Microsoft Office Certification

Program Description
The Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) program is the only comprehensive, performance-based certification program approved by Microsoft Corporation to validate desktop computer skills using the Microsoft Office 2003 programs. Students who successfully master the material and achieve certification will be a step ahead of their peers in the competitive job market. By developing advanced skills with Microsoft business desktop software, students will meet the demand for qualified, knowledgeable people in the workplace.

Instructional Topics:
  • Document design and layout
  • Creating, printing and editing documents, spreadsheets and presentations
  • Creating and editing tables
  • Performing queries and filtering records
  • Adding visual elements to documents, presentations and spreadsheets
  • Inserting formulas in a worksheet and creating a database table
  • Linking embedding objects and files

Program Prerequisites

Students must have completed the 10th grade of high school and have a minimum of 2.00 GPA
Job Opportunities
Earnings
  • Office Assistant

  • Secretary

  • Marketing Specialist

  • Desktop Publisher

  • Data Entry Clerk

  • Bookkeeper

  • Multimedia Developer

  • Office Manager

  • Medical Office Clerk

Marketing Specialist
Aunnual salary range: $30,000-$40,000

Data Entry Clerk
Aunnual salary range: $20,000-$28,000

Office Manager
Aunnual salary range: $31,000-$40,000

Administrative Assistant
Aunnual salary range: $29,000-$35,000

Desktop Publisher
Annual salary range:
$30,000-$42,000

Bookkeeper
Annual salary range:
$22,000-$35,000

Earn College Credit

In addition to the high school credits, students can earn the following college credits with these institutions.

Baker College

Course # Course Name Credits

INF 112

INF 113

INF 114

Word Processing

Electronic Spreadsheets

File Management

MOS Certificate

 

 

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