Parkland College

Office Professional

Program Code: TOCA AAS

Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.)
Minimum graduation requirement — 63 semester hours

The Office Professional Program prepares students with the skills needed for office work: typing, computers, office procedures, mathematics, and communications. Work experience is required at the end of the program. This can transfer to EIU and SIU as a 2+2 program .

Program Notes*
• CTC substitutions may be accepted for CIS 131, CIS 134, CIS 135, CIS 138, CIS 151, and CIS 152 — see department chair.
• Students transferring to EIU should take MAT 108.

Suggested Full-time Sequence
 

FALL 1st Semester
CIS 101
CIS 111
CIS 157
CIS 170
CIS 171
ENG 101

SPRING 2nd Semester
CIS 131
CIS 135
CIS 151
CIS 158
ENG 102
ACC117

 

FALL 3rd Semester
CIS 134
CIS 138
Elective
MAT 110 or MAT elective
Soc/Beh Sci or Hum/FA elec

SPRING 4th Semester
CIS 235
CIS 270
CIS 297
CIS 298
BUS 245
Soc/Beh Sci or Hum/FA elec
 

Requirements

Credit Hours

Required Program Courses (42 hours)

CIS 101 Introduction to Computers

3

CIS 111 Information Technology Careers Overview

1

CIS 131* Presentation Graphics (MS PowerPoint)

2

CIS 134* Spreadsheet Applications (MS Excel)

3

CIS 135* Word Processing I (MS Word)

3

CIS 138* Database Applications (MS Access)

3

CIS 151* Using the Internet Effectively

2

CIS 157 Keyboarding II

3

CIS 158 Keyboarding III

3

CIS 170 Office Professional Topics

3

CIS 171 Machine Transcription I

3

CIS 235 Word Processing II (MS word)

3

CIS 270 Integrated Sofware Applications

3

CIS 297 Job Seminar

1

CIS 298 Work Experience

3
 

Elective (3 hours)

CIS 152* Web Design I

3

CIS 137 Operating System Concepts and Basic PC Maintenance

3

ACC 219 Computerized Integrated Accounting

3

HCS 154 Medical Terminology

3
 

Other Required Courses (6 hours)

ACC 117 Accounting and Bookkeeping

3

BUS 245 Business Communications

3
 

Required General Education Core Courses (15-16 hours)

ENG 101 Composition I

3

ENG 102 Composition II

3

MAT 110 Business Mathematics or MAT elective*

3-4

Social/Behavioral Sciences or Humanities/Fine Arts electives

           6

Total Semester Credit Hours

63-64

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