Office Administration

Office Administration

A.A.S. Degree (G)

The Office Administration program offers a flexible program leading to the Associate Degree in Applied Science. While software applications and office administration skills are the foundation of this program, the course elective structure allows students the opportunity to acquire a broad base of business and computer skills to enhance upward mobility. Software certification opportunities are available.

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

  1. Produce the documents necessary for a functioning business office.
  2. Demonstrate accurate and efficient keyboarding skills.
  3. Integrate office-related skills to function in a professional manner within the workplace.
  4. Use diverse research methods and information sources to complete a variety of business documents.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

  1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
  2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
  3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
  4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
  5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
  6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Graduation Requirements

General Education

ENG 101Composition I

3

ENG 102Composition II

3

MAT 152Quantitative Reasoning

3

SSC 100First Year Seminar

1

 

ECO 111Macroeconomics

3

Or

ECO 122Microeconomics

3

Select 1 course(s) from:

PSY 121General Psychology

3

SOC 111Sociology

3

SPA 133Using Beginning Spanish

3

SPA 136Spanish Communication I

4

SPA 137Spanish Communication II

4

Program/Major Concentration

ACC 101Accounting I

3

ACC 162Computerized Accounting

3

BUS 101Introduction to Business

3

BUS 275Portfolio and Professionalism

4

ENG 124Oral Communications

3

MGT 212Principles of Management

3

MKT 212Principles of Marketing

3

OAT 121Keyboarding

3

OAT 152Excel

3

OAT 157Word Level I

3

OAT 159PowerPoint

3

OAT 240Integrated Business Applications

3

OAT 242Desktop Publishing

4

OAT 251Access

3

OAT 258Word Level II

3

Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)

Semester 1

SSC 100First Year Seminar

1

ENG 101Composition I

3

MAT 152Quantitative Reasoning

3

OAT 121Keyboarding

3

BUS 101Introduction to Business

3

 

ECO 111Macroeconomics

3

Or

ECO 122Microeconomics

3

Semester 2

ENG 102Composition II

3

ACC 101Accounting I

3

OAT 152Excel

3

MGT 212Principles of Management

3

OAT 159PowerPoint

3

Semester 3

OAT 157Word Level I

3

ENG 124Oral Communications

3

MKT 212Principles of Marketing

3

OAT 251Access

3

Elective
Social Science/Humanities Elective

3

Semester 4

OAT 240Integrated Business Applications

3

OAT 242Desktop Publishing

4

BUS 275Portfolio and Professionalism

4

ACC 162Computerized Accounting

3

OAT 258Word Level II

3

                                                                  

                               

**Select one Social Science/Humanities Elective

PSY 121General Psychology

3

SOC 111Sociology

3

SPA 133Using Beginning Spanish

3

SPA 136Spanish Communication I

4

SPA 137Spanish Communication II

4

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 63 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on college readiness and the elective courses offered in your program major (if electives are a part of the program).

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