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Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation
Major: 5677
Effective Term: 2020 Fall   

Award: CCL  
Total Credits: 18
CIP Code: 52.0401

Instructional Council: Business/Management (03)
GPA: 2.0
SOC Code: Upon completion of this certificate, students may pursue a career as:

43-6011 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
43-6014 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive


Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in the Administrative Professional program is designed to provide students with basic office skills. This program is recommended for students with little or no office-related work experience or college experience. Includes instruction in business communications, office procedures, and report preparation. An Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Administrative Professional is available.


Learning Outcomes
1. Apply effective oral, written, and visual business communication skills. (GBS120)
2. Apply current technology to specific business tasks. (BPC110, CIS105, CIS113DE, BPC101AA, BPC/OAS111AA, CIS133AA, CIS121AI, CIS121AE, CIS122AE)
3. Create basic business documents, reports, spreadsheets, and presentations. (BPC101AA, BPC110, CIS105, CIS113DE, GBS120)
4. Describe basic business principles. (GBS151)
5. Use the Internet as a communication tool and information resource. (BPC101AA, BPC110, CIS105, CIS133AA, GBS120)
6. Apply mathematics to common business calculations. (BPC110, CIS105, GBS131)
7. Demonstrate effective interpersonal and customer service skills in the workplace. (GBS120)
8. Apply professional behavior and ethics. (CIS105, GBS151)
Program Notes
Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses required within the program.
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.

This program replaces:
CCL/5234 Administrative Professional
CCL/5238 Business Office Assistant


Required Courses
BPC110 Computer Usage and Applications (3) OR
CIS105 Survey of Computer Information Systems (3) 3

CIS113DE Microsoft Word: Word Processing 3
GBS120 Workplace Communication Skills 3
GBS131 Business Calculations 3
GBS151 Introduction to Business 3

Select three (3) of the following courses:
BPC101AA Introduction to Computers I 1
BPC/OAS111AA Computer Keyboarding I 1
CIS121AE Windows Operating System: Level I 1
CIS121AI Mac Operating System 1
+ CIS122AE Windows Operating System: Level II 1
CIS133AA Internet/Web Development Level I-A 1
Credits: 18

+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: November 26, 2019

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.





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