GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS/
BUSINESS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES 
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

This certificate prepares students with the skills and abilities for a career at both the operational and managerial levels required in today’s office.
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PREREQUISITE COURSES REQUIRED COURSES FOR CERTIFICATE UNITS

ACCTG 105 for ACCTG 106		 ACCTG 101 or
ACCTG 105 and 106 or
ACCTG 110 		Financial Accounting
Introductory Accounting I and II
Basic Accounting I 		5 or
2.5 + 2.5
or
4
CABOT 105 or eligibility for ENGL 101 BUSAD 106

Written Business Communications

 3
  BUSAD 110 Human Relations in Business 3
  BUSAD 152 Management Communications—Oral 3
CABOT  205 or equivalent and eligibility for one of the following:
    a.  CABOT 102 or
    b.  ENGL 191 or ESL 141 		CABOT 101 Business Office Procedures 3
CABOT 103 and one of the following:
    a.  Eligibility for ENGL 191 or
    b.  Eligibility for ESL 141 		CABOT 102 English for Business 4
Eligibility for ENGL 189 or ESL 133 CABOT 103 Business Vocabulary Development 3
  CABOT 104 Filing Methods and Systems 1
  CABOT 110 Collegiate Business Mathematics 3
  CABOT 208 Windows Basics 1
CABOT 205 or equivalent  CABOT 210* Computer Keyboarding/Typing II 3
CABOT 208 or equivalent (may be taken concurrently) and CABOT 205 or equivalent or ability to type by touch at a minimum of 25 wpm. CABOT 265 Microsoft Word I 3
CABOT 265 or equivalent CABOT 266 Microsoft Word II 3
CABOT 200 and 208 or equivalent (may be taken concurrently) CABOT 270 Microsoft Excel I 3
CABOT 200 and  208 or equivalent (both may be taken concurrently) CABOT 285 Microsoft Outlook 3
CABOT 208 or equivalent CS/IS 191 Internet Orientation 1
  TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED 44-45
* A minimum speed of 40 wpm is required for this certificate. CABOT 230 is available to help students reach this goal. Students should request a card from their GCC instructor verifying their keyboarding speed. This card is valid for one year and must be current at the beginning of the semester/session in which the certificate is awarded. Replacement cards may be obtained by retesting. See Business Division.
NOTE: Courses taken more than five years before granting of this certificate must have the approval of the division chair for acceptance. Substitutions for some of the above courses may be made with department approval.
NOTE: ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK MIGHT BE REQUIRED IF PREREQUISITES ARE NOT MET.  SEE A COUNSELOR TO PREPARE A STUDENT EDUCATIONAL PLAN.
August 2008 GCC CATALOG 2008-2009

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