~Connecting Work Experience and Education~
Administrative Assistant Degree Program
A new opportunity for personal and professional growth
offered by the Business Technology Department at
Chippewa Valley Technical College
CVTC is now offering the Administrative Assistant associate degree program in a format designed for adults who must work full-time while completing their education. It's called "accelerated learning," and it means we use teaching and learning techniques that help you understand the material faster and retain it better.
CareerConnect is not a shortcut; it is a commitment to independent and group study.
What is CareerConnect?
Career Connect is an opportunity to earn an Administrative Assistant Associate Degree:
- in approximately 3.5 years.
- spending one night per week in the classroom.
- working through the program as a group.
- in a program that gives credit for qualified work experience.
Admission Requirements:
- Minimum three years' office work experience OR the Office Assistant diploma and two years' work experience.
- Interview with the Program Coordinator and subsequent approval for admission into the program.
- Permit to Register form signed by the Program Coordinator.
- Register through CVTC established procedures.
- Attendance at the introductory meeting to be held in August.
- Completion of a portfolio during first year in program.
What is the Portfolio?
- A compilation of documents used to grant transfer credit and work experience credit.
- Portfolio is reviewed by the Program Coordinator and counselors.
- Second interview conducted after the portfolio evaluation when a personal course sequence is prepared granting credit for work experience or allowing for transfer credit.
- Students will be given a detailed description of what to include in the portfolio. In general, however, the portfolio contains transcripts of past course work, military service information, descriptions of work experiences that may be worth college credit, lists of seminars, workshops, on-the-job training programs, and copies of their last two performance evaluations.
- Portfolios become part of the student's permanent record and remain at CVTC.
General Course Information:
- Core program courses meet one evening per week from 6-9 p.m.
- Students enroll for one core program class per eight-week period.
- Core program courses run eight weeks each.
- Core courses are taken in sequence or a student may "sit-out" classes for which she/he has received work experience or transfer credit.
- Students are responsible for completing general studies courses on their own. General courses are offered in traditional, self-paced, and online formats. The program coordinator and counselors can recommend and advise students about what general education classes to take and when to take them.
Tentative Course Sequence
All core (106) classes run 8 weeks. 800-level courses are general education courses.
Administrative Assistant Core Courses
| Course No. | Course Title | Credits | Semester |
| 106-120 | Business Technology Principles** | 3 | F 2005 |
| 106-122 | Document Processing** | 3 | F 2005 |
| 106-105 | Business Words at Work** | 3 | Sp 2006 |
| 106-142 | Business Spreadsheet Applications | 2 | Sp 2006 |
| 106-110 | Professional Development | 2 | Su 2006 |
| 106-181 | Business Information Management | 2 | F 2006 |
| 106-149 | Expert Software Applications | 3 | F 2006 |
| 106-139 | Business Presentations and Publications | 2 | Sp 2007 |
| 106-154 | Integrated Software Applications | 2 | Sp 2007 |
| 106-156 | Records and Information Management | 3 | Su 2007 |
| 106-188 | Managing Office Finances | 3 | F 2007 |
| 106-103 | Updating Business Web Sites | 2 | F 2007 |
| 106-158 | Meeting and Event Planning | 3 | Sp 2008 |
| 106-151 | Managing Office Projects | 2 | Sp 2008 |
| 106-153 | Office Management | 3 | Su 2008 |
| 106-140 | Office Procedures | 3 | See Note * |
| 106-138 | Office Internship | 2 | See Note * |
* Note: Students who meet the work requirement for admission in the CareerConnect program and complete the required portfolio will receive verified work experience credit for this course.
** Note: Proficiency exam available; verified work experience will not be granted for courses where a proficiency exam is an option.
General Courses
| Course No. | Course Title | Credits |
| 801-171 | Business English** | 2 |
| 801-195 | Written Communications** | 3 |
801-196 or
801-198 | Oral/Interpersonal Communications**
Speech** | 3
3 |
| 804-106 | Intro to College Mathematics | 3 |
| 809-195 | Economics** | 3 |
809-196 or
809-197 | Sociology
Contemporary American Society** | 3
3 |
809-198 or
809-199 | Intoduction to Psychology**
Psychology of Human Relations** | 3
3 |
| Electives - 6 credits (associate level or higher) to be taken at any time. |
** Note: Proficiency exam available; verified work experience will not be granted for courses where a proficiency exam is an option.
For more information, contact:
Dr. Grace E. Rich, CareerConnect Program Coordinator
620 W. Clairemont Avenue
Eau Claire, WI 54701
715-858-1856
grich@cvtc.edu
Business Technology-Your Future Depends On It.
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