Secretarial Administration (Sec Ad)
1. Basic Typing (2)
Not open to students who have had a typing course or who have learned the
keyboard independently. Development of typewriting technique and its application
to business situations. (5 lab hours) * Not more than six units of credit
in typing will be allowed toward any degree.
2. Intermediate Typing (1)
Prerequisite: Sec. Ad. 1 or equivalent. Students with more than 1 year of
high school typing should enroll in Sec. Ad. 4. Review of keyboard; development
of typewriting technique and its application to business situations. (3
lab hours)
3. Speed Typing (1)
Prerequisite: ability to type 40 words per minute; or permission of instructor.
Development of speed and accuracy in typing straight copy and common business
papers. (2 lab hours)
4. Production Typing (2)
Prerequisites: Sec. Ad. 1, 2, or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
Improvement of techniques, speed, and accuracy in typewriting; practice
in letter writing, tabulating, centering, manuscript writing, outline writing,
and other business forms and reports; emphasis on production of quantities
of mailable copy. (6 lab hours)
5. Business Correspondence (3) (See Engl.
5)
12A-B. Secretarial Accounting (2-2)
Open only to majors in secretarial administration and business education
with secretarial field of concentration. Double-entry record keeping for
single proprietorship; classification of accounts; adjusting and closing
entries; preparation of financial statements. (Students with credit in Bus.
Ad. 12A-B may take Acctg. 1B without 1A.) (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)
14. Transcribing Machines (1)
Prerequisite: Sec. Ad. 4 or equivalent. Instruction and practice in use
of recording and transcribing machines. (3 lab hours)
16. Machine Calculation (2)
Not open to entering freshmen. Basic operations in use of key-driven and
crank computing machines. (6 lab hours)
17. Principles of Filing (1)
Basic principles, rules and procedure of filing; individual practice in
alphabetic, geographic, numeric, and subject filing.
22A-B. Thomas Shorthand (4-4)
Not open to freshmen. Prerequisite: adequate typing skill. (a) Acquisition
of skill in writing and transcribing shorthand notes. (b) Development of
speed and endurance in writing and transcribing shorthand notes. (3 hours
theory; 2 hours transcription 22a, 4 hours 22b)
*23A-B-C. Gregg Shorthand (4-4-4)
Not open to freshmen. (a) Prerequisite: adequate typing skill. Acquisition
of skill in writing and transcribing shorthand notes. (b) Prerequisite:
one year high school Gregg shorthand. Review of theory and development of
skill in writing and transcribing shorthand notes. (c) Prerequisite: 2 years
high school Gregg shorthand. Development of speed and endurance in writing
and transcribing shorthand notes. (3 hours theory, 4 hours transcription)
122A-B. Secretarial Training (3-3)
Prerequisite: adequate shorthand and typing skills, and permission of instructor.
(A) Adaptation of shorthand skill to business requirements; secretarial
efficiency; office correspondence and filing; office conduct. (B) Keeping
business records, pay rolls, accounts, statistics; duties of a receptionist.
(2 lecture, 4 lab hours)
190. Independent Study (1-5)
199. Supervised Work Experience (1)
Maximum total credit 4 units. Open only to secretarial administration majors.
Prerequisite: approval by division comniittee. Practical business experience
in secretarial administration. Regular class meetings and reports
Graduate courses are listed under Business.
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*Not more than 6 units of credit in typing will be allowed toward any
degree.
**Not more than 10 units of credit in shorthand will be allowed toward any
degree.