Office Technology - Office Professional (OTOPO)

Award:: Associate in Applied Science Degree
Program location:: Elkhorn Valley Campus, Fort Omaha Campus, South Omaha Campus, online

Office professionals are the core of most businesses. As businesses continue to expand and work with increasingly complex technology, the need for advanced training and professional certification becomes more important every day. This degree prepares students to keep the offices organized and running smoothly and work with much of the valuable data that companies need to flourish.

Graduation Requirements

Requirement	Credit Hrs.
General Education	27.0
Major Requirements	56.0
Option Requirements	13.5
Total Credit Hours Required	96.5

General Education Requirements - 27.0 credit hrs.

Communications
Courses	Credit Hrs.
English Level I	4.5
English Level II	4.5
ENGL 1220 Technical Writing and ENGL 1230 Oral and Written Reports are recommended.

Humanities/Social Sciences
Courses	Credit Hrs.
Humanities/Social Sciences	4.5

Quantitative/Numeracy Skills
Courses	Credit Hrs.
MATH 1220 Business Mathematics	4.5

Other
Courses	Credit Hrs.
HMRL 1010 Human Relations Skills	4.5
INFO 1001 Information Systems and Literacy	4.5

Major Requirements for Office Technology - 56.0 credit hrs.

Courses	Credit Hrs.
INFO 1008 Business Office Communications	4.5
INFO 1012 Electronic Filing and Calculating	4.5
INFO 1013 Keyboard Skillbuilding	2.0
INFO 1210 Microsoft Word I	4.5
INFO 1212 Spreadsheets	4.5
INFO 1213 Database Fundamentals	4.5
INFO 1214 Business Presentations	4.5
INFO 1215 Document Processing	4.5
INFO 1219 Professional Practices	4.5
INFO 1220 Microsoft Word II	4.5
INFO 2240 Office Technology Capstone	5.0
INFO 2260 Workplace Technologies	3.0
INFO 2982 Microsoft Office Simulation OR INFO 2981 Internship	4.0

Option Requirements for Office Technology - Office Professional - 13.5 credit hrs.

Courses	Credit Hrs.
INFO 1010 Customer Service Skills	4.5
INFO 1011 Project Management	4.5
INFO 1317 Microsoft Web Editor	4.5

The degree option is a specialization within a program. Although students may complete multiple options within this program, only the major degree is awarded.

Below is a suggested guide for students planning employment as office professionals after two years of full-time study.

FIRST YEAR

Courses	Credit Hrs.
First quarter
English level I	4.5
INFO 1001 Information Systems and Literacy	4.5
INFO 1013 Keyboard Skillbuilding	2.0
MATH 1220 Business Mathematics	4.5
	15.5

Courses	Credit Hrs.
Second quarter
English level II	4.5
INFO 1012 Electronic Filing and Calculating	4.5
INFO 1210 Microsoft Word I	4.5
	13.5

Courses	Credit Hrs.
Third quarter
INFO 1008 Business Office Communications	4.5
INFO 1010 Customer Service Skills	4.5
INFO 1220 Microsoft Word II	4.5
	13.5

Courses	Credit Hrs.
Fourth quarter
INFO 1011 Project Management	4.5
INFO 1212 Spreadsheets	4.5
INFO 1219 Professional Practices	4.5
	13.5

SECOND YEAR

Courses	Credit Hrs.
Fifth quarter
INFO 1214 Business Presentations	4.5
INFO 1215 Document Processing	4.5
INFO 1317 Microsoft Web Editor	3.0
	13.5

Courses	Credit Hrs.
Sixth quarter
INFO 1213 Database Fundamentals	4.5
INFO 2240 Office Technology Capstone	5.0
INFO 2260 Workplace Technologies	4.5
	14.0

Courses	Credit Hrs.
Seventh quarter
HMRL 1010 Human Relations Skills	4.5
Humanities/social sciences elective	4.5
INFO 2981 Internship OR INFO 2982 Microsoft Office Simulation	4.0
	13.0

Courses	Credit Hrs.
Eighth quarter