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2001-2002 Catalog

Business
Office Systems Specialist
(Word Processing Technology) (6390)

College Credit Certificate

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.

Required Courses

The following is a list of courses required for this program presented in a recommended sequence of completion. The sequence is only a suggested guide, and there is no requirement to follow the sequence precisely. Students in this program may register for any course as long as the student has met any prerequisites for that course.

Course Number and Title
Credits
OST 1100 Keyboarding/Introduction to Word Processing
3
OST 1581 Professional Development in the Work Environment
3
CGS 1570 Microcomputer Applications
3
OR
CGS 1060 Introductory Computer Concepts
OR  
CGS 1100 Microcomputer Applications for Business and Economics (4 cr.)  
OST 1336 Fundamentals of Business Communications
3
OST 1108 Keyboard Skill /Speed Building
3
OST 1943 Internship
3
OST 2335 Applied Business Communications
3
OST 2771 Word Processing for Windows I
3
OST 2773 Word Processing for Windows II
3
OST 2812 Desktop Publishing
3
OR
3
CGS 1580 Introduction to Desktop Publishing
3
Total Credit Hours
30