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