Student Catalog and Handbook 2025-2026

Assistant Office Manager Certificate (AFM1)

The Assistant Office Manager certificate prepares individuals to plan, direct, and coordinate activities that help an organization run efficiently. Graduates will also gain the knowledge and skills to perform word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications in an office environment. It is designed to provide hands-on instruction for developing foundation skills for office assistant careers as well as to prepare students for Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification. Courses include Computer Literacy, Business Procedures, Computer Applications for the Business Professional, Expert Spreadsheet Analysis, Expert Word Processing, and Principles of 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 1450, BUSN 1460, BUSN 1470, BUSN 2130, BUSN 2140, BUSN 2150, BUSN 2160, BUSN 2210, BUSN 2290, BUSN 2340, BUSN 2350, BUSN 2375, CISM 2201, HIMT 1151, and HIMT 1250 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 director and approved by the Dean of the School of Business and Computer Science if the student presents recent, documented, in-field experience or current software certification.

Career Opportunities

Graduates may find employment as an assistant office manager or in a related field.

Credit Required for Completion: Minimum of 22 credit hours

Curriculum

Occupational Courses

 
BUSN 1240Office Procedures

3

BUSN 1450Computer Applications for the Business Professional

4

BUSN 1470Professional Communication Skills

3

BUSN 2130Expert Spreadsheet Analysis

3

BUSN 2140Expert Word Processing

3

CISM 2201Foundations of Computer Applications

3

MGMT 1100Principles of Management

3