correctly using alphabetic, numeric, geographic, and subject filing systems; apply rules of grammar, punctuation, and spelling in written and oral communications; relate well to others in an office environment; word process using the latest versions of Word and WordPerfect (word processing programs); format basic business letters, memos, reports, tables, press releases, itineraries, and newsletters; write resumes, letters of application, business letters and memos; transcribe from recorded dictation; operate a 10-key electronic calculator by touch; use business math and practical accounting to organize data; enter accounting transactions, and print reports using QuickBooks; enter data on spreadsheet, enhance spreadsheets, and develop graphical charts; use accepted office procedures.

Recommended course schedule

Fall Quarter

ACCT 110 Practical Accounting I 3
BTEC 102 Skillbuilding I 3
BTEC 110 Business English 5
BTEC 210 Word Processing 4
  Total Credits 15

Winter Quarter

ACCT 120 Practical Accounting II 5
BTEC 120 Business Math 5
BTEC 214 Spreadsheet 3
BTEC 220 Ten-Key 1
BTEC 233 Filing 3
  Total Credits 15

Spring Quarter

BTEC 212 Microsoft Office II 3
BTEC 218 Word Processing I 3
BTEC 224 Office Procedure 5
BTEC 232 Human Relations 3
  Computer Elective 1-2
  Total Credits 15-16

Suggested Electives: Advanced Word, Internet, Publisher, Front Page, and Outlook