Virtual Assistant

Required courses will be offered according to the following schedule. Please see the Schedule of Courses for dates and times. It is intended that students will be working exclusively as professionals in the online environment therefore all core classes will be offered online. The CAT 57 and 58 courses are offered online exclusively. The CAT 30 and BUS 30 courses will be offered online and in hybrid modes.

  FALL SPRING
Year 01
CAT 57-Creating & Managing Virtual Ofc
CAT 58-Marketing the Virtual Office
CAT 57-Creating & Managing Virtual Ofc
CAT 58-Marketing the Virtual Office
Year 02
CAT 30-Business English
Elective Units*
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Intersession Courses

The following courses may be taken during the Winter or Summer sessions.

  WINTER SUMMER
Year 01
BUS 30-Entrepreneurship/Sm Business
Elective Units*
BUS 30-Entrepreneurship/Sm Business
Elective Units*
Year 02
BUS 30-Entrepreneurship/Sm Business
Elective Units*
BUS 30-Entrepreneurship/Sm Business
Elective Units*

This certificate is designed for students who have prior work experience in a field that they wish to develop into their own Virtual Assistant business (VA Program Information).

There are 2 options for completing CAT 57 and 58 core courses. Option one: CAT 57 and 58 classes may be taken simultaneously. Option 2: CAT 57 taken in the Fall semster and CAT 58 in the Spring semester. It is recommended that CAT 57 be taken first.

* A total of 5.5 elective units (listed below) must be completed in order to complete the certificate. Elective courses may be taken at any time in the program. Please see the Schedule of Courses.

COURSE NUMBER
COURSE NAME
ACC-65
Computerized Accounting
CAT 1A
Business Etiquette
CAT 34A
Introduction to Microsoft Word for Windows
CAT 34B
Intermediate Microsoft Word for Windows
CAT 55
Applied Accounting/Bookkeeping
CAT 60
Introduction to Microsoft Access
CAT 62
Records Management
CAT 80*
Word Processing: Microsoft Word for Windows
CAT 84*
Word Processing: WordPerfect for Windows
CAT 88
Internships in Computer Applications and Office Technology
CAT 95A
Introduction to the Internet
CAT 98A
Introduction to Excel
CAT 98B
Advanced Excel