Legal Secretarial
Degree Offered: Associate
Program Background: This program is designed to prepare
students for a career as a legal secretary. Courses focus on general
secretarial skills, using computers, and business. Students may choose
to participate in the professional practice option that gives practical
experience.
Completion Requirements: You must successfully complete
108 credit hours for this degree.
Example Course Titles: Some of the course titles in
this program include Contract Law, Introduction to Business, Written
Communications, Introduction to Microcomputing, Computers and Society,
Introduction to Business Presentations and Publications, Spreadsheet
Applications, Notehand Theory, Notehand Dictation, and Notehand Transcription.
Marketing
Degree Offered: Associate
Program Background: This Associate's degree program
prepares students for marketing positions in retail, wholesale, or manufacturing
fields.
Completion Requirements: You must successfully complete
108 credit hours for this degree.
Example Course Titles: Some of the course titles for
this program include Personal Taxes, Professional Selling, Contract
Law, Introduction to Business, Written Communications, Computers and
Society, Principles of Management, and Human Resources Management.
Medical Secretarial
Degree Offered: Associate
Program Background: This program prepares students
for jobs in the medical secretarial field. Students learn to use computers
and notehand. Students can also get on-the-job experience, and a general
understanding of business practices.
Completion Requirements: You must successfully complete
108 credit hours for this degree.
Example Course Titles: Some of the course titles in
this program include Contract Law, Introduction to Business, Computers
and Society, Principles of Management, Medical Terminology, Notehand
Theory, Notehand Dictation, Interviewing and Employment Skills, Word
Processing, Basic English, Psychology, and Interpersonal Communications.
Medical Technology
Degree Offered: Associate
Completion Requirements: You must successfully complete
108 credit hours for this degree.
Example Course Tides: Some of the course titles in
this program include Contract Law, Introduction to Business, Written
Communications, Introduction to Microcomputing, Computers and Society,
Business Math, Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology, and Records
Management.
Pharmacy Assistant Technology
Degree Offered: Associate
Program Background: This program trains students to
serve as pharmacy technicians who assist registered pharmacists in their
duties. Students admitted to the program must have proof of their immunizations
on file with Northwestern College. The sequence of major courses begins
in the fall quarter and some have prerequisites.
Completion Requirements: You must successfully complete
108 credit hours.
Example Course Titles: Some of the course titles in
this program include Introduction to Microcomputing, Principles of Management,
Medical Terminology, Pharmacy Experience, Dosage/ Measurements, Pharmacy
Practice, and Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics.
Travel Management
Degree Offered: Associate
Program Background: This program prepares graduates
for careers in the travel industry. A Caribbean cruise is an integral
part of this curriculum. The sequence of major courses begins fall quarter.
Completion Requirements: You must successfully complete
108 hours for this degree.
Example Course Tides: Some of the course titles in
this program include Professional Selling, Contract Law, Introduction
to Business, Written Communications, Introduction to Microcomputing,
Computerized Reservations, Computers and Society, Spreadsheet Applications,
and Principles of Management.
Word Processing Administrative Support
Degree Offered: Associate
Program Background: This program prepares students
for positions as administrative assistants in document processing. Students
learn about document processing concepts and management theories, as
well as receiving extensive computer training.
Completion Requirements: You must successfully complete
108 hours for this degree.
Example Course Titles: Some of the course titles for
this program include Contract Law, Introduction to Business, Written
Communications, Introduction to Microcomputing, Programming Microcomputers
Using BASIC, Computers and Society, and Introduction to Business Presentations
and Publications
