Adminsistrative Assistant - Program Requirements

Fall Semester

Course # Title Credits
ACTG 101 Accounting Procedures I 4
BADM 176 Human Relations in Business 3
CAPP 108T* Short Courses: MS Windows 1
CAPP 131T* Basic MS Office 2
CAPP 154T* MS Word 3
TASK 110 Keyboarding 1
TASK 111* Keyboard Formatting 1
TASK 112* Keyboard Skillbuilding 1
  Total Credits 16

Spring Semester

Course # Title Credits
ACTG 150* Accounting on Microcomputers 3
M 108* Business Mathematics 4
TASK 113* Keyboarding and Document Processing 3
TASK 125* Editing Skills for Information Processing 2
TASK 170* Electronic Calculators 2
WRIT 122C* Introduction to Business Writing 3
  Total Credits 17

*Indicates prerequisite and/or corequisite needed.  Check course description.

General Academic Requirements

  • All courses within the certificate must be taken for a letter grade. No courses may be taken on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) basis.
  • Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) Certification for Word and Excel is recommended for this certificate program. The certification examination is given at FVCC by appointment. See your advisor for details.