Office Technology Certificate

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No. of Credits: 27
Contact: Bernice Brezina, Chair, Business, Technology, and Public Service Division;
Daphne Powell, Program Coordinator

This certificate program prepares students for positions as administrative assistants and administrative support personnel. Students develop the skills needed to function in today’s automated office setting and select electives appropriate to their area of specialization. The courses in this program help students to prepare to pass the Microsoft Office Specialist on Microsoft Office certification exams. These include MOS: Microsoft Office Word, MOS: Microsoft Office Excel, MOS: Microsoft Office Power Point, and MOS: Microsoft Office Access Exam, Managing Projects with Microsoft Project and Intuit QuickBooks Certified User.

The maximum number of credits accepted in transfer from other institutions to this program is 20.

Gainful Employment:

View Gainful Employment information for this certificate on our website.

Required Courses and Recommended Sequence:

The following is a recommended sequence of courses for completing this program. College Prep and prerequisite course requirements, credit load, and/or course availability may affect a student’s individual progress. Course availability within the program sequences is specifically intended for full-time students who begin their course work with the fall semester. Students should always consult their online program evaluation or an academic advisor to better understand typical course availability and individual program planning.

First Semester

Second Semester

OFT-1330 - MS Access (3)
OFT-1400 - QuickBooks (3)
OFT-1320 - MS PowerPoint (2)
OFT-1210 - MS Project (2)
ENG-1010 - Composition and Rhetoric* (E) (3)
ENG 1010 completed with a minimum grade of “C”

OFT Elective (1 credit)

Acceptable:

OFT

Notes:

* Courses requiring a prerequisite or co-requisite

****Pending MHEC approval

Course Indicators: English Composition (E), Arts (A), Cultural and Global Awareness (C), Humanities (H), Biological/Physical Sciences (S), Social/Behavioral Sciences (B), Mathematics (M)