Clerical Studies Certificate

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(Christanna and John H. Daniel Campuses)

Award: Certificate

Length: Thirty-four credit hour program

Purpose: This certificate program is designed to provide short-term training to prepare students for entry-level, full-time employment in a variety of office positions.

Occupational Objectives:

Bank Teller
Front Desk Coordinator
Office Assistant
Office Support Technician
Receptionist Or Records Clerk
Word Processing Operator

Program Description: The program prepares the student to fill clerical and word processing positions and provides fundamental knowledge and skills associated with general office work. The curriculum includes courses in keyboarding, math, word processing and business communications. For students who wish to further their training, all of the 34 credits earned for the certificate may be applied toward the two-year degree associate in applied science degree in Administrative Support Technology. Upon satisfactory completion of the Clerical Studies program, students will be awarded a certificate in Clerical Studies.

Required Courses

First Semester

SDV 100 - College Success Skills 1 credit(s)
ENG 111 - College Composition I 3 credit(s) (Approved Course Substitutions: ENG 137 )
AST 101 - Keyboarding I 3-4 credit(s) (3)
AST 107 - Editing/Proofreading Skills 3 credit(s)
ITE 115 - Introduction to Computer Applications and Concepts 3-4 credit(s) (3)
PSY 200 - Principles of Psychology 3 credit(s) ¹ (Approved Course Substitutions: SOC 200 , SSC 101 , PSY 126 )

Total Credits: 16

Second Semester

AST 205 - Business Communications 3 credit(s)
AST 234 - Records and Database Management 3-4 credit(s) (3)
ENG 112 - College Composition II 3 credit(s) (Approved Course Substitutions: ENG 138 , CST 110 )
AST 102 - Keyboarding II 3-4 credit(s) (3)
ITE 150 - Desktop Database Software 3-4 credit(s) (3)
MTH 132 - Business Mathematics 3 credit(s) (Approved Course Substitutions: MTH 154 , MTH 161 , MTH 245 )

Total Credits: 18

Total Credits for Certificate: 34

¹Students should consult with the institution to which they are transferring to see which social science and humanities courses are required. Please see General Education Elective Course Selection for a list of acceptable social science and humanities electives.