GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS SPECIALIST

This certificate gives students the necessary skills and training to create, enhance, manipulate, and manage files in the Microsoft Office Suite.
This certificate does not satisfy the major requirements for the Associate in Science degree.
 
PREREQUISITE COURSES REQUIRED COURSES FOR CERTIFICATE UNITS
  CABOT 208 Windows Basics 1
CABOT 208 or equivalent CABOT 209 Advance Windows 1
CABOT 205 or equivalent CABOT 230* Computer Keyboarding/Typing Speed Development 1
CABOT 208 (may be taken concurrently) or equivalent and CABOT 205 or equivalent or ability to type by touch a min of 25 wpm CABOT 265 Microsoft Office Word I 3
CABOT 265 or equivalent CABOT 266 Microsoft Office Word II 3
CABOT 200 and 208 (both may be taken concurrently), or equivalent CABOT 270 Microsoft Office Excel I 3
CABOT 270 or equivalent CABOT 271 Microsoft Office Excel II 3
  Select any three courses from the following
CABOT 200 and 208 (both may be taken concurrently), or equivalent CABOT 275 Microsoft Office Access I 3
CABOT 275 or equivalent CABOT 276 Microsoft Office Access II 3
CABOT 200 and 208 (both may be taken concurrently), or equivalent CABOT 280 Microsoft PowerPoint I 3
CABOT 280 or equivalent CABOT 281 Microsoft PowerPoint II 3
CABOT 200 and 208 (both may be taken concurrently), or equivalent CABOT 285 Microsoft Outlook 3
CABOT 200 and 208 (both may be taken concurrently), or equivalent CABOT 286 Microsoft Publisher 3
   TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED 24
* A minimum of 40 wpm is required for this certificate. Students who demonstrate a typing speed of 40 wpm or higher may substitute another class for CABOT 230 with the division chair approval.
NOTE: ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK MIGHT BE REQUIRED IF PREREQUISITES ARE NOT MET.  SEE A COUNSELOR TO PREPARE A STUDENT EDUCATIONAL PLAN.
 
August 2011 GCC CATALOG 2011-2012

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Computer Applications Specialist (2009-10 catalog)