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The Office Administration program is designed to give the student a background for office work in this electronic age. To supplement the regular program of study, special features emphasize word processing, information processing and/or the opportunity to acquire specialized knowledge in the medical, legal, office management, or information processing fields.

Students in the Office Administration program will have the opportunity to work with up-to-date computers and software. Students are prepared to take the Mous certification tests, as well as State and Civil Service tests for keyboarding specialists or other more advanced state positions. Students are encouraged to participate in an internship program their second year where they combine their education and interpersonal skills. Various Keyboarding, Word Processing I, Word Processing II and Business Math courses may be earned through articulation agreements between various high schools and Morrisville State College.

Distance learning courses are currently in place or are currently being developed, in such courses as Business Communications, Office Management, Administrative Support Staff Procedures, Accounting Information and Management Decisions and Introduction to Sociology. No previous business education is required. Scheduling is flexible, with students being placed in courses according to the level of proficiency achieved in high school business courses. Two credit hours may be earned by proficiency examination in keyboarding (1 or 2 credits). Opportunities exist for students who wish to take the Expert Mous certifications.

Students are placed in the curriculum with the appropriate courses that challenge their skills and enhance their learning experience. Graduates of the two-year Office Administration program receive the associate in applied science degree. Credits may be transferred to four-year institutions toward completion of programs in business teacher education, office management, and related fields.

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