This degree or certificate is designed to train students to meet the needs for qualified
office staff skilled in office procedures including filing and processing documents;
writing and editing documents; communicating with employees and clients; and working
with office technologies and Windows OS system software.
The Associate of Science degree is granted to students who have completed at least
12 semester units of the required 60-degree applicable semester units at Glendale
Community College. The required 60 semester units must include all of the following:
(1) Completion of the courses required in the major or area of emphasis with a grade
of “C” or better, or a “P” grade. (2) Completion of one of the following general education
patterns: GCC General Education Requirements or the California General Education Transfer
Curriculum (Cal-GETC) requirements. (3) A minimum GPA of 2.0 in the required 60 semester
units.
The Certificate is granted to students who have completed at least 12 semester units
of the required courses at Glendale Community College. All courses must be completed
with a grade of “C” or better, or a “P” grade.
Program Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to use a variety of office
procedures to perform such tasks as sorting mail and answering telephones; filing
and processing documents; edit and revise memos, e-mails, letters and reports; identify
the personal traits that lead to effective human relation skills in business and develop
skills to work more effectively with customers and other employees, including communicating
with clients verbally face-to-face and over the telephone; perform basic operations
in Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint; compose entry-level correspondence using appropriate
business language and cohesive, grammatically correct sentences; become familiar with
Global information systems and be able to sign on to an account and use common utilities
including e-mail, Gopher, and Web browsers to search a variety of databases for information;
the student will be able to identify the standard elements on the Windows 7 desktop;
to demonstrate basic mouse operations (pointing, clicking, double-clicking, dragging,
and right-dragging); and understand basic computer terminologies; and the student
will be able to type by touch at a minimum of thirty (30) words a minute and to create,
edit, and format advanced features for any business document including forms, medical
and legal forms, resumes, job applications, bibliographies, footnotes/end-notes, newsletters.
Associate of Science Program Map
Certificate Program Map
| REQUIRED COURSES FOR MAJOR/CERTIFICATE |
UNITS |
| BUSAD 110 |
Human Relations in Business |
3 |
| CABOT 101 |
Business Office Procedures |
3 |
| CABOT 102 |
English for Business |
4 |
| CABOT 103 |
Business Vocabulary Development |
3 |
| CABOT 104 |
Filing Methods and Systems |
1 |
| CABOT 105 |
Introduction to Office Correspondence |
3 |
| CABOT 110 |
Collegiate Business Mathematics |
3 |
| CABOT 205 |
Keyboarding & Document Processing I |
3 |
| CABOT 208 |
Windows Basics |
1 |
| CABOT 260 |
Beginning Microsoft Office Applications |
4 |
| TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED |
28 |
Units for the major may be double counted for Cal-GETC or GCC General Education. Elective
units may be used to reach the 60-unit degree requirement.
NOTE: ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK MIGHT BE REQUIRED DUE TO PREREQUISITES. SEE A COUNSELOR
FOR A PERSONALIZED STUDENT EDUCATIONAL PLAN.
| Fall 2023 |
GCC Catalog 2023-2024
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Important Notice: In the event of a discrepancy between the information presented
above and the online and/or print versions of the GCC Catalog, please contact a counselor
or the office of Admissions and Records. For previous years requirements please see
the catalog from that year.
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