Office Studies Certificate
HEGIS Code 5005
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
This certificate program prepares the student for entry-level and general office level positions in business, industry, and government.
Administrative Office duties include handling telephone calls, greeting visitors, determining visitor needs, and scheduling appointments. Duties may include keyboarding documents, reports, and forms using a variety of software applications; filing and retrieving documents; sorting and distributing mail, scheduling and posting information to records using electronic mail and calendars.
Careers may include office support staff, receptionist, clerk typist, file clerk, microcomputer typist, and data entry clerk.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, employment in the administrative,
office, and clerical support category is one of the largest occupational areas.
Most organizations employ administrative support personnel to handle administrative
responsibilities. Employment opportunities are best for individuals with extensive
software application knowledge.
THE PROGRAM
This program provides administrative training for those students who have had no previous office training or to provide such training for those who possess office and computer skills to a limited degree and desire an increase in or updating of present skills. In addition, this certificate program provides a basic core of work which may be applied towards the Office Technologies A.A.S. degree programs. This program may be completed in one year of full-time study or on a part-time basis over an extended period of time.
COMPUTER REQUIREMENT
Students entering the curriculum are required to lease or purchase a professional microcomputer system for home use. Computers are an integral part of all course instruction within the Office Technologies program. Computer specifications are available from this page (in Adobe Acrobat PDF format) or upon request.
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS
All certificate requirements and courses listed are effective Fall of 2008 and are subject to change.
| Credit Hours | |
|---|---|
| Office Technologies Core Requirements (16 Credit Hours): | |
| OFC 121: Beginning Keyboarding* | 2 |
| OFC 122: Intermediate Keyboarding | 2 |
| OFC 126: Business Communications | 3 |
| OFC 211: Administrative Software Applications | 3 |
| OFC 225: Administrative Support Services | 3 |
| OFC 226: Administrative Correspondence | 3 |
| Business Core Requirements (12-14 Credit Hours): |
|
| BUS 116: Applied Business Mathematics** | 3-4 |
| BUS 125: Managing Information in the Workplace | 3 |
| BUS 160: Spreadsheet Applications | 3 |
| Business Elective: (Chosen from ACC, BUS, ECO and OFC) |
3-4 |
| Liberal Arts Requirement (3 Credit Hours): | |
| ENG 100: College Composition or ENG 101: Research and Composition |
3 |
| TOTAL | 31-33 |
* Students entering with advanced keyboarding skills may choose from the following options:
- A student may, upon successful completion of a proficiency exam, request from the Business Division, a waiver to substitute a 2-3 credit hour Business Elective (chosen from ACC, BUS, ECO and OFC); or
- A student will, upon successful completion of a division-approved OFC 121 Credit by Examination, be granted 2 credit hours to meet program requirements.
**May substitute appropriate mathematics course
The curricula offered by the College require certain Liberal Arts core courses in the area of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science or Mathematics. The following indicates areas of study acceptable in meeting these requirements.
| Humanities: | American Sign Language, Art, English, Journalism, Modern Languages, Music, Philosophy, Speech, and Theater Arts. |
| Social Sciences: | Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology |
| Science and Mathematics: | Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Physics, Science, and Mathematics |
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Doris L. Wagner, Associate Professor of Office Technologies and
Chair, Accounting and Office Technologies Department
(315) 786-2348 dwagner@sunyjefferson.edu
Edwin Thompson, Professor of Business
(315)786-2302 ethompson@sunyjefferson.edu
For application and admissions information please contact:
admissions@sunyjefferson.edu
Admissions Office (315) 786-2277
(or Toll Free 1-888-435-6522. Ask for Admissions.)
Jefferson Community College
1220 Coffeen St.
Watertown, NY 13601
www.sunyjefferson.edu
Contact webmaster@sunyjefferson.edu if this server presents any problems.
Copyright©, Jefferson Community College, 2007
Comments/Feedback
Last Update: Wednesday, 25-Jun-2008 10:18:52 EDT