THIS IS A CAREER DEGREE.
IT IS NOT DESIGNED TO TRANSFER TO A FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY.

Danville Area Community College
2005-2006


Software Specialist
Associate in Applied Science Degree

The program is designed to provide microcomputer software training with a concentration on the Microsoft Office Suite.

NOTE:  BOFF 130 Windows class or documented proficiency of Windows skills is required for all software classes.

Required Courses Hours F,S,I,SU Grade
First Semester 
+BOFF 121 Typing & Document Processing
4
   
#BOFF 237 Word I
3
   
BOFF 180 Layout and Design Principles
2
   
#BOFF 225 Excel I
3
   
*MATT 104 Business Math 
3
   
Total 
15
   
Second Semester
BOFF 238 Word II (pre: BOFF 237)
3
   
BOFF 230 Excel II (pre: BOFF 225)
3
   
#BOFF 226 Access I
3
   
#BOFF 227 PowerPoint
3
   
#BOFF 219 Publisher
2
   
BOFF 181 PageMaker (pre: BOFF 180)
3
   
Total 
17
   
Third Semester
BOFF 135 Intro. to the Office (pre: enrollment in or completion of BOFF 121 or consent)
4
   
BOFF 235 Access II (pre: BOFF 226)
3
   
BOFF 215 QuarkXpress (pre: BOFF 180)
3
   
*Communications Elective (ENGL 121 or ENGL 101)
3
   
BOFF 108 Business Ethics
1
   
*Humanities Elective 
3
   
Total 
17
   
Fourth Semester
*BOFF 125 Business Communications (pre: BOFF 114 and BOFF 228; or BOFF 121; or consent) 
3
   
BACC 100 Introduction to Accounting
OR
CACC 101 Financial Accounting
3
   
BOFF 145 Voice Recognition
2
   
BOFF 229 Microsoft Office (pre: BOFF 238, 230, 227, 235) 
4
   
*CECN 108 Elements of Economics
OR
CECN 102 Microeconomic Principles
3
   
BOFF 260 Job Search (pre: completion of 40 hours or consent) 
2
   
Total 
17
   

Designated as a Tech Prep program.

#Prerequisite:  BOFF 130 Windows class (or concurrent enrollment or a qualifying score on theWindows Placement Test.

+Placement depends on demonstrated proficiency.

*General Education


Code CBOS
January 2005   Credit Hours 66
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