Microsoft Office Applications Professional
Technical Certificate of Credit
Contact Information
Debbie Miller
706-771-4053
Augusta Campus - Building 1400

Basak Williford
706-595-0166 ext. 12
Thomson Campus

Ada Denise Walker
706-437-6827
Waynesboro Campus

Entrance Dates: Fall and Spring - Augusta
Winter & Summer - Thomson and Waynesboro
Length of Program: Three Quarters
Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 22

Program Description

This certificate program provides students with the knowledge and skills to perform word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation applications in an office environment.  It is designed to provide hands-on instruction for developing foundation skills for office assistant careers. High school graduation or GED is required for graduation from this program.

Employment Opportunities

A heavy concentration of hands-on computer coursework prepares the graduate of this program to perform in the business office setting with the skills necessary to support the document processing, database, spreadsheet, and presentation requirements of the organization.  In addition, entry level employment may be found in federal, state, and local government offices, as well as in small and large businesses, professional services, merchandising, and manufacturing businesses.

Curriculum Outline Credits
Occupational Courses 17
BUS 1105 Database Applications 3
BUS 1140 Word Processing 5
BUS 2150 Presentation Applications 3
BUS 2120 Spreadsheet Applications 3
SCT 100 Introduction to Microcomputers 3
Electives 5
(A minimum of 5 credit hours from the following is required.)
BUS 1100 Introduction to Keyboarding 3
BUS 1130 Document Processing 6
BUS 1340 Customer Service Fundamentals 4
BUS 1110 Speed and Accuracy Keying 2
BUS 1160 Desktop Publishing 3
BUS 1170 Electronic Communication Applications 5
BUS 2110 Advanced Word Processing 5
BUS 2240 Business Administrative Assistant Internship I 6
BUS 2300 Medical Terminology 3
BUS 2310 Anatomy and Terminology for the Medical Administrative Assistant 5
BUS 2130 Advanced Spreadsheet Applications 3
BUS 2170 Web Page Design 3
BUS 2230 Electronic Mail Applications 3
ENG 1010 Fundamentals of English I 5
ENG 1012 Fundamentals of English II 5
MAT 1012 Foundations of Mathematics 5
MKT 100 Introduction to Marketing 5
MKT 100 Principles of Management 5
MKT 103 Business Law 5
MSD 100 Management Principles 5
MSD 104 Human Resource Management 5
MSD 113 Business Ethics 5


Notes:  Upon entry into this certificate program, if student is unable to key at a rate of 25 wpm or higher, BUS100 should be taken as a first-quarter elective.