Administrative Assistant, Basic Technical Certificate

The Administrative Assistant program is designed to prepare students with an understanding of the technical and human relations skills necessary for a position in any office. Students will gain skills to improve their lives and be prepared to perform complex duties by utilizing current technology in their careers. Students will complete a Technical Skills Assessment at the end of the program to demonstrate competency.

In addition, completion of this program serves as the first year leading into the two-year Applied Bookkeeping degree.

Demonstrate the ability to use Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and Word, to solve business problems and produce professional documents.

Demonstrate the ability to apply computational and accounting skills and use a variety of techniques to solve problems correctly.

Recognize and develop basic standards of professional conduct, and will learn they have responsibilities to themselves, their peers, and their customers.

Express their ideas in oral and written messages that are coherent, persuasive, and grammatically correct.

Major Code: 4338V

**Alternative plans of study available by contacting your advisor

Fall Semester Freshman Year

ACCB 129Introduction to Financial Bookkeeping

3 Credits

ACCB 129LIntroduction to Financial Bookkeeping Lab

1 Credit

ADMN 100Mechanics of Business Writing

3 Credits

ADMN 110Business Financial Applications

3 Credits

BUSA 215Information Science and Data Management

3 Credits

Total Credit Hours:13

Spring Semester Freshman Year

ACCB 130Principles of Financial Bookkeeping

3 Credits

ADMN 116Spreadsheet Applications*

3 Credits

ADMN 142Business Document Processing

3 Credits

Total Credit Hours:9

*Prerequisite or corequisite required.

Total Credit Hours: 22