For Program Information please contact:
Gregory Calloway,
Chair
Room 34
Atlanta Technical College
1560 Metropolitan Parkway
Atlanta GA 30310
404.225.4553.

gcalloway@atlantatech.edu


MICROSOFT OFFICE SPECIALIST IN POWERPOINT - TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE

The Microsoft Office Specialist is PowerPoint certificate provides the student with the knowledge, skills and techniques to be competent in intensive use of word processing and desktop publishing software to create publications such as letterheads, resumes, flyers, brochures, reports, newsletters, and business cards. The program provides a study of word processing and desktop publishing. It also emphasizes an extensive use of presentations graphics software (PowerPoint) to create presentations that will be delivered over a variety of media. This course is designed to prepare the student for the PowerPoint Microsoft Office Specialist Exam. Graduates of the program receive a Microsoft Office PowerPoint Specialist technical certificate of credit.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ATC’s Career Placement Office is available to assist students in finding employment in their occupational fields. Location: Cleveland Dennard Building, Suite 128

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
* Must be 16 years of age
* Official high school or GED transcript is required to apply
* Achievement of minimum program admission scores in Reading, Language, and Math
* Transfer of previous post secondary credits will be determined by the registrar.
Student Performance/Graduation Requirements: Students must maintain a 2.0 grade point average and complete all required courses to graduate.

CORE COURSES
Curriculum
Courses  
Credits
SCT 100 Introduction to Computers
3
BUS 161 Desktop Publishing
7
BUS 108 Word Processing
7
BUS 230 Power Point
5
   
 
  Minimum Quarter-hour Credits Required for Graduation
20
  Minimum Program Length in Quarters
2
  Estimated Program Cost
$1,012