Municipal Clerk, Certificate of Achievement

Upon successful completion of the Municipal Clerk Certificate, the student will be prepared for careers as a City Clerk, support staff in the office of the city clerk, or other similar public administration positions. The duties of a Municipal Clerk requires knowledge of public relations, organizational behavior, management, public administration, legislative procedures, meeting preparation and keeping of official minutes, elections planning and procedures, processing of annexations and vacations, license and permit processing, projects and capital improvements approvals, contracts and deeds processing, and records management. This program provides training in all of these areas.

Minimum Units Required: 38

Recommended Sequence:

First Semester

Units

BUS 001A

Principles of Accounting

5

BUS 017A

Beginning Business Communications

3

BUS 031

Introduction to Management

3

CS 011

Fundamentals of Computer Science

3

 

 

 

Second Semester

BUS 033

Introduction to Public Administration

3

BUS 030

Supervision and Human Relations

3

 

or

 

BUS 036

Human Resources Management

3

ENG 001A

Written Communications

3

Elective

See Group I below

3

Third Semester

BUS 037

Human Behavior in Organizations

3

BUS 034

Introduction to Municipal Clerkship

3

BIM 043

Records Management in Public Agencies

3

ENG 001D

Critical Composition

3

Group I (Electives)

BUS 017B

Advanced Business Communications

3

POLSC 001

American Government and Institutions

3

Minimum Units 38

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