General Office, Certificate of Achievement
Upon successful completion of the General Office Certificate, the student demonstrates skills, knowledge, and training for employment in private industry, non-profit organizations, and government offices for the following positions: General Office Clerk, Office Assistant, Office Clerk, Receptionist, or Information Clerk. The student demonstrates his or her ability to: answer the telephone effectively; utilize customer service skill; open, sort and distribute incoming mail and prepare outgoing mail; keyboard documents; address envelopes and labels; file correspondence and documents; use a fax and copy machine.
Minimum Units Required: 30.5
Recommended Sequence:
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BIM 002
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Advanced Keyboarding: Document Processing
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3.5
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BIM 007A
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MS Word: Beginning Concepts and Applications
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3
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BUS 001A
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Principles of Accounting
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5
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or
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BUS 010A
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Bookkeeping
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3
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BUS 017A
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Beginning Business Communications
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3
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Electives
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See Group I Below
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3
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BIM 038
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Office Technologies
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3
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BIM 081
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Records Management and Filing
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3
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BUS 017B
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Advanced Business Communications
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3
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Electives
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See Below
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6
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(minimum of 9 units from the following)
BIM 007B
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MS Word: Advanced Concepts and Applications
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3
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BIM 031
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Electronic Calculation
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3
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or
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BIM 032A
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Beginning Office Calculation
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1
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and
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BIM 032B
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Intermediate Office Calculation
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1
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and
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BIM 032C
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Advanced Office Calculation
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1
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BIM 095G
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Transcription Techniques
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1
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BIM 070
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Computer Keyboarding for Speed and Accuracy
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1.5
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BIM 095D
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Proofreading and Beginning Document Formatting
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1
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BIM 095E
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Telephone Techniques
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1
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BUS 015
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Computer Spreadsheets for Accounting
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2
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CSA 045
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Microsoft Windows
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1
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GUID 033
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Job Seeking Skills
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1
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COM ST 001A
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Fundamentals of Speech
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3
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or
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COM ST 007
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Intercultural Communication
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3
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or
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COM ST 003
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Interpersonal Communication
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3
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Minimum Units 30.5
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