Administrative Support Assistant Certificate (AS81)

The Administrative Support Assistant program prepares individuals to provide administrative support under the supervision of office managers, executive assistants, and other office personnel. Courses include Computer Literacy, Business Procedures, and Introduction to office suite software (including word processing, spreadsheet & database management).

NOTE: Many Business Technology students have found that by selecting electives carefully, they are able to obtain several technical certificates. Students should speak with their academic advisors regarding possibilities in relation to their specific needs.

Credits for BUSN 1015, BUSN 1190, BUSN 1400, BUSN 1410, BUSN 1420, BUSN 1430, BUSN 1440, BUSN 2160, BUSN 2210, BUSN 2340, BUSN 2350, and BUSN 2375 or courses requiring those courses as pre-requisites are awarded only if the courses have been completed within the last seven years. Courses over seven years old may be recommended by the program chair and approved by the Dean of the School of Business/Public Services if the student presents recent, documented, in-field experience or current software certification.

Career Opportunities

Graduates may find employment as administrative support assistants or in a related field.

Credit Required for Completion: Minimum of 20 credit hours

Curriculum

Occupational Courses

 

BUSN 1240	Office Procedures	3
BUSN 1450	Computer Applications for the Business Professional	4
BUSN 1460	Keyboarding and Document Formatting	4
CISM 2201	Foundations of Computer Applications	3

 

Occupational Electives (6 credits)

BUSN xxxx

Any BUSN credit course(s) may be used to satisfy this elective requirement