Degree and Certificate Programs

Office Management and Secretarial

Office Systems Specialist (6358)

Technical Certificate

This technical 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, secretary, software applications specialist, and office systems 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	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 1324 Business Mathematics Using Calculators	3
OST 1384 Introduction to Customer Service	3
OST 2335 Applied Business Communications	3
OST 2771 Word Processing for Windows I	3
CGS 2542 Database Concepts for Microcomputers	3
OR
CGS 2555 Introduction to the Internet (4 cr.)
OST 1943 Internship	3
Total Credit Hours	30