Certificate in Clerk-Typist at Monroe Community College
Description:
This certificate program prepares students for an entry-level office position involving routine and repetitive clerical tasks. Keyboarding and basic computer skills are emphasized. All credits will transfer into the A.A.S. Administrative Office Assistant degree program.
If an Intent to Graduate form is submitted five years after a student’s completion of OFT 170 or OFT 172, the department reserves the right to withhold credit until the student has demonstrated competency in these courses.
(Housed in the Office and Computer Programs Department)
Distribution Requirements Credit Hours
OFFICE TECHNOLOGY: 20 Credit Hours
OFT 110 Keyboarding*** 3
OFT 111 Word Processing I *+ 3
OFT 112 Word Processing II ** 3
OFT 141 Grammar for the Office Professional** 3
OFT 170 Spreadsheet Applications-Excel 3
OFT 172 Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Presentations 2
OFT 214 Administrative Office Procedures 3
Total 20
OTHER: 11 Credit Hours
CDL 100 Career Development and Planning OR
COS 101 College Orientation Seminar 1
CRC 112 Introduction to Microsoft Windows 1
CRC 101 Practical Computer Literacy 3
MTH 130 Modern Business Mathematics 3
SPT 141 Interpersonal Speech Communication 3
Total 11
TOTAL CREDITS 31
+ If background allows (25 nwam for 5 minutes)
* Placement exam available if typing over 40 nwam and previous word processing experience
** Credit by Exam available
*** Required only if typing less than 25 nwam and no previous keyboarding experience. If these requirements are met, replace with a general elective.
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