Office Specialist III-Preparation
Students complete the Office Specialist sequence as identified locally or progress in the sequence until prepared to transfer into other business courses. Students develop skills in areas including word processing, office procedures, and records management. If a fourth year is needed, the teacher should use simulated activities in word processing, spreadsheets, databases, telecommunications, graphic design, and records management. Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-Quality Work-Based Learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.
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Class Size Regulation
The Virginia Administrative Code regulates the class size for this course. For additional information, see 8VAC20-120-150, "Maximum class size," or contact the Virginia Department of Education Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education at cte@doe.virginia.gov.
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Course Sequences
A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.
- Accounting (36 Weeks)
- Accounting, Advanced (36 Weeks)
- Business Law (18 Weeks)
- Business Law (36 Weeks)
- Business Management (18 Weeks)
- Business Management (36 Weeks)
- Computer Information Systems (18 Weeks)
- Computer Information Systems (36 Weeks)
- Computer Information Systems, Advanced (18 Weeks)
- Computer Information Systems, Advanced (36 Weeks)
- Database Design and Management (Oracle) (36 Weeks)
- Design, Multimedia, and Web Technologies (18 Weeks)
- Design, Multimedia, and Web Technologies (36 Weeks)
- Design, Multimedia, and Web Technologies, Advanced (18 Weeks)
- Design, Multimedia, and Web Technologies, Advanced (36 Weeks)
- Digital Applications (18 Weeks)
- Digital Applications (36 Weeks)
- IB Digital Society I (36 Weeks)
- Information Technology (IT) Fundamentals (36 Weeks)
- Java Programming (Oracle) (36 Weeks)
- Legal Administration (18 Weeks)
- Legal Administration (36 Weeks)
- Medical Administration (18 Weeks)
- Medical Administration (36 Weeks)
- Office Administration (18 Weeks)
- Office Administration (36 Weeks)
- Principles of Business and Marketing (18 Weeks)
- Principles of Business and Marketing (36 Weeks)
Industry Credentials (Only apply to 36-week courses)
- A*S*K Concepts of Finance Assessment
- A*S*K Fundamental Business Concepts Assessment
- Administrative Services Assessment
- Banking and Related Services Assessment
- Business Financial Management Assessment
- Business Office Specialist Examination
- College and Career Readiness Assessment (CCRA+)
- Financial and Investment Planning Assessment
- General Management Assessment
- Human Resources Management Assessment
- IC3 Digital Literacy Certification Examinations
- Microsoft Certified Fundamentals Examinations
- Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Examinations
- National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC)
- Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth Examination
Career Clusters
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| Printing Technology |
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| Administrative Support |
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