Clerical Office Assistant - CLER.CRT

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This certificate program prepares students for entry-level office employment. This is an excellent program for students with undefined career goals and/or the need to enter the job market as soon as possible. The curriculum includes courses in keyboarding, office management procedures and theory, communication skills, and computer software applications. All credits can be transferred in the Professional Office Administrative Assistant degree program.

Minimum English skills requirement: Students must place in ENGL-100 on the English placement test prior to registering for their first semester classes.

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Upon the successful completion of requirements of this program, a Certificate in Clerical Office Assistant will be awarded.

(CLER.CRT) Curriculum

Semester 1

CMPA-102 - Word Processing 3 credits
CMPA-116 - Keyboarding 3 credits
CMPA-160 - Computer Basics: Concepts & Applications 3 credits
ENGL-100 - English Composition 1 3 credits
OFFS-130 - Office Management Procedures and Theory 3 credits

Total: 15 credits

Semester 2

CMPA-140 - Career Preparation/Soft Skills 1 credits
CMPA-216 - Document Formatting 3 credits
ENGL-200 - Composition 2: Intro to Literature 3 credits
OFFS-105 - Communications/Editing 3 credits
ELGEN-_ - General Elective 3 credits

Select one:

PSYC-100 - General Psychology 3 credits
SOCL-100 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credits

Total: 16 credits

Total (CLER.CRT) Curriculum Program Credits: 31

Notes:

Students having certain professional IT certifications may be able to receive college credit for one or more courses in this program. For information, please see http://www.stcc.edu/academics/itcert.asp and your academic advisor.

Department Personnel

Name	Title	Office	Phone	Email
Linda Belton	Professor/Chairperson	02/214A	413-755-4105	belton@stcc.edu