Potomac State College West Virgina University.

Office Systems Technology

Career Opportunities: This program prepares the student to become an administrative assistant capable of general office management in a technological environment.

Requirements for Graduation

In order to earn an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Office Systems Technology, a student needs to complete a minimum of 63 credit-hours of required and elective course work.

The Major Core Electives are ACCT 202-Principles of Accounting; BTEC 102-Introduction to Business; BTEC 257-Income Tax Accounting; BTEC 260-Computerized Accounting; CIS 118-Web Page Design, CIS 226-Image Management, CIS 229-Digital Video Essentials; CIS 234-Computer Graphics--Illustrator; OSTC 107-Medical Terminology, OSTC 240-Desktop Publishing, OSTC 254-Machine Transcription.

FIRST YEAR

First Semester			Hrs.
ENGL	101	Composition and Rhetoric	3
OSTC	115	Formatting and Editing	3
CIS	100	Introduction to Computer Info Systems	3
CIS	113	Micro Applications 1 (WORD)	3
WVUe	191*	First-Year Seminar	(1)
Major Core Elective			3
Total			15

 

Second Semester			Hrs.
BTEC	107	Business Communications	3
CIS	114	Micro Applications 2 (EXCEL)	3
CIS	116	Micro Applications 4 (ACCESS)	3
Social Science Elective			3
Major Core Elective			3
Total			15

 

SECOND YEAR

First Semester			Hrs.
OSTC	222	Office Automation	3
BTEC	101	Introduction to Management	3
CIS	115	Micro Applications III (POWER POINT)	3
ACCT	201	Principles of Accounting	3
Major Core Electives			6
Total			18

 

Second Semester			Hrs.
BTEC	109	Business Math	3
OSTC	119	Office Training	3
OSTC	223	Directed Office Experience	3
Major Core Electives			6
Total			15

Total Hours: 63

*Required of first-time, first-semester students; not required for graduation.