Catalog 2014-2015

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Administrative Office Professional Certificate

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Program Requirements
Curriculum Map

One-Year Certificate of Completion

Program Requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 45 credit hours.

Required Courses

Student Success

CGS 100 - College Survival & Success 3 credits

Communications

WRI 121 - English Composition I 3 credits

Health and Wellness

Three credits are required from the following:

HEA 125 - First Aid & Industrial Safety 3 credits
HPE 295 - Health & Fitness for Life 3 credits

Computation

Four credits are required from the following:

MTH 070 - Elementary Algebra 4 credits
MTH 095 - Intermediate Algebra 4 credits
MTH 105 - Intro to Contemporary Math 4 credits
MTH 111 - College Algebra 5 credits
MTH 243 - Statistics I 4 credits

Social Sciences

Three credits are required.

Recommended Courses

BUS 285 - Human Relations in Organizations 3 credits

Additional Options

Social Sciences Additional Course Options

Science / Math / Computer Science

Four credits are required with laboratories.

Electives

Electives are not limited to technical courses but must be advisor approved. Refer to Administrative Office Professional AAS complete list of approved elective courses. Additional approved technical courses will bring the total number of credits to 45.

Social Sciences Additional Course Options

ATH 101 - Intro to Physical Anthropology 3 credits
ATH 102 - Intro to Archeology & Prehistory 3 credits
ATH 103 - Intro to Cultural Anthropology 3 credits
BUS 156 - Business Economics 3 credits
BUS 285 - Human Relations in Organizations 3 credits
ECO 201 - Principles of Economics: Microeconomics 3 credits
ECO 202 - Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics 3 credits
GEO 105 - Physical Geography 3 credits
GEO 106 - Human Cultural Geography I 3 credits
GEO 107 - Human Cultural Geography II 3 credits
HST 101 - Western Civilization I: Ancient World to 1000 3 credits
HST 102 - Western Civilization II: 1000 to 1800 3 credits
HST 103 - Western Civilization III: 1800 to Present 3 credits
HST 104 - Eastern Civilization I: The Middle East 3 credits
HST 105 - Eastern Civilization II: The Indian Subcontinent 3 credits
HST 106 - Eastern Civilization III: The Far East 3 credits
HST 201 - United States History I: Colonial Period to 1840 3 credits
HST 202 - United States History II: 1840 to 1914 3 credits
HST 203 - United States History III: 1914 to Present 3 credits
POL 201 - Intro to US Government 3 credits
POL 203 - State & Local Government 3 credits
POL 205 - International Relations 3 credits
PSY 101 - Psychology & Human Relations 3 credits
PSY 201A - General Psychology I 3 credits
PSY 202A - General Psychology II 3 credits
PSY 203A - General Psychology III 3 credits
SOC 204 - Gen Sociology: Soc in Everyday Life 3 credits
SOC 206 - Gen Sociology: Soc Problems Conformity & Dev 3 credits

Science / Math / Computer Science Additional Course Options

BIO 101 - Biology I 3 credits
BIO 101L - Bio I Lab 1 credit
BIO 102 - Biology II 3 credits
BIO 102L - Bio II Lab 1 credit
BIO 103 - Biology III 3 credits
BIO 103L - Bio III Lab 1 credit
BIO 211 - Prin of Biology 1 (Preprofessional) 4 credits
BIO 211L - Prin of Bio 1 Lab 1 credit
BIO 212 - Prin of Biology 2 (Preprofessional) 4 credits
BIO 212L - Prin of Bio 2 Lab 1 credit
BIO 213 - Prin of Biology 3 (Preprofessional) 4 credits
BIO 213L - Prin of Bio 3 Lab 1 credit
BIO 231 - Anatomy & Physiology I 3 credits
BIO 231L - Anat & Phys I Lab 1 credit
BIO 232 - Anatomy & Physiology II 3 credits
BIO 232L - Anat & Phys II Lab 1 credit
BIO 233 - Anatomy & Physiology III 3 credits
BIO 233L - Anat & Phys III Lab 1 credit
BIO 234 - Microbiology I 4 credits
BIO 234L - Microbio I Lab 1 credit
BIO 270 - Ecosystems 4 credits
CHE 104 - General Chemistry I 4 credits
CHE 104L - Gen Chem I Lab 1 credit
CHE 105 - General Chemistry II 4 credits
CHE 105L - Gen Chem II Lab 1 credit
CHE 106 - General Chemistry III 4 credits
CHE 106L - Gen Chem III Lab 1 credit
CIS 122 - Software Design 4 credits
CIS 122L - Software Design Lab 1 credit
CIS 206 - Intro to Information Technology 3 credits
CIS 206L - Intro to Information Technology Lab 1 credit
CIS 275 - Database I 3 credits
CIS 275L - Database I Lab 1 credit
ENV 170 - Environmental Science 3 credits
ENV 170L - Environmental Science Lab 1 credit
GEL 201 - Physical Geology I 3 credits
GEL 201L - Physical Geology I Lab 1 credit
GEL 202 - Physical Geology II 3 credits
GEL 202L - Physical Geology II Lab 1 credit
GEL 203 - Historical Geology 3 credits
GEL 203L - Historical Geology Lab 1 credit
GSC 107 - Physical Science (Astronomy) 3 credits
GSC 107L - Phy Sci Astr Lab 1 credit
GSC 109 - Physical Science (Meteorology) 3 credits
GSC 109L - Phy Sci Metr Lab 1 credit
MTH 112 - Elementary Functions 4 credits
MTH 243 - Statistics I 4 credits
MTH 251 - Calculus I 4 credits
MTH 252 - Calculus II 4 credits
MTH 254 - Vector Calculus 4 credits
PHY 201 - General Physics I (Algebra-based) 4 credits
PHY 201L - Gen Physics I Lab 1 credit
PHY 202 - General Physics II (Algebra-based) 4 credits
PHY 202L - Gen Physics II Lab 1 credit
PHY 203 - General Physics III (Algebra-based) 4 credits
PHY 203L - Gen Physics III Lab 1 credit
PHY 211 - General Physics IV (Calculus-based) 4 credits
PHY 211L - Gen Physics IV Lab 1 credit

Curriculum Map

Listed below are the required courses and the recommended terms during which they should be taken:

Freshman Year - Summer

CGS 100 - College Survival & Success 3 credits
BUS 131 - Intro to Computer Applications 4 credits
CAS 122 - Keyboarding for Speed & Accuracy 3 credits

Total: 10 credits

Freshman Year - Fall

MTH 070 - Elementary Algebra 4 credits or higher
WRI 121 - English Composition I 3 credits
CAS 170 - Spreadsheets 3 credits
CAS 216 - Word Processing 3 credits

Total: 13-14 credits

Freshman Year - Winter

Advisor Approved - Science, Math, Computer Science 4 credits
Advisor Approved - Social Science 3 credits
HEA 125 - First Aid & Industrial Safety 3 credits or
HPE 295 - Health & Fitness for Life 3 credits
CAS 245 - Office Systems & Procedures 3 credits
CAS 245L - Office Systems & Procedures Lab 1 credit

Total: 14 credits

Freshman Year - Spring

BUS 280 - Coop Wk Exp: Business 2 credits
CAS 247 - Advanced Business Applications 4 credits
CAS 247L - Advanced Business Applications Lab 1 credit
TEX 280 - Coop Wk Exp: Seminar 1 credit
Advisor Approved - Business Elective 1 credit

Administrative Office Professional Certificate

One-Year Certificate of Completion

Program Requirements

Required Courses

Student Success

Communications

Health and Wellness

Computation

Social Sciences

Recommended Courses

Additional Options

Science / Math / Computer Science

Recommended Courses

Additional Options

Technical Core

Technical Emphasis

Electives

Social Sciences Additional Course Options

Science / Math / Computer Science Additional Course Options

Curriculum Map

Freshman Year - Summer

Total: 10 credits

Freshman Year - Fall

Total: 13-14 credits

Freshman Year - Winter

Total: 14 credits

Freshman Year - Spring

Total: 8 credits