# Microsoft Office Skills, Level 1 (Certificate of Completion)

Santa Barbara City College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: School of Extended Learning: Career Skills and Health Academy

Source: https://catalog.sbcc.edu/sel/career-skills/microsoft-office-skills-level-1-certificate-of-completion/

### Requirements

The Microsoft Office Skills Level 1 Certificate of Completion prepares students for entry-level office clerk jobs and provides a basis for more advanced college training and career laddering. The program consists of three required courses: Word 1, Excel 1 and PowerPoint 1 and one elective from the following courses: Outlook 1 or Access 1. Post-program participants will be able to navigate computer screens, format text, create simple presentations and spreadsheets, and organize a variety of work tasks.

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Required Courses** | |  |
| CMPW NC51A | MS Word 1 | 0 |
| CMPW NC63A | MS Excel 1 | 0 |
| CMPW NC55A | MS PowerPoint 1 | 0 |
| **Choose one of the following elective** | |  |
| CMPW NC58A | MS Outlook 1 | 0 |
| CMPW NC83A | MS Access 1 | 0 |

### Learning Outcomes

1.  Create, edit, format, print, open and save a Word document
2.  Create, edit, print open and save an Excel spreadsheet including using formulas or functions to preform calculations
3.  Create, edit, insert objects, apply animations to an object and/or slide, save, open and run a PowerPoint presentation
4.  Determine the correct software for a office task