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Administrative Professional with Microsoft Certified Application Specialist Training

GES 801 -- 320 hours

PC Requirements/Materials Included

    Textbooks
    Your tuition includes the following textbooks:

    • Procedures & Theory For Administrative Professionals, 6th edition
    • Beginning Guide to Microsoft® Word 2007
    • Intermediate Guide to Microsoft® Word 2007
    • Advanced Guide to Microsoft® Word 2007
    • Beginning Guide to Microsoft® Excel 2007
    • Intermediate Guide to Microsoft® Excel 2007
    • Advanced Guide to Microsoft® Excel 2007
    • Beginning Guide to Microsoft® Access 2007
    • Intermediate Guide to Microsoft® Access 2007
    • Advanced Guide to Microsoft® Access 2007
    • Complete Guide to Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2007
    • Complete Guide to Microsoft® Outlook® 2007
    • Complete Guide to Microsoft ® Windows Vista


    You will need the following Microsoft products already be loaded on the computer in order to take this course: Windows Vista Business edition, Word 2007; Excel 2007, Access 2007; Outlook 2007and PowerPoint 2007.

    Hardware requirements for Vista Business:
    • IBM-compatible (PC) computer running
    • Processor: 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64)
    • RAM: 1 GB of system memory
    • Hard Drive: 40 GB with at least 15 GB of available space
    • Video: Support for DirectX 9 graphics with WDDM Driver
    • 128 MB of graphics memory (needs more)
    • Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware
    • 32 bits per pixel
    • DVD-ROM drive
    • Audio Output
    • Adobe Acrobat Reader (free version) If you do not have the Adobe Acrobat Reader, you will be provided the link in the Admin Pro course to download the free reader
    • Flash Player. If you do not have the Flash Player, you will be provided the link in the Admin Pro course to download the player.
    • Internet Connectivity


    You will need Internet access. If your internet service provider uses only dial-up, a minimum of 56K connection rate is recommended; however, high speed access (Cable or DSL) is preferred. This program cannot be taken on a Mac computer.