DESIGNED FOR USE IN PLANNING PREPARATORY PROGRAMS, THIS CURRICULUM CAN ALSO BE USEFUL IN PLANNING EXTENSION COURSES FOR EMPLOYED PERSONS. MATERIALS WERE ADAPTED FROM A GUIDE PREPARED BY ORANGE COAST COLLEGE, CALIFORNIA, UNDER A CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENT WITH THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION, AND REVIEWED BY A COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF SPECIALISTS IN DATA PROCESSING, COMPUTER APPLICATIONS, AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. HOURS REQUIRED, DESCRIPTION OF THE COURSE, OUTLINE OF MAJOR DIVISIONS, AND REFERENCES ARE GIVEN FOR THE COURSES -- (1) FIRST YEAR -- DATA PROCESSING MATHEMATICS I, INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS DATA PROCESSING, ELECTRONIC ACCOUNTING MACHINES, ACCOUNTING I, COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS I, DATA PROCESSING MATHEMATICS II, DATA PROCESSING APPLICATIONS, COMPUTER PROGRAMING I, ACCOUNTING II, AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS II, AND (2) SECOND YEAR -- COMPUTER PROGRAMING II, PROGRAMING SYSTEMS, STATISTICS, BUSINESS ORGANIZATION, COST ACCOUNTING, BUSINESS SYSTEMS DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT, ADVANCED PROGRAMING SYSTEMS, DATA PROCESSING FIELD PROJECT, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. THE TEACHER SHOULD HAVE TECHNICAL COMPETENCE, BUSINESS EXPERIENCE, AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN EDUCATIONAL PROCESSES. STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE DEMONSTRATED COMPETENCE IN HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS. THE APPENDIX INCLUDES A BIBLIOGRAPHY, A LIST OF AUDIOVISUAL AIDS, AND LABORATORY LAYOUTS. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE AS GPO NUMBER FS 5.280--80024 FOR 40 CENTS FROM SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402. (PS)