Office Technology - Office Professional (OTOPO)

Award:: Associate in Applied Science Degree
Program location:: Elkhorn Valley Campus; Fort Omaha Campus; South Omaha Campus; Online

Office professional 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 the student to keep the office organized and running smoothly and work with much of the valuable data that a company needs to flourish.

Graduation Requirements

Requirement	Credit Hrs.
General Education	27.0
Major Requirements	54.5
Option Requirements	18.0
Total Credit Hours Required	99.5

General Education Requirements - 27.0 Credit Hours

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 - 54.5 Credit Hours

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 1110 Operating Systems I	4.5
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 1220 Microsoft Word II	4.5
INFO 2240 Office Technology Capstone	5.0
INFO 2241 Not found	3.0
INFO 2982 Microsoft Office Simulation OR INFO 2981 Internship	4.0

Option Requirements for Office Technology - Office Professional - 18.0 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
INFO 2260 Workplace Technologies	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 an office professional after two years of full-time study.

First Year/First Quarter

Courses	Credit Hrs.
ENGL 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

First Year/Second Quarter

Courses	Credit Hrs.
ENGL Level II	4.5
INFO 1012 Electronic Filing and Calculating	4.5
INFO 1210 Microsoft Word I	4.5
	13.5

First Year/Third Quarter

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

First Year/Fourth Quarter

Courses	Credit Hrs.
INFO 1011 Project Management	4.5
INFO 1110 Operating Systems I	4.5
INFO 1212 Spreadsheets	4.5
	13.5

Second Year/Fifth Quarter

Courses	Credit Hrs.
INFO 1213 Database Fundamentals	4.5
INFO 1214 Business Presentations	4.5
INFO 1215 Document Processing	4.5
INFO 2241 Not found	3.0
	16.5

Second Year/Sixth Quarter

Courses	Credit Hrs.
INFO 1317 Microsoft Web Editor	4.5
INFO 2240 Office Technology Capstone	5.0
INFO 2260 Workplace Technologies	4.5
	14.0

Second Year/Seventh Quarter

Courses	Credit Hrs.
HMRL 1010 Human Relations Skills	4.5
INFO 2981 Internship OR INFO 2982 Microsoft Office Simulation	4.0
Humanities/Social Science elective	4.5
	13.0