General Office Certificate (Fall 2002-Spring 2005)

The Business Information Management program offers training in the areas of general office, secretarial, word processing, office management, and adminstrative assistant. Good skills in grammar and composition, keyboarding, the use of office equipment, knowledge of modern office procedures, and the use of a microcomputer are also important skills in this field. The certificate programs and training listed below enable students to attain their career goals. See Labor Market Information. General Office Certificate (F02- SP 05): 30.5 - 32.5 Total Units Core Requirements: 21.5 - 23.5 units BIM 2 Intermediate Keyboarding 3.5 units BIM 7A Beginning Word Processing: Concepts and Applications 3 units BIM 38 Office Technologies 3 units BIM 42 Records Management & Filing 3 units BUS 1A OR BUS 10A Principles of Accounting Bookkeeping 3-5units BUS 17A Beginning Business Communication 3 units BUS 17B Advanced Business Communication 3 units Elective Requirements: 9 units BIM 7B Intermediate Word Processing: Concepts and Applications 3 units BIM 31 OR BIM 32 A,B,C, Electronic Calculations Beg., Inter., Adv. Office Calculation 3 units BIM 50 OR BIM 95G Machine Transcription Transcription Techniques 1-2 units BUS 13 OR BUS 15 Accounting on the Microcomputer Computer Spreadsheets for Accounting 2 units CS 45 Microsoft Windows 1 unit COMM ST 1A OR COMM ST 7 OR COMM ST 3 Fundamentals of Speech Intercultural Communication Interpersonal Communication 3 units BIM 70 Keyboarding for Speed and Accuracy 1.5 units BIM 82 WordPerfect for Windows 2.5 units BIM 95B Electronic Filing 1 unit BIM 95D Proofreading Techniques 1 unit BIM 95E Telephone Techniques .5 unit GUID 33 Job Seeking Skills 1 unit