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Non-Degree Programs
| Office Systems Certificate | Medical Administrative Assistant Certificate |
| Information Systems Certificate | Office Systems Two-Year Plan 
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The Booth College of Business and Professional Studies offers a two-year office systems program, a two-year medical administrative assistant program, and a one-year Information Systems program. On the successful completion of a program, the student is awarded a certificate. Courses in these programs are fully accredited and may be applied to a degree program should a student later decide to complete a college degree.
Office Systems Certificate
Required Courses
| Course No. | Course Name | Hours |
| 76-101 | Freshman Seminar | 1 |
| 08-103 | General Psychology | 3 |
| 10-111/112 10-115 |
Composition OR ACT English Credit Honors Composition |
6 |
| 44-130 | Computers & Information Technology | 3 |
| 44-211 | Spreadsheet Applications | 1 |
| 44-212 | Advanced Spreadsheets and Charting | 1 |
| 44-221 | Web Page Development | 1 |
| 44-245 | DigiTools | 3 |
| 44-320 | Advanced Word Processing | 1 |
| 44-330 | Presentation Graphics | 1 |
| 44-340 | Digital Media | 1 |
| 44-343 | Virtual Workplace | 3 |
| 44-346 | Database Applications | 1 |
| 29-102 | Fundamentals of Oral Communication | 3 |
| 51-201 | Accounting I | 3 |
| 51-202 | Accounting II | 3 |
| 53-311 | Business Law | 3 |
| 54-310 | Managerial Communications | 3 |
| 54-313 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| Advisor-approved electives | 16 | |
| Total Course Hours Reqiuired: | 60 |
Medical Administrative Assistant Certificate
The Medical Administrative Assistant Certificate Program is in cooperation with the Department of Biological Sciences. Requirements for the Two-Year Medical Administrative Assistant Certificate are as follows:
Required Courses
| Course No. | Course Name | Hours |
| 76-101 | Freshman Seminar | 1 |
| 04-102/103 | General Biology and Lab | 4 |
| 04-104 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| 04-114/115 | General Zoology and Lab | 4 |
| 04-140 | General Microbiology | 4 |
| 04-436 | Human Anatomy | 4 |
| 10-111/112 10-115 |
Composition OR ACT English credit Honors Composition |
6 |
| 17-118 | College Alegbra | 3 |
| 24-112/113 | General Chemistry and Lab | 4 |
| 44-130 | Computers & Information Technology | 3 |
| 44-211 | Spreadsheet Applications | 1 |
| 44-212 | Advanced Spreadsheets and Charting | 1 |
| 44-245 | DigiTools | 3 |
| 44-320 | Advanced Word Processing | 1 |
| 44-330 | Presentation Graphics | 1 |
| 44-340 | Digital Media | 1 |
| 44-343 | Virtual Workplace | 3 |
| 44-346 | Database Applications | 1 |
| 51-201 | Accounting I | 3 |
| 54-310 | Managerial Communications | 3 |
| 54-313 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| Choose three hours from the following list: | 3 | |
| 44-221 | Web Page Development (1) | |
| 04-293 | Medical Transcription and Medical Records Practicum (2) | |
| 53-311 | Business Law (3) | |
| 08-103 | General Psychology (3) | |
| Total Course Hours Reqiuired: | 60 |
Information Systems Certificate
Required Courses
| Course No. | Course Name | Hours |
| 44-130 | Computers and Information Technology | 3 |
| 44-140 | Visual Basic Application Programming | 3 |
| 44-320 | Advanced Word Processing | 1 |
| 44-330 | Presentation Graphics | 1 |
| 44-333 | Multimedia and Web Development | 3 |
| 44-340 | Digital Media | 1 |
| 44-344 | Desktop Publishing | 3 |
| Total Course Hours Reqiuired: | 15 |
For course descriptions, go to the current undergraduate catalog.
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