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Office Administration (A25370)

Associate in Applied Science Degree

Fully Online Option Available

The Office Administration curriculum prepares individuals for employment as administrative office personnel who use skills in the areas of office management, office finance, legal office, virtual office, customer service, and office software.

Course work includes computer applications, oral and written communication, analysis and coordination of office tasks and procedures, records management, and other topics depending on the subject area selected within this curriculum.

Graduates should qualify for employment opportunities in a variety of office positions in business, government, and industry. Upon graduation, students may be eligible to sit for industry recognized certification exams.

This curriculum complies with the standard approved by the State Board of Community Colleges.

Students may be required to take developmental courses in Math and/or English as a result of high school GPA or pre-enrollment placement tests.  Therefore, the student may need more than the minimum number of semester hours listed for graduation. Consult a program advisor for more information. 

 Fall Semester  (13 Credits)

course

class

lab

Clinic

work Exp.

credit

ACA 115 Success and Study Skills
or
ACA 122 College Transfer Success

0

2

0

0

1

CIS 110 Intro to Computers

2

2

0

0

3

ENG 110 Freshman Composition
or
ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry

3

0

0

0

3

MAT 110 Math Measurement & Lit
or
MAT 143 Quantitative Literacy

2

2

0

0

3

OST 136 Word Processing

2

2

0

0

3

Spring Semester (15-16 Credits)

course

class

lab

Clinic

work Exp.

credit

COM 120 Intro Interpersonal Com
or
COM 231 Public Speaking
or
ENG 114 Prof. Research and Reporting

3

0

0

0

3

MKT 223 Customer Service

3

0

0

0

3

OST 134 Text Entry & Formatting

2

2

0

0

3

***3 Credits must be selected from the list of major course electives at the bottom of the page

**3 Credits must be selected from the list of Humanities Elective at the bottom of the page

Summer Term (9 Credits)

course

class

lab

Clinic

work Exp.

credit

CTS 125 Presentation Graphics

2

2

0

0

3

OST 233 Office Publications Design

2

2

0

0

3

**3 Credits must be selected from the list of Social/Behavioral Science Elective at the bottom of the page

 Fall Semester  (14 Credits)

course

class

lab

Clinic

work Exp.

credit

ACC 120 Prin of Financial Accounting

3

2

0

0

4

CTS 130 Spreadsheet

2

2

0

0

3

OST 164 Office Editing

3

0

0

0

3

OST 184 Records Management

2

2

0

0

3

WBL 111 Work-Based Learning I

0

0

0

10

1

Spring Semester (15 Credits)

course

class

lab

Clinic

work Exp.

credit

BUS 270 Professional Development

3

0

0

0

3

DBA 110 Database Concepts

2

3

0

0

3

OST 236 Adv. Word Processing

2

2

0

0

3

OST 289 Office Admin Capstone

2

2

0

0

3

***3 Credits must be selected from the list of major course electives at the bottom of the page

**Humanities Electives

The following listings for Humanities Electives apply to Associate in Applied Science degree-seeking students. These electives should be carefully selected with the faculty advisor to ensure proper credit. Some programs of study have specific courses that meet the humanities elective requirement. ASL, foreign language, and public speaking courses cannot count as the sole humanities course in an associate in applied science program.

  • ART 111 Art Appreciation

  • ART 114 Art History Survey I

  • ART 115 Art History Survey II

  • DRA 111 Theatre Appreciation

  • DRA 112 Literature of the Theatre

  • DRA 211 Theatre History I

  • ENG 231 American Literature I

  • ENG 232 American Literature II

  • ENG 241 British Literature I

  • ENG 242 British Literature II

  • ENG 262 World Literature II

  • HUM 123 Appalachian Culture

  • HUM 160 Introduction to film

  • MUS 110 Music Appreciation

  • PHI 210 History of Philosophy

  • PHI 240 Introduction to Ethics

  • REL 110 World Religions

  • REL 211 Intro to Old Testament

  • REL 212 Intro to New Testament

  • REL 221 Religion in America

**Social/Behavioral Science Electives

The following listing for Social/Behavioral Science Electives applies to Associate in Applied Science degree seeking students. These electives should be carefully selected with the faculty advisor to ensure proper credit. Some programs of study have specific courses that meet the social/behavioral science elective requirement.

  • ANT 210 General Anthropology

  • ECO 251 Principles of Microeconomics

  • ECO 252 Principles of Macroeconomics

  • GEO 111 World Regional Geography

  • HIS 111 World Civilizations I

  • HIS 112 World Civilizations II

  • HIS 131 American History I

  • HIS 132 American History II

  • POL 120 American Government

  • POL 130 State and Local Government

  • PSY 150 General Psychology

  • PSY 237 Social Psychology

  • PSY 241 Developmental Psychology

  • PSY 281 Abnormal Psychology

  • SOC 210 Introduction to Sociology

  • SOC 213 Sociology of the Family

  • SOC 220 Social Problems

***Major Course Electives are to be selected from the following:

course

class

lab

Clinic

work Exp.

credit

ACC 140 Payroll Accounting

1

2

0

0

2

ACC 150 Acct Software Application

1

3

0

0

2

BUS 110 Introduction to Business

3

0

0

0

3

BUS 137 Principles of Management

3

0

0

0

3

BUS 153 Human Resource Management

3

0

0

0

3

BUS 230 Small Business Mgmt

3

0

0

0

3

HMT 110 Intro to Healthcare Mgt

3

0

0

0

3

HMT 211 Long-Term Care Admin

3

0

0

0

3

HMT 212 Mgt of Healthcare Org

3

0

0

0

3

LDR 110 Introduction to Leadership

3

0

0

0

3

MKT 120 Principles of Marketing

3

0

0

0

3

MKT 232 Social Media Marketing

3

2

0

0

4

OST 141 Med Office Terms I

3

0

0

0

3

OST 148 Med Ins & Billing

3

0

0

0

3

OST 149 Medical Legal Issues

3

0

0

0

3

OST 153 Office Finance Solutions

2

2

0

0

3

OST 243 Med Office Simulation

2

2

0

0

3

WBL 113 Work-Based Learning I

0

0

0

30

3

WBL 121 Work-Based Learning II

0

0

0

10

1

WBL 123 Work-Based Learning II

0

0

0

30

3

Total Semester Credit Hours in Program: 66