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OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONS
OAP 251 Business Communications
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Principles of effective writing and listening skills. Includes language development, verbal and nonverbal communications,
customer relations, and writing and editing correspondence.
Prerequisite(s): OAP 151.
Information: Prerequisite may be waived depending on work experience. See an OAP instructor for prerequisite
information.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
OAP 263 Medical Terminology for Disease Pathology
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Examination of disease processes and their effects on the systems of the human body. Includes introduction to diseases,
anatomy and physiology, inflammation and immunity, infectious diseases, neoplasms, hereditary diseases, nutritional
diseases, and diseases of the organs and body system.
Prerequisite(s): OAP 262.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
OAP 264 Medical Transcription II
3 cr. hrs. 4 periods (2 lec., 2 lab)
Continuation of OAP 164. Includes punctuation, capitalization, numbers, figures, abbreviations, business letter
transcription, proofreading, spelling, word division and reference books.
Prerequisite(s): OAP 164, and 262.
Recommendation: Keyboarding at 50 WPM is recommended before enrolling in this course.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
OAP 266 Medical Transcription III
3 cr. hrs. 4 periods (2 lec., 2 lab)
Continuation of OAP 264. Includes advanced training in punctuation, capitalization, rules, medical correspondence,
proofreading, prefixes and suffixes, transcription, and medical terms.
Prerequisite(s): OAP 264.
Recommendation: Keyboarding at 60 WPM is recommended before enrolling in this course.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
OAP 297S1 Administrative Support Seminar
.25-4 cr. hrs. .5-8 periods (.25-4 lec., .25-4 lab)
Administrative support job-related training. Includes presentations and development of skills in a given area and topics of
timely or limited interest.
Information: Consent of instructor is required before enrolling in this course.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
OAP 299 Introduction to Co-op: Office and Administrative Professions
1 cr. hrs. 1 periods (1 lec.)
Introduction to Cooperative Education for second-year students (instruction which provides for success in securing and
retaining a training job related to subject area). Social and psychological reasons for working, methods of securing
employment, preparation of career and job-related objectives and evaluation of student work experience.
Corequisite(s): OAP 299WK
Information: May be taken two times for a maximum of two credit hours.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
OAP 299WK Co-op Work: Office and Administrative Professions
1-8 cr. hrs. 5-40 periods (5-40 lab)
A supervised cooperative work program for students in an occupation related area. Teacher-coordinators work with
students and their supervisors. Variable credit is available by special arrangement.
Corequisite(s): OAP 299
Information: May be taken two times for a maximum of sixteen credit hours.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
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