2140 | General Secretarial
Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.)
Description of Program:
The A.A.S. degree in General Secretarial prepares you for employment as a receptionist, office clerk, secretary, administrative-assistant, electronic publisher, data entry specialist, information processing assistant, software applications specialist, word processing specialist, office systems specialist, and/or office systems manager.
Course content includes, but is not limited to, development of basic skills in preparing business letters, special communication forms, manuscripts, tabulated reports, general business terminology, information management concepts, basics of integrated accounting systems, and an introduction to microcomputers (see General Secretarial Specialist).
Length: Two (2) years (63 credit hours)
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| PREFIX NUMBER |
COURSE NAME |
CREDIT HOURS |
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| FIRST YEAR |
| First Term |
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ENC 1101 |
Freshman English 1 |
(G.E.) |
3 |
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OST 1100C |
Introduction to College Keyboarding |
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3 |
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ACG 2001 |
Financial Accounting I OR |
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3 |
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ACG 2021 |
Financial Accounting |
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GEB 1011 |
Introduction to Business |
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3 |
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SPC 2608 |
Fundamentals of Speech Communication |
(G.E.) |
3 |
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15 |
| Second Term |
| ** |
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Humanities Elective |
(G.E.) |
3 |
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MAC 1105 |
College Algebra OR |
(G.E.) |
3 |
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MGF 1106 |
Liberal Arts Mathematics I |
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OST 1221C |
Machine Transcription I |
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3 |
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CGS 1100C |
Introduction to Microcomputer using Windows |
(G.E.) |
3 |
| ** |
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Business Elective |
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3 |
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15 |
| Summer Term |
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SYG 2000 |
General Sociology OR |
(G.E.) |
3 |
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PSY 2012 |
General Psychology |
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OST 2214C |
Machine Transcription II |
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3 |
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6 |
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| SECOND YEAR |
| First Term |
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OST 2335 |
Business Communication |
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3 |
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OST 2321C |
Office Machines |
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3 |
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MNA 2345 |
Management and Supervision |
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3 |
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CGS 2510C |
Introduction to Spreadsheets |
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3 |
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Business Elective |
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3 |
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15 |
| Second Term |
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ACG 2450C |
Accounting for the Microcomputer |
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3 |
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OST 1713C |
Word Processing using MS Word OR |
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3 |
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OST 1110C |
Intermediate to College Keyboarding |
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GEB 2430 |
Business Ethics |
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3 |
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OST 2949 |
Work Experience in Secretarial Bus. |
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3 |
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12 |
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It may be necessary to first enroll in a lower level English, math, or reading course depending on college placement test scores. |
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It is your responsibility to meet with the department chair or counselor to select the proper course to fulfill this requirement. |
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Check the course descriptions for prerequisites. |
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