Administrative Professional
For more information, contact 780-644-6268 or email linda.wilson@norquest.ca.
- One-year certificate
- Two-year diploma
- Full-time and part-time studies available
- Fall intake: face-to-face and online delivery
- Winter intake: online delivery only
- Study at Downtown Edmonton Campus, Wetaskiwin Campus or Stony Plain Campus
Program Overview
The Administrative Professional program equips you with the skills and knowledge to become an office professional in today's business environment. During the certificate year, you will learn essential office skills such as business office procedures, software applications, and business communication. The diploma year will provide advanced skills for the business world and an opportunity to gain specialized skills in three areas: bookkeeping, project management, or the medical field.
Career Potential
Graduates of the certificate year find employment in a variety of private and public sector environments. They can work as data entry clerks, receptionists, administrative assistants, executive assistants, bookkeepers, project assistants, or medical office assistants.
Transferability
Students who have completed the College's Administrative Professional certificate or an equivalent program from another post-secondary institution will be eligible to apply to the diploma program. Please contact the program coordinator for details.
Course work completed at another post-secondary institution may be equivalent to course work at NorQuest College. To be considered for transfer credit, a formal assessment must be made. Request forms may be obtained from the Office of the Registrar.
Admission Requirements (2011-2012)
- 60% in English Language Arts 30-1 or 65% English Language Arts 30-2
- 50% in Pure Mathematics 20 or 50% in Applied Mathematics 30
- Keyboarding speed of 25 wpm net
- Program interview*
*For your program interview, please contact the Faculty of Business and Community Studies.
Diploma Program Requirement
Successful completion of a one-year certificate in Office Administration, Administrative Professional, or a related program from a community college or a technical institute is a requirement for entering the diploma program.
English Language Proficiency
You must provide proof of English language proficiency (ELP) prior to admission if English is your second language. ELP must have been completed within the two years prior to application to the program. Acceptable evidence of ELP may be one of the following:
- CLBA 7
- TOEFL Internet-based test score 71 (overall score)
- IELTS Academic 6.0
- CAEL score over 60
Note: Meeting the English language proficiency requirement does NOT exempt the applicant from meeting the English academic course work required for admission to this program.
Admission Requirements (2012-2013)
- 50% in English Language Arts 30-1 or English Language Arts 30-2 or equivalent.
- 50% in Mathematics 20-1 (Pure Mathematics 20) or 50% in Mathematics 30-2 (Applied Mathematics 30) or equivalent
- Keyboarding speed of 25 wpm net
Diploma Program Requirement
Successful completion of a one-year certificate in Office Administration, Administrative Professional, or a related program from a community college or a technical institute is a requirement for entering the diploma program.
English Language Proficiency
If English is your second language, you must provide proof of English language proficiency (ELP) prior to admission. ELP must have been completed within the two years prior to application to the program. Acceptable evidence of ELP may be one of the following:
- CLBA 7
- TOEFL Internet-based test score 71 (overall score)
- IELTS Academic 6.0
- CAEL score over 60
Note: Meeting the English language proficiency requirement does NOT exempt the applicant from meeting the English academic course work required for admission to this program.
Progression
Students must attain a pass grade in each course to progress through the program. To qualify for graduation, students must pass all courses and maintain an overall GPA of 2.0.
Credential
After successfully completing the one-year program, graduates will be awarded a NorQuest Administrative Professional certificate.
Tuition and Fees
Please refer to our Tuition and Fees page for the 2011/12 tuition and fees schedule.
Program Outline (2011/12)
Year 1
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| Term 1 |
16 weeks |
| BUSN 1164 |
MS Word and Keyboarding |
6.0 |
| BUSN 1167 |
MS Excel |
3.0 |
| BUSN 1171 |
Business Office Procedures |
3.0 |
| BUSN 1173 |
Business Communications I |
3.0 |
| |
Term 1 Total |
15.0 |
| Term 2 |
16 weeks |
| BUSN 1178 |
Databases and Presentations |
3.0 |
| BUSN 1180 |
Advanced Excel and Outlook Foundations |
3.0 |
| BUSN 1186 |
Accounting Basics |
3.0 |
| BUSN 1188 |
Event Management |
3.0 |
| BUSN 1193 |
Business Communications II |
3.0 |
| |
Term 2 Total |
15.0 |
| Term 3 |
4 weeks |
| BUSN 1179 |
Professional Relations |
3.0 |
| BUSN 1184 |
Work Experience for
Administrative
Professionals |
3.0 |
| |
Term 3 Total |
6.0 |
| |
Year 1 Total |
36.0 |
Year 2
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| Term 4 |
16 weeks |
| BUSN 1221 |
Business Math |
3.0 |
| BUSN 1222 |
Business Research and Writing |
3.0 |
| BUSN 1223 |
Organizational Behaviour |
3.0 |
| BUSN 1224 |
Integrated Software Applications |
3.0 |
| Choose one option: |
| BUSN 1225 |
Medical Terminology I |
3.0 |
| BUSN 1226 |
Bookkeeping I |
3.0 |
| BUSN 1227 |
Project Management Overview |
3.0 |
| |
Term 4 Total |
15.0 |
| Term 5 |
16 weeks |
| BUSN 1230 |
Business Leadership Effectiveness |
3.0 |
| BUSN 1231 |
Desktop Publishing |
3.0 |
| Choose three options towards a specialization: |
| BUSN 1192 |
Medical Applications |
3.0 |
| BUSN 1228 |
Project Management Capstone Project |
3.0 |
| BUSN 1232 |
Introduction to MS Project |
3.0 |
| BUSN 1234 |
Customer Service |
3.0 |
| BUSN 1235 |
Medical Terminology II |
3.0 |
| BUSN 1236 |
Bookkeeping II |
3.0 |
| BUSN 1237 |
Microcomputer Accounting |
3.0 |
| |
Term 5 Total |
15.0 |
| |
Year 2 Total |
30.0 |
| |
Program Total |
66.0 |
Articulation Between the Former Program and the New Program
Certain courses from the former Administrative Professional program have equivalents in the new program structure. Other former Administrative Professional courses have direct equivalents, with the same course code in the new course structure.
| Course Equivalents |
[ + open ] |
| Administrative Professional |
| Former (Prior to June 30, 2010) |
NEW (as of July 1, 2010) |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| BUSN 1165 |
Keyboarding I
for Office Professionals |
3.0 |
BUSN 1164 |
MS Word and Keyboarding |
6.0 |
| BUSN 1166 |
MS Word for Office Professionals |
6.0 |
(must have both BUSN 1165 and BUSN 1166 for credit in this course) |
| BUSN 1174 |
Business Math and Accounting Procedures |
3.0 |
BUSN 1186 |
Accounting Basics |
3.0 |
| BUSN 1273 |
Office Communications II |
3.0 |
BUSN 1193 |
Business Communications II |
3.0 |
| Direct Equivalents |
[ + open ] |
| Administrative Professional |
| Former (Prior to June 30, 2010) |
NEW (as of July 1, 2010) |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| BUSN 1167 |
MS Excel for Office Professionals |
3.0 |
BUSN 1167 |
MS Excel |
3.0 |
| BUSN 1171 |
Business Office Procedures I |
3.0 |
BUSN 1171 |
Business Office Procedures |
3.0 |
| BUSN 1173 |
Business Office Communications I |
3.0 |
BUSN 1173 |
Business Communications I |
3.0 |
| BUSN 1178 |
Advanced Computer Applications |
3.0 |
BUSN 1178 |
Advanced Computer Applications |
3.0 |
| BUSN 1180 |
Advanced Excel |
3.0 |
BUSN 1180 |
Advanced Excel |
3.0 |
| BUSN 1179 |
Careers and
Professional Relations |
3.0 |
BUSN 1179 |
Professional Relations |
3.0 |
| BUSN 1184 |
Work Experience for
Administrative Professionals |
3.0 |
BUSN 1184 |
Work Experience for
Administrative Professionals |
3.0 |
Last updated:
December 5, 2011
