Associate in Applied Science Degree

For those seeking careers as administrative assistants, word processing specialists, and office managers.

Graduates should be able to:

• Type at least 60 words per minute (wpm) with no more than 5 errors
• Take dictation at a speed of at least 60 wpm and transcribe with 95 percent accuracy
• Perform tasks on at least four software packages (in a Windows environment), which include word processing, spreadsheets, graphics, and database programs
• Enter office occupations with the necessary skills to serve in a supervisory capacity
• Identify primary forces that affect human behavior at work and in other life situations
• Keep financial records and record disbursements and receipts for small businesses
• Prepare business documents from unarranged copy into mailable form
• Develop the necessary skills to operate effectively in a diverse work situation that includes various ethnic groups
• Use technical editing skills to detect errors of inconsistency, parallelism, and sentence structure
• Use up-to-date technology to transmit, receive, and/or research information

General Education (21-22 credits)
EN 101 Composition I
EN 102 Composition II
6 credits in Humanities,
6 credits in Social Science, 
3-4 credits in Math or Science

Courses in Major (41 credits)
CIS 125 Microcomputer Software I
OST 100 Business Communications
OST 101 Document Formatting & Computerized Typing I
OST 102 Document Formatting & Computerized Typing II
OST 108 Fundamentals of Shorthand
OST 110 Technical Editing & Proofreading for the Automated Office
OST 120 Basic Word Processing Projects and Procedures
OST 122 Desktop Publishing
OST 205 Administrative Office Procedures
OST 209 Advanced Document Formatting & Automated Transcription
OST 211 Professional Records Management
OST 212 Office Human Relations
OST 216 Office Automation
OST 243 Integrated Office Applications for Windows

Free Electives (1-2 credits)
Highly recommended: 
OST 293 Cooperative Education