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Administrative Assistant, AS S0514

Program: S0514
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Suggested Sequence of CourseworkIndicates Courses Offered Online
Fall Semester (Year 1)
Course Prefix Title Units
CISB 10 Office Skills 3.0
CISB 15 Microcomputer Applications 3.5
AA/S ARTS Area C-1 Arts Course 3.0
ENGL 1A Freshman Composition 4.0
Total:   13.5
Winter Semester (Year 1)
Course Prefix Title Units
SPCH 1A Public Speaking 4.0
SPCH 2 (or) Survey Communication Studies
SPCH 8 (or) Professional Speaking
Total:   4.0
Spring Semester (Year 1)
Course Prefix Title Units
BUSO 25 Business Communications 3.0
BUSO 26 Oral Comm for Business 3.0
AA/S MATH Meet AA/AS Math Comptcy Req 5.0
AA/S KINES Phys Ed (KIN) Activity Course 0.5
Total:   11.5
Summer Semester (Year 1)
Course Prefix Title Units
AA/S USHIS Area D-1 Hist/Pol Sc Course 3.0
Total:   3.0
Fall Semester (Year 2)
Course Prefix Title Units
CISB 16 Macintosh Applications 2.0
CISB 21 Microsoft Excel 3.0
CISB 31 Microsoft Word 3.0
AA/S HUM Area C-2 Humanities Course 4.0
Total:   12.0
Certificate earned Administrative Asst. L1 E0516 Submit Certificate Petition: Admissions & Records
Winter Semester (Year 2)
Course Prefix Title Units
AA/S LIFE Area E Lifelong Undrstg Course 3.0
AA/S BEHAV Area D-2 Elective Course 3.0
Total:   6.0
Spring Semester (Year 2)
Course Prefix Title Units
CISB 51 Microsoft PowerPoint 3.0
AA/S SCNCE Area B-1 or B-2 Science Course 3.0
AA/S ELECT Degree Appl Course (Elective) 3.0
CISN 21 Windows Operating System 3.0
CISS 11 (or) Practical Computer Security
CISW 15 (or) Web Site Development
CISD 11 (or) Database Management - Access  
CISD 11L (and) Database Management Access Lab
Total:   12.0
Administrative Assistant AS degree S0514 Certificate earned Administrative Assistant Certificate: Microcomputer Prod. Software N0660 Complete CISN 21, CISD 11 & 11L will earn a Level 2: N0463 & Level 3: N0464 Submit petition: inside.mtsac.edu, Student Tab #45 Take elective(s) if needed to reach 60 units
Program Notes

Degree requirements include reading competency. This requirement is met by attaining eligibility for READ 100. You may complete READ 90 or take the reading placement exam and earn a 65 or higher (eligibility for READ 100).  

Administrative Assistant Course Offerings:

All Terms:

BUSO 25
CISB 15

Fall & Spring
CISB 10
CISB 21
CISB 31
CISD 11 & CISD 11L
CISN 21
CISS 11
CISW 15

Fall only
CISB 16

Spring Only
BUSO 26
CISB 51

62
Total number of Units
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