Purpose: The purpose of the Executive Secretary career studies certificate is for enhancement of secretarial skills with the specialized skill of shorthand or for job advancement in positions that require shorthand skills for executive secretarial positions.
Recommended Prerequisite: AST 141 Word Processing I or equivalent skills.
Credits 1st Semester 2nd Semester ________________________________________________________________________________ AST 119 Shorthand I ............................. 3 ENG 116 Writing for Business or ENG elective ............................... 3 AST 120 Shorthand II ............................ 3 AST 240 Machine Transcription I or AST 107 Editing/Proofreading Skills ........ 3 _________________________ Total Credits 6 6
Total minimum credits for the Executive Secretary career studies certificate = 12.