Office Technology – Office Professional (OTOPO)

Award: Associate in applied science degree

Program location: 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

General education	27.0
Major requirements	54.0
Option requirements	16.5–18.0
Total credit hours required	97.5–99.0

General education requirements

See General education requirements for Office Technology

Major requirements for Office Technology

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Option requirements for Office Technology - Office Professional (16.5-18.0 credit hrs.)

Courses

INFO 1010	Customer Service SkillsONLINE	4.5
INFO 1011	Project ManagementONLINE	4.5
INFO 1317	Microsoft Web Editor	4.5

Select one course from the following:

ACCT 1050	BookkeepingONLINE	3.0
HMRL 1050	Leadership: Training and Skill Development	4.5
SPAN 1050	Spanish for Business IONLINE	4.5

Suggested Guide for Courses

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

First Year

First quarter

	English level I	4.5
INFO 1001	Information Systems and LiteracyONLINEHYBRID	4.5
INFO 1013	Keyboard SkillbuildingONLINE	2.0
MATH 1220	Business MathematicsONLINE	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		15.5

Second quarter

	English level II	4.5
INFO 1012	Electronic Filing and CalculatingONLINE	4.5
INFO 1210	Microsoft Word IONLINE	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		13.5

Third quarter

INFO 1008	Business Office CommunicationsONLINE	4.5
INFO 1010	Customer Service SkillsONLINE	4.5
INFO 1220	Microsoft Word IIONLINE	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		13.5

Fourth quarter

INFO 1011	Project ManagementONLINE	4.5
INFO 1212	SpreadsheetsONLINE	4.5
INFO 1219	Professional PracticesONLINE	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		13.5

Second Year

Fifth quarter

INFO 1214	Business PresentationsONLINE	4.5
INFO 1215	Document ProcessingONLINE	4.5
INFO 1317	Microsoft Web Editor	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		13.5

Sixth quarter

INFO 1213	Database FundamentalsONLINE	4.5
INFO 2240	Office Technology CapstoneONLINE	5.0
INFO 2260	Workplace TechnologiesONLINE	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		14.0

Seventh quarter

HMRL 1010	Human Relations SkillsONLINEHYBRID	4.5
	Humanities/social sciences elective	4.5
INFO 2980	Office Technology Practicum	2.0
	OR
INFO 2981	Internship	variable
Total Credit Hours:		14-15.5

The degree option is an area of interest within a program. Although students may complete single or multiple options within this program, only the major degree is awarded.