The Office Technology Associate in Science degree provides for the strongest office administration training with in-depth computer software skills. The program prepares students for transfer to a four-year business education program.

If an Intent to Graduate form is submitted five years after a student's completion of OFT 201, OFT 170, OFT 171, OFT 172, or OFT 174, the department reserves the right to withhold credit until the student has demonstrated competency in these courses.

(Housed in the Information and Computer Technologies Department)

Distribution Requirements	Credit Hours
FIRST SEMESTER: 18 Credit Hours
ENG 101 College Composition OR ENG 200 Advanced Composition	3
SPC 141 Interpersonal Speech Communication OR SPC 142 Public Speaking OR SPC 143 Small Group Communication	3
MTH 130 Modern Business Mathematics OR higher	3
OFT 141 Grammar for Professionals**	3
Natural Science Elective	3
ECO 111 Principles of Microeconomics	3
Total	18
SECOND SEMESTER: 18 Credit Hours
ENGLISH LITERATURE ELECTIVE	3
ACC 101 Accounting Principles I OR ACC 110 Fundamentals of Accounting I AND ACC 111 Fundamentals of Accounting II	4
ECO 112 Principles of Macroeconomics	3
OFT 111 Intermediate Word I*+	3
HEALTH/PHYSICAL EDUCATION	2
Program Elective***	3
Total	18
THIRD SEMESTER: 18 Credit Hours
SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE	3
ENG 250 Professional Communication	3
BUS 201 Business Law I	3
BUS 207 Human Resource Management	3
OFT 170 Spreadsheet Applications-Excel	3
OFT 112 Advanced Word **	3
Total	18
FOURTH SEMESTER: 14 Credit Hours
OFT 171 Microsoft Access Professional	3
OFT 172 Microsoft Power Point Presentation	2
OFT 201 Advanced Word II	3
OFT 214 Administrative Office Procedures	3
MTH/Natural Science Elective	3
Total	14
TOTAL CREDITS	68

* Placement exam available if typing over 40 nwam and previous word processing experience
** Credit by Exam available
*** Recommended program electives: Any course in ACC, ECO, MAR, BUS, OFT
+ If background allows (25 nwam for 5 min.)