Computer Applications Certificate

GRCC Program:

Certificate

This one-year program provides students with skills to operate and use computers in business environments. It is intended mainly to serve people who do not wish to earn an associate’s degree but who want to acquire skill and knowledge in computer applications.

Students entering the program are expected to possess full command of English, mathematics skills through high school algebra, and a minimum touch keyboarding level of 25 words a minute. Students lacking such keyboarding skills may acquire them by taking GRCC’s BA 130 - Computer Keyboarding  before enrolling in the program. Strict adherence to the ethics of computer usage is expected of all CIS students.

All the courses in this program can be applied toward the Computer Applications Technology associate’s degree. See the description of the Computer Applications Technology program (Code 109) for a list of associate’s degree requirements.

First Semester

• CO 101 - Introduction to Computer Applications (2/2)

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• CO 105 - Windows Operating System (2/2) OR
• CO 205 - Advanced Windows Operating System (2/2)

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• CO 110 - Introduction to Computer Information Systems (3/3)
• CO 116 - Introduction to Computer Programming (3/3)
• CO 120 - Using Graphics Software (2/2)
• CO 155 - Word (2/2)
• CO 156 - Excel (2/2)

Second Semester

• CO 140 - Microsoft Power Point (2/2)
• CO 145 - Using the Internet (3/3)
• CO 146 - Web Design Fundamentals (3/3)
• CO 162 - Introduction to Desktop Publishing (2/2)
• CO 170 - Introduction to Database Software (2/2)
• CO 230 - Introduction to Telecommunications (2/2)

Total Minimum Credits: 30

Transfer Opportunities:

The Transfer Guide for many bachelor’s degree majors offered at Michigan colleges and universities is available at the Counseling and Career Center and online at www.grcc.edu.