The curriculum below represents the courses required to complete an Office Software Specialist Option Degree. The courses are categorized and are extracted from the course sequence sheet and do not show the order, availability, or prerequisites of each course listed. To view the recommended sequence of courses and course prerequsities for this dicipline please select the "View Sequence Sheet" icon below. To view a descripton of the technical courses required for this technology please select the "View Course Descriptions" icon at the bottom of the page or select "Courses" from the menu above.
Required Technical Courses
Course #
Course Title
Credits
OAT 121
Keyboarding
4
OAT 122
Keyboarding Applications
4
OAT 151
Access Level I
3
OAT 152
Excel Level I
3
OAT 154
Access Level II
3
OAT 155
Excel Level II
3
OAT 157
Word Level I
3
OAT 158
Word Level II
3
OAT 159
Power Point
3
OAT 242
Desktop Publishing
4
Required Technical Support Courses
Course #
Course Title
Credits
ACC 100 or
Intro to Accounting (or ACC 101)
3
ACC 101 or
Accounting I (or ACC 100)
4
BUS 101
Introduction to Business
3
CIS 125
Windows Operating System
4
MGT 212
Principles of Management
3
Required Core Courses
Course #
Course Title
Credits
RDG 120
Critical Reading & Thinking
3
ENG 121
Composition
3
ENG 122
Technical Writing & Communications
3
ECO 111 or
Macroeconomics (or ECO 122)
3
ECO 122 or
Microeconomics (or ECO 111)
3
PSY 121
General Psychology
3
SOC 111
Sociology I
3
OAT121, Keyboarding, is a required course unless students have comparable skills. RDG 120, Critical Reading and Thinking, will be a required course unless the student attains a specific minimum score on the College Placement Test.
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