Office Support Certificate (OFC)
2024-2025 Business & Administrative Pathway
Certificate,Human Services Division
Recommended Course Selection Sequence
| OFT101 | Keyboarding and Word Processing | 3 |
| OFT114 | Business Communications | 3 |
| OFT212 | Administrative Office Procedures | 3 |
| OFT226 | Database and Calendar Management | 3 |
| OFT102 | Advanced Keyboarding and Word Processing | 3 |
| OFT209 | Information Transcription | 3 |
| OFT222 | Spreadsheet and | 3 |
| LA-ELECTIVE | Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
| PRO100 | Introduction to the Professional Portfolio | 1 |
Liberal Arts Elective: Students who are not computer literate are encouraged to select
CPS100.
OFT101: Students who touch type 35 wpm or more and have knowledge of Microsoft Word 2010 may waive
OFT101 and register for
OFT102. the credits for
OFT101 may be fulfilled with a 3-credit open elective.
OFT114: A minimum grade of C- is required to graduate from this program and to meet OFT prerequisites
Total Credit Hours: 25
Program Notes
- Open admissions
- Stackable credential
- Day program
Campus Information
Additional Graduation Requirements
- Mathematics proficiency to graduate
- Cumulative CLGPA at or above 2.0
- Submit your intent to graduate form at https://www.northshore.edu/registrar/graduation.html
Advising Notes
This certificate is designed upon completion to prepare a student for entry level employment as an office support professional.
For students interested in continuing their education in the administrative assistant pathway, courses in this certificate count towards the Executive, Legal or Medical Administrative Assistant Degree.
Courses are listed in the recommended order you should take them.
Many courses have prerequisite requirements that must be fulfilled to be eligible to enroll in the course.
Taking classes in the winter intersession and summer can accelerate your time to degree completion.
All student degree audits for graduation purposes will be based off the official program of study the student is enrolled in.