2000-2001 Catalog
Office Systems Specialist
(Word Processing Technology) (6390)
This certificate is designed to provide individuals with the skills needed to qualify for positions such as data entry specialist clerk, electronic publisher, receptionist and information clerk, information processing assistant, office staff assistant, and word processing specialist.
Requirements and Recommended Course Groupings
The following is a presentation of required courses in recommended course groupings for this program. These groupings are only a suggested guide, and there is no requirement to follow these precisely. The availability of courses, the student’s testing and academic performance and other factors may alter the student’s actual course completion sequence. Students of this program may register for courses in any grouping as long as the student has met any prerequisites for the course.
Course Grouping One
(First term load for full-time students; 2-4 terms for part-time students.)
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Course Number and Title
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Credits
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OST 1100 Keyboarding/Introduction to Word Processing
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3
|
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OST 1581 Professional Development in the Work Environment
|
3
|
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CGS 1570 Microcomputer Applications
|
3
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| OR | |
| CGS 1060 Introductory Computer Concepts | |
| OR | |
| CGS 1100 Microcomputer Applications for Business and Economics (4 cr.) | |
| OST 1601 Fundamentals of Business Communications |
3
|
|
Credit Hours
|
12
|
Course Grouping Two
(Second term load for full-time students; 2-4 terms for part-time students.)
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Course Number and Title
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Credits
|
|
OST 1108 Keyboard Skill /Speed Building
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3
|
|
OST 1943 Internship
|
3
|
| OST 2335 Applied Business Communications |
3
|
| OST 2771 Word Processing for Windows I |
3
|
|
Credit Hours
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12
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Course Grouping Three
(Third term load for full-time students; 1-2 terms for part-time students.)
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Course Number and Title
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Credits
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OST 2773 Word Processing for Windows II
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3
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OST 2821 Desktop Publishing
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3
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| OR | |
| CGS 1580 Introduction to Desktop Publishing | |
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Credit Hours
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6
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS
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30
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