14000 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 • Phone (408) 867-2200
CAREER PROGRAMS: Computer Applications
Major Requirements: 13 Units Required
| Course Number | Course Name | Units |
|---|---|---|
| CA 73 | Internet Hands-on | 1 |
| OR | ||
| CA 74 | Stop Surfing, Start Researching | 1 |
| CA 17 | Technology Competency | 3 |
| CA 20 | Macintosh - An Introduction | 1 |
| OR | ||
| CA 70 | Using Microsoft Windows | 1 |
| CA 31B | Beginning Word Processing, Microsoft Word | 1 |
| CA 32B | Intermediate Word Processing, Microsoft Word | 2 |
| CA 46B | PowerPoint | 1 |
| CA 46D | Intermediate Mocrosoft PowerPoint | 1 |
| CA 51 | Pers. Computer Hardware /Software | 1 |
| CA 62B | Beg/ Spreadsheets, Microsoft Excel | 1 |
| CA 63B | Int. Spreadsheets, Microsoft Excel | 2 |
| CA 64 | Adobe Acrobat | 1 |
| CA 30 | Microsoft Office: What You Really Need to Know (Equivalent to CA 31B and CA 46B and CA 62B) |
3 |
| CA 33 | Beginning Office Computing (Equivalent to CA 31B and CA 62B and CA 70) |
3 |
| CA 46E | Flashy Presentations with PowerPoint (Equivqalent to CA 46B and CA 46D) |
2 |
| CA 62G | Excelling with Excel (Equivalent to CA 62B and CA 63B) |
3 |
| Required 6 Units from Business | ||
| Bus 33 | Functions of Management | 3 |
| OR | ||
| Bus 70 | Effective Office Skills | 3 |
| OR | ||
| Bus 78 | Business Communications | 3 |
| Bus 66 | Human Relations in Business | 3 |
Electives
| Course Number | Course Name | Units |
|---|---|---|
| CA 41 | Desktop Publishing - Adobe InDesign | 3 |
| CA 51 | Personal Hardware/Software | 1 |
| CA 64 | Adobe Acrobat and PDF | 1 |
| CA 66 | Beginning Photoshop Elements | 1 |
| CA 66A | PhotoShop Elements 2 | 1 |
| CA 79 | Installing and Configuring Windows | 1 |
| CA 81 | Accessing with Access | 3 |
| CA 96 | Web Pages with HTML | 1 |
| CA 96I | Creating Web Pages with DreamWeaver | 1 |
| CA 91, 92, 93 | Directed Studies | 1-3 |
Certificate of Achievement will be awarded to those students achieving a grade of "C" or better, or "CR" in the major requirements listed above.
To be awarded an A.S. degree, a student must complete
- All the major requirements
- Additional units to meet the college graduation requirements.
- A grade of "C": or better, or "CR", must be earned for all CA courses.
Other Computer Application Offerings
Questions about Career Programs? Call 408.741.2098
email: cathy_aimonetti@westvalley.edu
or stop by the Career Programs Center, AAS 35
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