Program: Office Administration, A.A.S. - Montcalm Community College

2025-2026 Catalog

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Apr 10, 2025

(Code 1239)

This program provides background and skills in general business, accounting and communication, as well as the use of computer productivity tools. A counselor should be consulted if the student plans to transfer to a four-year institution.

Upon completion of this program [CIP: 52.0401], graduates should be able to:

apply basic accounting skills in preparing general ledgers, financial statements, basic payroll calculations, and cash management.
display positive work-related skills and attributes that contribute to obtaining, retaining, or advancing the job.
plan and compose acceptable business correspondence.
use various input software and tools to create, edit, and format documents, spreadsheets, databases and presentations.
accurately index, file, sort, and retrieve paper and electronic documents that pertain to businesses, governmental agencies, and social service organizations.
employ appropriate office technology to effectively complete office-related tasks.
perform work duties in an ethical manner.

Please Note:

Prerequisite courses may apply to this program. A minimum of 60 unduplicated credits (100 level or higher) are required for all associate degree programs.

General Education Requirements

Life Skills

The following course prepares students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Life Skills (the skills needed to succeed in work-life including critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, professionalism, self-awareness, and self-management) and is required in the students’ first semester at MCC:

GNST 100 - Success Skills for the 21st Century 3 Credit:

Written Communication

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Written Communication, choose one:

ENGL 100 - Freshman English I 3 Credit:
ENGL 101 - Freshman English II 3 Credit:

Oral Communication

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Oral Communication, choose one:

COMM 210 - Speech 3 Credit:
COMM 215 - Introduction to Human Communication 3 Credit:
COMM 220 - Interpersonal Communication 3 Credit:

Laboratory Science

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Application of Scientific Methodologies, choose one:

BIOL 100 - Biological Science 4 Credit:
BIOL 107 - Human Biology 4 Credit:
BIOL 121 - College Biology I 4 Credit:
BIOL 122 - College Biology II 4 Credit:
BIOL 201 - Microbiology 4 Credit:
BIOL 202 - Anatomy & Physiology I 4 Credit:
BIOL 203 - Anatomy & Physiology II 4 Credit:
CHEM 105 - Survey of General Chemistry 4 Credit:
CHEM 220 - College Chemistry I 5 Credit:
ENVR 101 - Environmental Science (Lecture and Lab) 4 Credit:
PHYS 101 - Physical Science 4 Credit:
PHYS 230 - College Physics I 4 Credit:
Click here for additional courses that fulfill MCC’s Laboratory Science requirement but may have limited transferability.

Mathematics

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Basic Computational Methods and Mathematical Concepts and Applications, choose one:

MATH 102 - Quantitative Reasoning 4 Credit:
MATH 159 - College Algebra 4 Credit:
MATH 180 - Precalculus 5 Credit:
MATH 190 - Introductory Statistics 4 Credit:
MATH 250 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 4 Credit:
MATH 251 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry II 4 Credit:
Click here for additional courses that fulfill MCC’s Mathematics requirement but may have limited transferability.

Global and Cultural Awareness

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Global and Cultural Awareness, three courses are required in total; divided amongst the subgroups below.

SOCIAL SCIENCE: Choose one:

HIST 250 - United States History to 1865 3 Credit:
HIST 251 - United States History Since 1865 3 Credit:
POLI 240 - American Political System 3 Credit:

AND

Choose one course from a different discipline than the above choice:

ANTH 260 - Cultural Anthropology 3 Credit:
ANTH 266 - Indigenous Cultures of North America 3 Credit:
ECON 215 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit:
ECON 216 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit:
HIST 250 - United States History to 1865 3 Credit:
HIST 251 - United States History Since 1865 3 Credit:
POLI 240 - American Political System 3 Credit:
PSYC 120 - General Psychology 3 Credit:
PSYC 221 - Child Psychology 3 Credit:
PSYC 225 - Abnormal Psychology 3 Credit:
PSYC 230 - Social Psychology 3 Credit:
PSYC 235 - Lifespan Development 3 Credit:
SOCI 230 - Sociology 3 Credit:
SOCI 235 - Social Problems 3 Credit:

Click here for additional courses that fulfill MCC’s Social Science requirement but may have limited transferability.

AND

HUMANITIES AND FINE ARTS: Choose one:

ARTS 190 - Art Appreciation 3 Credit:
ARTS 215 - Art History - Primitive to Romanesque 3 Credit:
ARTS 216 - Art History - The Renaissance to Contemporary 3 Credit:
ARTS 265 - Introduction to Film 3 Credit:
ENGL 195 - Introduction to Literature 3 Credit:
ENGL 200 - American Thought and Literature: Beginnings - 1865 3 Credit:
ENGL 201 - American Thought and Literature: 1865 - Present 3 Credit:
ENGL 220 - British Literature to 1798 3 Credit:
ENGL 221 - British Literature since 1798 3 Credit:
ENGL 235 - Children’s Literature 3 Credit:
ENGL 250 - Creative Writing 3 Credit:
GERM 101 - German I 4 Credit:
GERM 102 - German II 4 Credit:
MUSI 101 - Music Appreciation 3 Credit:
MUSI 250 - History of Rock’N’Roll 3 Credit:
PHIL 220 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credit:
PHIL 221 - Philosophy of World Religions 3 Credit:
PHIL 222 - Bioethics 3 Credit:
PHIL 230 - Death & Dying 3 Credit:
SPAN 130 - Elementary Spanish I 4 Credit:
SPAN 131 - Elementary Spanish II 4 Credit:
Click here for additional courses that fulfill MCC’s Global and Cultural Awareness requirement but may have limited transferability.

Program Requirements

ACCT 115 - Principles of Accounting I 4 Credit:
BUSN 135 - Introduction to Business 3 Credit:
BUSN 183 - Business & Technical Communication 3 Credit:
CMIS 101 - Computer Literacy 3 Credit: —Competency Testing is Available
CMIS 115 - Introduction to Computer Information Systems 3 Credit:
CMIS 124 - Introduction to Document Production 3 Credit:
CMIS 153 - Microsoft Outlook 1 Credit:
CMIS 175 - Microcomputer Applications 4 Credit:
CMIS 190 - Records Management 3 Credit:
CMIS 224 - Advanced Document Production 3 Credit:
CMIS 270 - Office Administration 4 Credit:
Elective credits as needed (100 level or higher)

Other programs:

MCC also offers a Medical Office Administration, A.A.S. , Information Processing Assistant Certificate , Digital Arts Job Training Program , and Office Applications Job Training Program .