This program provides advanced skills required for employment in an office environment. Career opportunities in the office support field are available in public and private institutions and companies for positions such as office clerks, secretaries, information processors and administrative assistants. The office support career field is projected to have one of the highest potentials for job growth through 2007.
Associate degree students must earn a 2.00 grade point average in all business courses.
For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Business, College of department page.
| Total Credits Required | 62 |
| Liberal Studies | 8 |
| EN 111 College Composition I | 4 |
| Liberal Studies Elective(s)* | 4 |
| Health Promotion | 1 |
| HP 200 Physical Well Being | 1 |
| Associate Degree Core | 26 |
| ACT 201 Practical Accounting Procedures | 4 |
| OIS 161 Document Input and Processing | 4 |
| OIS 183 Business Administrative Procedures | 4 |
| OIS 185 Introductory Software Applications | 4 |
| OIS 244 Applied Business Communication | 4 |
| OIS 250 Desktop Publishing Principles | 2 |
| OIS 285 Advanced Software Applications and Integration | 4 |
| Other Required Courses | 20 |
| OIS 261 Advanced Document Processing | 4 |
| OIS 263 Business Document Editing | 4 |
| OIS 293 Integrated Office | 4 |
| Electives | 8 |
| Choose from the following: | |
| MGT 121 Introduction to Business (4 cr.) | |
| MGT 215 Entrepreneurship (4 cr.) | |
| MGT 221 Business Law I: Legal Environment of Business (4 cr.) | |
| MGT 228 Customer Service (2 cr.) | |
| MGT 240 Organizational Behavior and Management (4 cr.) | |
| MKT 230 Introduction to Marketing (4 cr.) | |
| OIS 171 Medical Terminology (4 cr.) | |
| General Electives | 7 |
*Liberal studies electives must be taken outside of the College of Business.
Bulletin Year:
2014 - 2015 Undergraduate Bulletin
| View the current NMU Catalog.