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Administrative Support Certificate
Purpose
This program is designed to provide entry level employment skills
for occupations in clerical support areas.
Admissions Requirements
Students who meet the admission requirements to the College are eligible for enrollment into the program. Students are expected to be proficient in basic English, mathematics and reading. Appropriate developmental courses are available for those who need to improve proficiency in these areas.
Students
who have some training in keyboarding, computer use or other
clerical skill areas may be granted advanced placement or elective
course credit.
Program Requirements
The curriculum requires the student to complete office skills
courses, including communications and mathematics, needed to
function in an office. Upon completion of the program and maintaining
an overall 2.0 GPA ("C" average) in all applicable classes, the student
will be awarded the Clerical Support Certificate.
Courses
First Semester (Fall) |
Course Code |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
| BUS 121 |
Business Math |
3 |
| AST 107 |
Editing/Proofreading |
3 |
| AST 142 |
Word Processing II |
3 |
| ITE 115 |
Basic Computer Literacy |
3 |
| SPD 110 |
Speech Communication |
3 |
| Total |
15 |
Second Semester (Spring) |
Course Code |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
| AST 253 |
Desktop Publishing |
3 |
| AST 137 |
Records Management |
3 |
| AST 243 |
Office Adminstration I |
3 |
| ENG 100 |
Occupational English |
3 |
| Total |
12 |
Summer Semester |
Course Code |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
| AST 290 |
Coordinated Internship |
3 |
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| AST 297 |
Cooperative Education in AST 3 |
3 |
| Total |
3 |
Minimum Hours for Certificate: 30
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