Business and Office Technology - Office Systems Technology

Program Description:

The Office Systems Technology program is designed to prepare students for office positions such as receptionist, general clerk, accounting clerk, word processing operator, or administrative assistant. The student will develop skills using a wide variety of microcomputer software applications including word processing, electronic spreadsheets, database management, and desktop publishing.

Career Certificate

• BOT 1113 - Document Formatting and Production 3 SH
• BOT 1133 - Microcomputer Applications 3 SH
• BOT 1143 - Word Processing Applications 3 SH
• BOT 1213 - Professional Development 3 SH
• BOT 1313 - Applied Business Mathematics 3 SH
• BOT 1433 - Business Accounting 3 SH
• BOT 1713 - Mechanics of Communication 3 SH
• BOT 1813 - Electronic Spreadsheet 3 SH
• BOT 2413 - Computerized Accounting 3 SH
• BOT 2813 - Business Communication 3 SH

Technical Certificate

• BOT 1123 - Keyboard Skillbuilding 3 SH
• BOT 1513 - Machine Transcription 3 SH
• BOT 2323 - Database Management 3 SH
• BOT 2833 - Integrated Computer Applications 3 SH
• BOT 2723 - Administrative Office Procedures 3 SH

•  OR

• BOT 2913 - Supervised Work Experience 3 SH

Associate of Applied Science

• ENG 1113 - English Composition I 3 SH
• SPT 1113 - Public Speaking I 3 SH      OR
• SPT 2173 - Interpersonal Communication 3 SH
• Social/Behavioral Science Elective  3 SH
• Humanities/Fine Arts Elective  3 SH
• Mathematics/Science Elective  3-4 SH 

• (MAT-1313 or higher OR any Laboratory Science)

**Completion Award: Associate of Applied Science in Business and Office Technology - Office Systems Technology 60-61 SH

 **Additional Graduation Requirements: Any student (first-time, transfer, and part-time) who begins at Hinds Fall 2007 and later will be required to take LLS 1312 /RST 1312  - Orientation course in order to graduate from the College. Exception: Orientation credit (1-3 hrs) transferred to Hinds from another college will satisfy our orientation requirement.

A CPAS review course(s) and exam(s) are required to graduate from this program.