Administrative Support Assistant (AS21) Technical Certificate of Credit

Campus Locations: Vidalia, Swainsboro

The Administrative Support Assistant Certificate program prepares individuals to provide administrative support under the supervision of office managers, executive assistants, and other office personnel. The standard curriculum for the Administrative Support Assistant Certificate program is designed for the semester system. Students may enter the program any semester. The certificate generally takes two (2) semesters to complete. To graduate, students must earn a minimum of 20 credit hours.

Requirements

Submit a completed application;
Be at least 16 years of age;
Submit official high school/high school equivalent transcripts;
Submit official college transcripts, if applicable;
Satisfy Placement Testing requirements.

Program Costs

Costs are estimates and are subject to change.

Tuition/Fees: $2,140
Books/Supplies: $750

Curriculum Outline (20 hours)

Occupational Courses (20 hours)	20
BUSN 1240Office Procedures (Prerequisite: COMP 1000 or Guided Elective) Emphasizes essential skills required for the business office. Topics include office protocol, time management, telecommunications and telephone techniques, office equipment, workplace mail, records management, travel/meeting arrangements, electronic mail, and workplace documents.	3
BUSN 1450Computer Applications for the Business Professional (Prerequisite: COMP 1000) This course covers the basic skills required to use word processing, spreadsheet and database management software through course demonstrations, laboratory exercises, and projects.	4
BUSN 1460Keyboarding and Document Formatting (Prerequisite: None) This course introduces and reinforces the touch system of keyboarding; placing emphasis on establishing correct techniques and building speed and accuracy. In addition, this course introduces and applies document formatting skills including production of memos, email messages and letter from scratch using various styles and special features. Focus includes using correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, number expressions, etc.	4
COMP 1000Intro to Computer Literacy This course introduces the fundamental concepts, terminology, and operations necessary to use computers. Emphasis is placed on basic functions and familiarity with computer use. Topics include introductions to computer and digital terminology and usage, operating systems, Internet and digital communication, word processing applications, spreadsheet applications, database applications, and presentation applications.	3
XXX xxxElective (6 hours)	6