Receptionist Curriculum

This certificate program is designed to prepare students to use the telephone, to greet customers and determine their needs and to schedule appointments. Receptionists may also keyboard documents, file records, process mail and take messages. Strong verbal communication and telephone skills, effective business etiquette and people handling skills are desirable traits.

Certificate

This curriculum is accurate for 2011-2012 fall starts. Go here for 2012-2013.

SEM TERM COURSE NO. COURSE TITLE CREDITS CLASS HOURS
PER WEEK
1 Fall ADMN1504 Office Procedures 4 5
1 Fall ADMN1513 Keyboarding/Word Processing Skills 3 6
1 Fall ENGL1460 Technical Writing 3 3
1 Fall ITEC1430 Introduction to Computer 3 3
      Semester Total 13 17
2 Spr ADMN1519 Word Processing Applications 3 6
2 Spr COMM1415 Public Speaking 3 3
2 Spr COMM1439 Job Seeking/Keeping Skills 1 1
2 Spr Elective-3 Elective 3 3
      Semester Total 10 13
      Program Total 23 30
Elective Courses
    ACCT1501 Accounting for Business 2  
    ADMN1606 Business Technology and Practices 4  
    COMM1440 Communicating for Results 2  
    CSBT1501 Spreadsheets & Database Applications 3  
    ECON1404 Consumer Economics and Finance 3  
    ENGL1453 Multicultural American Literature 3  
    PHIL1440 Ethics 3  
    PSYC1445 General Psychology 3  
    SOCS1405 Critical Thinking in Society 3  

Note: AAS degrees must have Gen. Ed. courses from three goal areas and AS degrees from six goal areas of the MN Transfer Curriculum.

Visit with advisor or refer to Degree Audit Report for elective options.

This course sequence is an example.


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