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Summer Semester 2024 Catalog

Assistant Office Manager, Technical Certificate of Credit

Overview

Offered at the Augusta Campus and fully online

Entrance Dates: Spring
Length of Program: Two Terms
Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 22

Program Description: 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.

Employment Opportunities: Those students who graduate with the Assistant Office Manager certificate may be employed in entry level positions in office settings including educational institutions, federal, state, and local government offices, and small and large businesses. Office managers plan, coordinate and direct a broad range of activities that allow organizations to run efficiently. An organization may have several managers who oversee services for multiple departments, such as mail, printing and copying, recordkeeping, security, building maintenance, and recycling. Specific tasks and responsibilities may vary. Employment of office managers is projected to grow 6 percent from 2019 to 2029, faster than the average for all occupations. Administrative tasks, including facilities management and records and information management, will remain important in

a range of industries.

Curriculum Outline

Occupational Courses, 22 credits

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

COMP 1000INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LITERACY

3

MGMT 1100PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

3

 
 

Guided Pathway

You may click on any course below to view the course description and prerequisite information.

Students who do not follow the Course Sequence listed below may not be able to complete the program in the number of semesters shown. 

Augusta Blended and Fully Online, Spring Entrance

PROGRAM NAME: Assistant Office Manager

AWARD: Technical Certificate of Credit

CAMPUS: Augusta Blended and Fully Online Program

Year 1 Spring Semester

COMP 1000INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LITERACY

3

BUSN 1450COMPUTER APPLICATIONS FOR THE BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL

4

BUSN 1240OFFICE PROCEDURES

3

MGMT 1100PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

3

 

Year 1 Summer Semester

BUSN 1470PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS

3

BUSN 2140EXPERT WORD PROCESSING

3

BUSN 2130EXPERT SPREADSHEET ANALYSIS

3