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Prepares the student for employment in business or civil service as a general office clerk, clerk-typist, file clerk, receptionist, cashier, word processor, machine transcriptionist, or other positions not requiring stenography.

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Certificate Associate in
Science
Associate in Science Degree: Computer Business Technology
Administrative Assistant
CoursesUnits
CBTE 101, Keyboarding for Computers
OR CBTE 102, Keyboarding
OR CBTE 103, Beginning Computer Keyboarding
1-3
CBTE 111, Introduction to Windows 95 (Miramar)1
CBTE 120, Beginning Microsoft Word
OR CBTE 130, Beginning Corel WordPerfect (Miramar)
2
CBTE 122, Intermediate Microsoft Word3
CBTE 140A, Introduction to Microsoft Excel1
CBTE 151, Introduction to Microsoft Access1
CBTE 170, Desktop Publishing2
CBTE 198A, Project Lab I0.5
CBTE 200, Office Telecommunications2
CBTE 205, Records Management3
CBTE 210, Computers in Business
OR CBTE 211, Office Administration (City)
3
BUSE 101, Business Mathematics3
BUSE 119, Business Communications3
Total Units = 25.5-27.5

San Diego Mesa College *Note: An associate degree is awarded by the San Diego Community College District colleges in recognition of completion of a minimum of 60 units of specified requirements. See the college catalog for details.

Recommended Electives: Computer and Information Sciences 130 (City, Mesa); Computer Business Technology 126, 161, 270; Business 150.