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WINTER 2010 Career Planning Guide

CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL SECRETARY

Spokane Falls Community College

Spokane Falls Community College
3410 West Fort George Wright Drive
Spokane, WA 99224-5298
http://www.spokanefalls.edu/

Completion Award: Credit by Nontraditional Means

Start: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Tuition and Fees: http://www.ccs.spokane.edu/iCatalog/Fees.pdf

Additional Costs
Books	$200-300

PROGRAM WEBSITE:

http://www.spokanefalls.edu/bt

Program Description

Administrative assistants today are rewarded for their efforts to develop a broad knowledge of their own field and the business world by being awarded the title Certified Professional Secretary (CPS). This title is earned by those who meet the qualifications established by the Institute for Certification, an organization sponsored by International Association of Administrative Professionals.

Students who complete a two-year post secondary Administrative Assistant program in an accredited college such as SCC or SFCC may take the examination before they fulfill work experience requirements which are outlined as follows:

Students who complete a two-year program in an accredited school and pass the CPS examination must complete three years of verified office experience.
Students who complete a bachelor's or advanced degree program and pass the CPS examination must complete two years of verified administrative assistant experience.

Successful completion of the work experience requirements and the examination will permit candidates to receive the CPS certification.

Students who have successfully completed 15 to 30 quarter hours of credit at a college within Community Colleges of Spokane may be granted further credit of up to 60 quarter hours upon completing the requirements of the CPS examination.

Upon completion of the 15-credit-hour residency requirement, 30 credits may be granted. Upon completion of the 30-credit-hour residency requirement, 60 credits may apply toward the requirements for an associate in applied science or associate of arts degree at either SCC or SFCC. The designation as a Certified Professional Secretary may permit specific credit to be given, up to 60 credits for the following courses.

Career Opportunities

Students earning the certified professional secretary rating show future employers their sincerity in career awareness in the administrative professional field.

CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL SECRETARY
Credit by Nontraditional Means: SFCC

Suggested Course of Study WINTER 2010
Consult Adviser/Counselor for Program, Planning and Selection of Electives

Credit by Nontraditional Means

Up to 60 credits may be awarded 1
ACCT&	201	Prin of Accounting I	5
ACCT&	202	Prin of Accounting II	5
BT	101	Keyboarding	5
BT	102	Document Processing	5
BT	103	Formatting	5
BT	107	Business Communications 2	3
BT	108	Business Communications 2	3
BT	109	Business Communications 2	5
BT	165	Word Processing	5
BT	201	Information Processing	5
BT	231	Office Procedures	5
BT	233	Directed Office Practice	6
BT	240	Administrative Office Procedures	8
BT	255	Business Productivity Tools	3
BT	260	Administrative Office Management	5
BT	272	Business Correspondence	5
BUS&	101	Intro to Business	5
BUS	103	Basic Business Math and Electronic Calculators	5
BUS	104	Business Mathematics	5
BUS&	201	Business Law	5
CAPPS	110	Word	5
CIS	101	Technical Introduction to Computer Information Systems 3	5
CIS	110	Introduction to Computer Applications 3	5
CIS	255	BASIC Language for Business 4	5
ECON&	201	Micro Economics	5
ECON&	202	Macro Economics	5
MMGT	231	Human Resource Management	5

1	The designation as a certified professional secretary may permit specific credit to be given, up to 60 credits for the following courses. The request for granting of these credits by nontraditional means should be directed to the vice president of student services at SFCC.
2	Credit may be awarded for BT 107 and 108 (6 credits), or BT 109 (5 credits).
3	Credit may be awarded for CIS 101 or CIS 110. CIS courses offered at SCC only.
4	CIS courses offered at SCC only.

Disclaimer: The college cannot guarantee courses will be offered in the quarters indicated. During the period this guide is in circulation, there may be curriculum revisions and program changes. Students are responsible for consulting the appropriate academic unit or adviser for more current and specific information. The information in this guide is subject to change and does not constitute an agreement between the college and the student.