Office Administration (Diploma)

Curriculum Guideline

Effective Date:
Program code
DPOADM
Discontinued
No
Program
Faculty
Commerce & Business Administration
Department
Commerce & Business Administration
Credential type
Diploma
Transcript title
OADM Diploma
Date of first offering
Start term
202030
End term
Not Specified
Credential
Diploma in Office Administration
Length of program
Four semesters
Credits
60.00
Admissions requirements

Applicants must meet the admission requirements listed below:

  • General College Admission Requirements
  • Completion of a 30 credit Office Administration Certificate from Douglas College or other public community college. Credentials from other educational institutions will be considered and credit assigned on a course-by-course basis
  • Foundations of Math 11 or Pre-calculus 11 with a "C" or better, or MATU 0410 or MATU 0411
Curriculum framework

Graduation Requirement For Students Completing By Summer 2023:

  • Successful completion of 60 credits
  • 25% (7.5 credits) of all coursework must be completed at Douglas College
  • A minimum program GPA of 2.0
  • Time limit to complete program graduation requirements: seven (7) years

Graduation Requirement For Students Completing After Summer 2023:

  • Successful completion of 60 credits
  • 50% (30 credits) of all coursework must be completed at Douglas College
  • A minimum program GPA of 2.0
  • Time limit to complete program graduation requirements: seven (7) years

Course Requirements:

In addition to the 30 credits of coursework from the Office Administration Certificate from Douglas College or other public community college, students must complete an additional 30 credits (60 total).

 

Course Number Course Title Credits

Select one option of the following two options:

ACCT 1110 and

ACCT 1210

Principles of Accounting I

Principles of Accounting I and II

6.00

ACCT 1235 and

Elective

Principles of Accounting I and II and

Elective

6.00

Select two courses from the following ten courses:

ACCT 1222

Computer Applications for Accounting

3.00

BUSN 1200

Fundamentals of Business

3.00

BLAW 1320

Business Law I

3.00

BUSN 3310

Organizational Management Skills

3.00

BUSN 3350

Human Resource Management

3.00

BUSN 4410

Organizational Business Decision Making

3.00

CSIS 2200

Systems Analysis and Design

3.00

PHIL 1101

Critical Thinking

3.00

PHIL 1122

Business Ethics

3.00

SOSC 2140

Behaviour in Organizations

3.00

Required Courses: 

BUSN 1210

Management Essentials

3.00

CMNS 1115

Practical Writing

3.00

ECON 1150

Principles of Microeconomics

3.00

ECON 1250

Principles of Macroeconomics

3.00

FINC 1231

Commercial & Financial Mathematics

3.00

MARK 1120

Introductory Marketing

3.00

Total Credits

 

30.00