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The Office Professional Specialist program prepares students for work in office environments where knowledge of office procedures, software/hardware, administrative, and interpersonal skills are required to perform duties.
Graduates of this program exhibit strong communication, interpersonal skills; they are flexible and professional. In addition they possess excellent keyboarding, document formatting skills, and advanced software application skills. Graduates completing this program may be expected to supervise clerical staff.
Degree conferred: Associate in Applied Science – 65 credits
Program Contact: Division of Business/Computers & Information Systems, (815) 921-3101
The Office Professional program allows the student to focus on one of four areas of office administration: General office, medical office, legal office, or office software application professionals. Under the guidance of the Associate Dean of Business/CIS, students will be able to tailor a program that meets their unique needs.
General Office Professional
The efficiency of any organization depends in part upon office professionals who are at the center of communications within the business. They process and transmit information to the staff and other organization. Graduates of this program will learn a wide range of skills using the latest computer technology.
Medical Office Professional
Graduates of this program are prepared for jobs in an insurance or healthcare office. Job responsibilities vary, and may include appointment scheduling, medical and general document preparation, meeting and event planning, handling receivables, and transcription.
Legal Office Professional
Graduates of this program typically perform administrative work in law firms. Areas in which they could become involved include bankruptcy, business and corporate litigation, criminal, divorce, and family law, wills, trusts, and estates, government law, trademarks and copyright law, personal injury and property damage, probate, real estate, and workers’ compensation.
Software Application Support Professional
Graduates of this program are adept in computer software and the application of PC’s to support business and office systems. Graduates of the program find work in office support and computer user support positions in a variety of office settings.
Graduates from the program find jobs as administrative assistants, administrative secretaries, office assistants, in a variety of office settings.
OFFICE PROFESSIONAL SPECIALIST
Business/CIS Division Requirements ( 38 credits)
*ATG 110 Financial Accounting (4)
BUS 101 Introduction to Business (3)
*BUS 103 Business Mathematics (3)
*MGT 270 Principles of Management (3)
MKT 288 Customer Relations (3)
OFF 115 File Management (2)
OFF 118 Computer Keyboarding (1)
*OFF 121 Advanced Document Preparation and Design (3)
*OFF 122 Office Technology Practicum (3)
OFF 226 Professional Development (3)
*OFF 231 Office Procedures (3)
PCI 106 Microcomputer Applications/ Windows (4)
*PCI 206 Advanced Microcomputer Applications/Windows (3)
General Education Requirements ( 18 credits)
*ENG 101 Composition I (3)
*ENG 105 Business Communications (3)
*SPH 131 Fundamentals of Communication (3)
CIS 102 Introduction to Computers and Information Systems (3)
General Education Electives (6 credits)
Choose courses with HUM or SOC prefix to address the general education & program learning outcome of diversity.
Choose appropriate option:
Option A: General Office Professional (9 credits)
Electives: Choose courses with BUS, ATG, MGT, MKT, OFF, PCI prefixes.
Option B: Legal Office Professional (9 credits)
BUS 200 Legal Environment in Business (3)
Electives: (6)
Choose courses with BUS, ATG, MGT, MKT, OFF, PCI prefixes.
Option C: Medical Office Professional (9 credits)
HLT 110 Medical Terminology (2)
OFF 144 Insurance Procedures/Medical Office (1)
OFF 245 Introduction to Health Information Technology (3)
BIO 171 Biology of Human Disease (3)
Option D: Office Software Application Professional (9 credits)
PCI 180 Introduction to Computer User Technical Support (3)
PCI 200 Microcomputer Information Systems Practicum (3)
PCI 226 Post Advanced Microcomputer Applications/Windows Based (3)