Office Support Technology - Southwestern Illinois College

Office Support Technology Certificate (069A)

Total Semester Credits: 18
First Semester
Course Number Course Description Credits

OAT 121  OR

CIS 185

Introduction to Office Support  OR

Introduction to Information Technology

3

OAT 155  OR

BUS 102

Software Computations  OR

Business Mathematics

3
OAT 180 Word Processing (Microsoft Word) 3
OAT 171 Document Processing/Input Technology 3
ENG 101 Rhetoric & Composition I 3
OAT 175 Electronic Spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel) 3
Total Semester Credits: 17
Total Credits: 35
Second Semester
Course Number Course Description Credits

OAT 276  OR

OAT 259

Current Technology for Office Support  OR

Current Web/Graphic Technology

3
OAT 261 Business Communications 3
OAT 172 Advanced Information Processing 3
OAT 165 Presentation Graphics 2
OAT 185 Database Applications 3

OAT 225  OR
OAT 230  OR
CIS 174

Advanced Word Processing  OR
Advanced Electronic Spreadsheet  OR
Web Fundamentals I
3

Prerequisites may be required for some courses. Refer to the Course Catalog or Class Search link in eSTORM for a full course description.