Purpose: The Clerical Assistant, Career Studies Certificate (CSC) teaches students basic skills in keyboarding, filing, office machines and equipment, telephone etiquette, mail processing and general office procedures.
Occupational Objectives: Students may seek employment in small businesses, schools, and offices as office clerks, receptionists, clerical assistants, or data entry operators.
Admission Requirements: General college curricular admission
Clarification of Admission Requirements: Students must have completed a high school program with a recognized diploma/GED or have passed the college's Ability to Benefit (ATB) test.
Program Notes: All students applying to the Clerical Assistant program will take the college placement tests. Students entering the program must have keyboarding experience and the social skills necessary to function as independent persons among their peers in the college environment. Social skills are defined as the ability to follow directions and exhibit appropriate communication skills and behavior that adhere to the college code of conduct. Credits earned in this program are non-transferable.
Curriculum
|
Course |
Title |
LEC. HRS. |
LAB. HRS. |
CRS. CRE. |
|
SDV 100 |
College Success Skills |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
SDV 80 |
Integrated Basic Academic/Life Skills (Clerical Assistant/Food Service Assistant) |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
SOC 85 |
Social Skills Development |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
AST 80 |
Basic Keyboarding I |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
ACC 1 |
Bookkeeping |
2 |
2 |
3 |
|
AST 85 |
Office Procedures I |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
AST 86 |
Office Procedures II |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
AST 88 |
Microcomputer Concepts and Applications I |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
AST 95 |
Microcomputer Concepts and Applications II |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
AST 90 |
Coordinated Internship in Administrative Support Technology |
0 |
25 |
5 |
|
Total Minimum Credits Required for Career Studies Certificate in Clerical Assistant |
23 |
27 |
29 |
|
Effective Fall 2011; non-substantive revisions 7/25/2016