Academics

Office Professional

The mission of the Associate in Applied Science Office Professional degree is to prepare students for employment in clerical or word processing positions such as receptionists, secretaries, administrative assistants, clerks, word processors, and transcriptionists, through a series of skill-building courses in keyboarding, electronic equipment operation, information processing, software applications and integration, office procedures, bookkeeping, and records management.

Admission to the Program:

Students are expected to be computer literate and to know the Windows operating system. Students are expected to be able to touch type.  If this is not the case, TYPE 120 and 121 are prerequisites for entering this program.

Degree

Associate in Applied Science (Career Program)
Total Credit Hours: 60

Program Requirements

Select a course number below to see a course description.

Required General Education Courses

Course	Name	Credit Hours
ENGL 110	COMPOSITION I	3
COMM 110	INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION: PRESENTATION AND THEORY	3
	SOCIAL SCIENCE *	3
BUS 120	BUSINESS MATHEMATICS	3
	LABORATORY SCIENCE/MATHEMATICS *	4
	HUMANITIES *	3

Required Program Courses

Course	Name	Credit Hours
ACCTG 105	BOOKKEEPING/ACCOUNTING I	3
BUS 100	PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EMPLOYEES	3
OFACS 125	POWERPOINT	1
OFACS 126	OUTLOOK	1
OFACS 132	ELECTRONIC SPREADSHEETS	3
OFACS 133	DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS	3
OFACS 211	INTEGRATED OFFICE PROJECTS	3
OFOCC 111	TELEPHONE SKILLS FOR THE OFFICE	1
OFOCC 114	FUNDAMENTALS OF TRANSCRIPTION	3
OFOCC 200	MACHINE TRANSCRIPTION AND SPECIALIZED TERMINOLOGY	2
OFOCC 205	FUNDAMENTALS OF RECORDS CONTROL	3
OFOCC 210	ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE PROCEDURES	3
TYPE 142	TYPING SPEED DEVELOPMENT TO 60 NWPM **	1
WP 122	KEYBOARD/WORD PROCESSING III	4
WP 161	DATA ENTRY	1

Elective Courses

Course	Name	Credit Hours
	APPROVED ELECTIVES ***	6

* See specific requirements for Associate in Applied Science Degree.
** Enroll in TYPE 130 to earn credit in one of the following courses: TYPE 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, or 145.
*** Approved Electives: ACCTG 120; BUS 121, 215; OFOCC 250; MGMT 113, 214, 215; TYPE 143, 144, 145; WP 186.

Recommended Course Sequence

Semester	Courses
Fall Semester 1	BUS 120; BUS 100; ENGL 110; OFACS 125; OFACS 126; OFOCC 111; Humanities
Spring Semester 1	OFOCC 114; OFOCC 205; WP 122; OFACS 132; Social Science
Fall Semester 2	ACCTG 105; OFOCC 200; OFOCC 210; OFACS 133; WP 161; Approved Elective
Spring Semester 2	OFACS 211; TYPE 142; COMM 110; Laboratory Science/Mathematics; Approved Elective

Program Contact Information

Business, Legal, and Information Systems Department
Technology Center
Room 205
(309) 694-5558

Illinois Career Cluster

Business, Management and Administration

Career Pathway:
Administrative and Information Support

Career Pathway

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