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	18.0
Total credit hours required	99.0

General education requirements (27.0 credit hrs.)

Communications

	English level I	4.5 credits
	English level II	4.5 credits

See Communications course options

ENGL 1220 Technical Writing and ENGL 1230 Oral and Written Reports are recommended.

Humanities/social sciences

	Humanities/social sciences	4.5 credits

See Humanities/social sciences course options

Quantitative/numeracy skills

MATH 1220	Business Mathematics	4.5 credits

or higher level MATH course

Additional

INFO 1001	Information Systems and Literacy	4.5 credits
HMRL 1010	Human Relations Skills	4.5 credits
	OR
RDLS 1200	College Success Strategies	4.5 credits

Major requirements for Office Technology (54.0 credit hrs.)

INFO 1008	Business Office Communications	4.5 credits
INFO 1012	Electronic Filing and Calculating	4.5 credits
INFO 1013	Keyboard Skillbuilding	2.0 credits
INFO 1211	Microsoft Word	4.5 credits
INFO 1212	Spreadsheets	4.5 credits
INFO 1213	Database Fundamentals	4.5 credits
INFO 1214	Business Presentations and Publications	4.5 credits
INFO 1215	Document Processing	4.5 credits
INFO 1219	Professional Practices	4.5 credits
INFO 2242	Business Office Collaboration Technology	4.5 credits
INFO 2260	Workplace Technologies	4.5 credits
INFO 2948	Office Professional Capstone	5.0 credits
INFO 2980	Office Technology Practicum	2.0 credits
	OR
INFO 2981	Internship	variable credits

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

INFO 1010	Customer Service Skills	4.5 credits
INFO 1317	WordPress Office Professional	4.5 credits

Select two courses from the following:

BSAD 1000	Introduction to Business	4.5 credits
BSAD 1250	Introduction to Not-for-Profit Management	4.5 credits
HIMS 1111	Healthcare Careers	4.5 credits
HMRL 1050	Leadership: Training and Skill Development	4.5 credits

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.

See Curriculum Plan