Business Office Management
Program Coordinator: Adriane Champagne
Office: Madison Monroe Education Building, Office 207B
Email: champagneam@lamarpa.edu
Phone: 409-984-6416
The Business Office Management Program incorporates the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to succeed in the business world. Topics include time management, human relations, filing procedures, telephone and listening techniques, oral and written business communications. Computer skills include word processing, spreadsheets, database, presentation and e-commerce applications. Students are also taught to prioritize tasks, schedule appointments, prepare budgets and in some offices, administrative assistants are responsible for maintaining the company's website or preparing the company's' public correspondence.
Graduates are prepared for positions such as human resources assistant, administrative assistant, information technology assistant, office coordinator and executive assistant. These jobs are described as high-demand occupations for Southeast Texas.
The Administrative Assistant Certificate is the first two semesters of the degree.
The general education core courses will transfer to a variety of colleges and universities.
Students must earn a minimum grade of ‘C’ in all technical courses in the Recommended Program of Study.