2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Nov 01, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Business Information Technology - Advanced Office and Communications Certificate


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Program Description The Advanced Office and Communications Certificate is designed for the experienced office professional who wants to update office technology and communcaion skills for return to the workforce, job change, or career advancement. This certificate requires successful completion of a minimum of 40 credits as outlined.

Work Experience Verification Candidates for this certificate must verify office experience with a faculty advisor before pursuing this certificate. Current resume must be signed and dated by a full-time BSTEC instructor.

Advising Note This program requirement sheet is not a substitute for meeting with an academic advisor. Meeting the requirements to graduate with an Edmonds College certificate or degree is ultimately the responsibility of the student.

Program Requirements (40 credits)


OUTCOMES:

  1. Communicate and interact effectively through a variety of methods appropriate to audience, context, purpose, and field/discipline. 
  2. Identify and explain how to apply the skills needed to maintain effective working relationships in multicultural settings.
  3. Use appropriate technology and technical skills to manage information and solve problems.

Program Notes


The program code for this certificate is OMSAKC20. For financial aid, advising, and other reasons, students should work with their advisor to ensure that this code is properly recorded on their academic record.

Work Experience Verification Candidates for this certificate must verify office work experience with a faculty advisor before pursuing this certificate. Current resume must be signed and dated by a full-time BSTEC instructor.

   ____ Verification attached

The advisors for this program are:
Stephanie Bevans | stephanie.bevans@edmonds.edu | 425.640.1346
Kari Meehan | kari.meehan@edmonds.edu | 425.640.1641

Department website: Business Information Technology | edmonds.edu/bstec

Certificate General Information


Credit/Grade Requirements A minimum of 30 credits or one-third of the required college-level (100-level or above) credits, whichever is less, must be earned at Edmonds College. Students are required to maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 in all college-level courses.

Program of Study Outcomes Student achievement is assessed in the general and program specific outcomes via the courses and course objectives that align with those outcomes. More information about program outcomes and course objectives can be found on the Using Program Requirement Sheets  page.

Students Are Advised To:

  • Plan their schedule several quarters in advance in order to accommodate courses that are offered only once or twice a year;
  • Review the college catalog for required course prerequisites and include these in schedule planning; and
  • Communicate with an academic advisor and/or a faculty advisor.

Graduation Application A completed Graduation Application form must be submitted online by the 10th day of the quarter in which the student expects to graduate. Note: Applications for summer quarter are due by the 8th day of the quarter.

Common Course Numbering Please refer to www.edmonds.edu/ccn for more information.

College Resources

Internal Coding


PLAN/STACK - OMSAKC20
TC - 40
CIP - 520204
Last Revised - 2024/03/10

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