Business Technology

Certificate: General Office Clerk Tech-Prep
Certificate: General Secretary Tech-Prep
Associate in Applied Science Degree: Administrative Assistant Tech-Prep

Certificate: Medical Secretary Specialist
Associate in Applied Science Degree: Medical Secretary Tech-Prep

These programs provide course work to meet the educational and skill requirements for a variety of office occupations. The Administrative Assistant and the Medical Secretary degrees offer concentrated course work to prepare the student for immediate employment upon graduation. Both degrees have a common list of courses for semesters 1 and 2. Upon completion of this list of courses, the student is awarded a General Office Clerk Certificate.

In the Administrative Assistant program, the student will take office management and office technology courses in the final year, receiving the General Secretary Tech-Prep Certificate after completing 53 credit hours and the Administrative Secretary Associate in Applied Science degree after completing 62 credit hours.

In the Medical Secretary program, the student will take specialized medical courses in the final year, receiving the Medical Secretary Specialist Certificate after completing 53 credit hours and the Medical Secretary Associate in Applied Science degree after completing 69 credit hours.

Tech-Prep students may receive up to 15 hours credit for bridge courses taken in high school.

 

CERTIFICATE: GENERAL OFFICE CLERK TECH-PREP
(Suggested Occupational Plan)

Keyboarding proficiency required to enroll in POFT 2401; otherwise, student must enroll in POFT 1329 and/or POFT 2303.
           
FIRST SEMESTER
Lec.
Lab
Sem.
Hrs.
Clock
Hours
POFI 2301 Word Processing 2 2 3 64
POFT 1301 Business English 3 0 3 48
POFI 1301 Computer Applications I 2 2 3 64
POFT 1313 Professional Development for Office Personnel 3 0 3 48
POFT 1371 Telephone Communications 3 1 3 64
           
SECOND SEMESTER        
POFT 1309 Administrative Office Procedures I (Capstone) 3 0 3 48
POFI 1341 Computer Applications II 2 2 3 64
  OR        
BIOL 1371 Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology 3 0 3 48
POFT 1321 Business Math        
POFT 2401 Intermediate Keyboarding 3 3 4 96
ACNT 1303 Introduction to Accounting I 3 0 3 48
           
  Total Semester Hours for Certificate     31  

Tech-Prep Bridge Courses

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CERTIFICATE: GENERAL SECRETARY TECH-PREP
(Suggested Occupational Plan)

Keyboarding proficiency required to enroll in POFT 2401; otherwise, student must enroll in POFT 1329 and/or POFT 2303.
           
FIRST SEMESTER
Lec.
Lab
Sem.
Hrs.
Clock
Hours
POFI 2301 Word Processing 2 2 3 64
POFT 1301 Business English 3 0 3 48
POFI 1301 Computer Applications I 2 2 3 64
POFT 1313 Professional Development for Office Personnel 3 0 3 48
POFT 1371 Telephone Communications 3 1 3 64
           
SECOND SEMESTER        
POFT 1309 Administrative Office Procedures I 3 0 3 48
POFI 1341 Computer Applications II 2 2 3 64
POFT 1321 Business Math 3 0 3 48
POFT 2401 Intermediate Keyboarding 3 3 4 96
ACNT 1303 Introduction to Accounting I 3 0 3 48
           
THIRD SEMESTER        
ENGL 1301 Composition I 3 1 3 64
SPCH 1315 Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3 0 3 48
           
FOURTH SEMESTER        
POFT 2433 Advanced Keyboarding 3 3 4 96
POFT 1349 Administrative Office Procedures II (Capstone) 3 0 3 48
POFT 1319 Records and Information Management I 3 0 3 48
Humanities/Visual or Performing Arts Elective 3 0 3 48
Social/Behavioral Science Elective 3 0 3 48
           
  Total Semester Hours for Certificate     53  

Tech-Prep Bridge Courses

Courses in bold type meet General Education requirements for Del Mar College.

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ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE:
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TECH-PREP
(Suggested Occupational Plan)

Keyboarding proficiency required to enroll in POFT 2401; otherwise, student must enroll in POFT 1329 and/or POFT 2303.
           
FIRST SEMESTER
Lec.
Lab
Sem.
Hrs.
Clock
Hours
POFI 2301 Word Processing 2 2 3 64
POFT 1301 Business English 3 0 3 48
POFI 1301 Computer Applications I 2 2 3 64
POFT 1313 Professional Development for Office Personnel 3 0 3 48
POFT 1371 Telephone Communications 3 1 3 64
           
SECOND SEMESTER        
POFT 1309 Administrative Office Procedures I 3 0 3 48
POFI 1341 Computer Applications II 2 2 3 64
POFT 1321 Business Math 3 0 3 48
POFT 2401 Intermediate Keyboarding 3 3 4 96
ACNT 1303 Introduction to Accounting I 3 0 3 48
ENGL 1301 Composition I 3 1 3 64
           
THIRD SEMESTER        
POFT 2312 Business Correspondence and Communication 3 0 3 48
SPCH 1315 Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3 0 3 48
           
FOURTH SEMESTER        
POFT 2433 Advanced Keyboarding 3 3 4 96
POFT 1349 Administrative Office Procedures II 3 0 3 48
POFT 1319 Records and Information Management I 3 0 3 48
Humanities/Visual or Performing Arts Elective 3 0 3 48
Social/Behavioral Science Elective 3 0 3 48
Mathematics/Natural Science Elective 3 0 3 48
           
FIFTH SEMESTER        
POFT 2264 Practicum - Administrative Assistant/Secretarial Science, General (Capstone) 0 20 2 240
POFT 1192 Special Topics - Administrative Assistant/Secretarial Science, General (Capstone) 1 0 1 16
           
  Total Semester Hours for Associate Degree     62  

Courses in bold type meet General Education requirements for Del Mar College Associate in Applied Science degrees.

Tech-Prep Bridge Courses

A student intending to transfer to a four-year institution may substitute general education courses required by that institution upon approval of an education plan by a four-year institutional advisor.

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CERTIFICATE: MEDICAL SECRETARY SPECIALIST
TECH-PREP
(Suggested Occupational Plan)

Keyboarding proficiency required to enroll in POFT 2401; otherwise, student must enroll in POFT 1329 and/or POFT 2303.
           
FIRST SEMESTER
Lec.
Lab
Sem.
Hrs.
Clock
Hours
POFI 2301 Word Processing 2 2 3 64
POFT 1301 Business English 3 0 3 48
POFI 1301 Computer Applications I 2 2 3 64
POFT 1313 Professional Development for Office Personnel 3 0 3 48
POFT 1371 Telephone Communications 3 1 3 64
           
SECOND SEMESTER        
POFT 1309 Administrative Office Procedures I (Capstone) 3 0 3 48
POFT 1321 Business Math 3 0 3 48
POFT 2401 Intermediate Keyboarding 3 3 4 96
ACNT 1303 Introduction to Accounting I 3 0 3 48
BIOL 1371 Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology 3 0 3 48
           
THIRD SEMESTER        
ENGL 1301 Composition I 3 1 3 64
SPCH 1315 Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3 0 3 48
           
FOURTH SEMESTER        
Humanities/Visual or Performing Arts Elective 3 0 3 48
HITT 1305 Medical Terminology 3 0 3 48
POFT 1319 Records and Information Management I 3 0 3 48
MRMT 1407 Medical Transcription I 3 3 4 96
POFM 1309 Medical Office Procedures (Capstone) 3 0 3 48
           
  Total Semester Hours for Certificate     53  

Tech-Prep Bridge Courses

Courses in bold type meet General Education requirements for Del Mar College.

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ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE:
MEDICAL SECRETARY TECH-PREP
(Suggested Occupational Plan)

The medical secretary program is designed for the student interested in the medical field working either as a receptionist, bookkeeper, transcriber of case histories, or office manager. The associate degree qualifies the student to work in doctors' offices, hospitals, and clinics. Keyboarding proficiency required to enroll in POFT 2401; otherwise, student must enroll in POFT 1329 and/or POFT 2303.
           
FIRST SEMESTER
Lec.
Lab
Sem.
Hrs.
Clock
Hours
POFI 2301 Word Processing 2 2 3 64
POFT 1301 Business English 3 0 3 48
POFI 1301 Computer Applications I 2 2 3 64
POFT 1313 Professional Development for Office Personnel 3 0 3 48
POFT 1371 Telephone Communications 3 1 3 64
           
SECOND SEMESTER        
POFT 1309 Administrative Office Procedures I 3 0 3 48
POFT 1321 Business Math 3 0 3 48
POFT 2401 Intermediate Keyboarding 3 3 4 96
ACNT 1303 Introduction to Accounting I 3 0 3 48
BIOL 1371 Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology 3 0 3 48
           
THIRD SEMESTER        
ENGL 1301 Composition I 3 1 3 64
SPCH 1315 Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3 0 3 48
           
FOURTH SEMESTER        
Humanities/Visual or Performing Arts Elective 3 0 3 48
HITT 1305 Medical Terminology 3 0 3 48
POFT 1319 Records and Information Management I 3 0 3 48
MRMT 1407 Medical Transcription I 3 3 4 96
POFM 1309 Medical Office Procedures 3 0 3 48
           
FIFTH SEMESTER        
MRMT 2433 Medical Transcription II 3 3 4 96
POFM 1300 Medical Coding Basics 2 4 3 96
College-Level Math or Natural Science Elective 3 0 3 48
Social/Behavioral Science Elective 3 0 3 48
           
SIXTH SEMESTER        
POFM 2264 Practicum - Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary (Capstone) 0 20 2 240
POFM 1191 Special Topics - Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary (Capstone) 1 0 1 16
           
  Total Semester Hours for Associate Degree     69  

Courses in bold type meet General Education requirements for Del Mar College Associate in Applied Science degrees.

Tech-Prep Bridge Courses

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