The Office Administration Program, is one of several programs offered by the Business Technology Department. Upon completion of this program, the student will have the skills necessary to assume clerical through supervisory level support roles in small and large professional offices. Skills include: use of current business office procedures; computing applications; business management; communication; and decision making. Emphasis will be on the technical needs of a typical professional office doing general work in areas such as word processing, accounting and financial analysis, database management, contracts, and use of the internet. Heavy use of hands-on experience and laboratory work make the graduates of this program immediately ready for work in the modern office.

Students will be prepared for a wide range of clerical support opportunities in the modern office environment up to Office Management and Administration. These skills are now in great demand across the country.

The degree can be obtained in either of two areas: Office Management: General Office Emphasis or Office Management: Office Computing Emphasis. These degrees require the following:
• English proficiency: ENGL 1A, ESL 26, or equivalent.
• Mathematics proficiency: MATH 103/105 or equivalent.
A minimum of 90 Units including:
• All General Education requirements
• Prerequisite Skills (5.5 Units)
• Completion of the Business Communication Skills Certificate (21 units)
• Additional Certificate Courses (see below)
• Electives & other graduation requirements as appropriate

NOTE: All courses pertaining to the major must be taken for a letter grade. In addition, a GPA of 2.0 or higher is required in all Core and Support courses for the Degree or Certificates. 50% of the major units must be taken within the Computer, Technology & Information Systems Division at Foothill College.

AS = Associate in Science Degree.
CA = Certificate of Achievement.

Prerequisite Skills
Entry into any of the certificate programs requires the following: (see a counselor if you seek equivalence)
CAST 102 Computer Keyboarding Skills ( 0.5 units)
ENGL 110 Introduction to College Writing (5 units)
or ESL 25 Composition & Reading (5 units)

CIS 51A Preparation for Technology Careers I (3 units)
CIS 60 Introduction to Business Information Systems (5 units)
B T 59 Integrated Business Communication (5 units)
MATH 220 Elementary Algebra (4 units)
B T 51A Professional Keyboarding I (Beginning) (1 unit)
B T 51B Professional Keyboarding II (Basic Formatting) (1 unit)
B T 51C Proofreading I (1 unit)

This certificate requires the Business Communication Skills Certificate (20 units) and the following:
ENGL 1A Composition & Reading (5 units)
or ENGL 1AH Honors Composition & Reading (5 units)
CIS 96Y Special Projects (3 units)
BUS 22 Principles of Business (4 units)
ACTG 1A Financial Accounting I (5 units)
ACTG 1B Financial Accounting II (5 units)
MATH 105 Intermediate Algebra (5 units)
MATH 10 Elementary Statistics (5 units)
BUSI 18 Business Law I (4 units)
CIS 51C Workplace Principles & Practices (4 units)

This certificate requires the Business Communication Skills Certificate (20 units) and the following:
ENGL 1A Composition & Reading (5 units)
or ENGL 1AH Honors Composition & Reading (5 units)
CIS 96Y Special Projects (3 units)
BUSI 22 Principles of Business (4 units)
COIN 61 Publishing on the Web Using HTML/XHTML (5 units)
COIN 56 E-Business (5 units)
CIS 60 Introduction to Business Information Systems (5 units)
CAST 86A Introduction to Adobe InDesign (4 units)
CAST 93A PowerPoint: Effective Presentations (3 units)
CIS 51C Workplace Principles & Practices (4 units)

This certificate requires the Business Communication Skills Certificate (20 units) and the following:
COIN 51 Internet Technology & Applications: Introduction(5 units)
COIN 56 E-Business (5 units)
COIN 61 Publishing on the Web Using HTML/XHTML (5 units)
CIS 51C Workplace Principles & Practices (4 units)

This certificate requires the Business Communication Skills Certificate (20 units) and the following:
CAST 109F Using Access (3 units)
CIS 52A Introduction to Data Management Systems (5 units)
CIS 52B Oracle SQL (5 units)
CIS 51C Workplace Principles & Practices (4 units)

This certificate requires the Business Communication Skills Certificate (20 units) and the following:
CAST 107D Excel Basics (3 units)
ACTG 1A Financial Accounting I (5 units)
ACTG 64A Computerized Accounting Practice (2 units)
ACTG 64B Computerized Accounting Programs (2 units)
CIS 51C Workplace Principles & Practices (4 units)

This certificate requires the Business Communication Skills Certificate (20 units) and the following:
CAST 104A Microsoft Word I (3 units)
CAST 86A Introduction to Adobe InDesign (4 units)
CAST 92A Introduction to Adobe Photoshop (4 units)
CIS 51C Workplace Principles & Practices (4 units)