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 101	Composition I	3
ENG 102	Composition II	3
MAT 152	Quantitative Reasoning	3
SSC 100	First Year Seminar	1
ECO 111	Macroeconomics	3
	Or
ECO 122	Microeconomics	3

Select 1 course(s) from:

PSY 121	General Psychology	3
SOC 111	Sociology	3
SPA 133	Using Beginning Spanish	3
SPA 136	Spanish Communication I	4
SPA 137	Spanish Communication II	4

Program/Major Concentration

ACC 101	Accounting I	3
ACC 162	Computerized Accounting	3
BUS 101	Introduction to Business	3
BUS 275	Portfolio and Professionalism	4
ENG 124	Oral Communications	3
MGT 212	Principles of Management	3
MKT 212	Principles of Marketing	3
OAT 121	Keyboarding	3
OAT 152	Excel	3
OAT 157	Word Level I	3
OAT 159	PowerPoint	3
OAT 240	Integrated Business Applications	3
OAT 242	Desktop Publishing	4
OAT 251	Access	3
OAT 258	Word Level II	3

Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)

Semester 1

SSC 100	First Year Seminar	1
ENG 101	Composition I	3
MAT 152	Quantitative Reasoning	3
OAT 121	Keyboarding	3
BUS 101	Introduction to Business	3
ECO 111	Macroeconomics	3
	Or
ECO 122	Microeconomics	3

Semester 2

ENG 102	Composition II	3
ACC 101	Accounting I	3
OAT 152	Excel	3
MGT 212	Principles of Management	3
OAT 159	PowerPoint	3

Semester 3

OAT 157	Word Level I	3
ENG 124	Oral Communications	3
MKT 212	Principles of Marketing	3
OAT 251	Access	3
Elective	Social Science/Humanities Elective	3

Semester 4

OAT 240	Integrated Business Applications	3
OAT 242	Desktop Publishing	4
BUS 275	Portfolio and Professionalism	4
ACC 162	Computerized Accounting	3
OAT 258	Word Level II	3

                                                                  

                               

**Select one Social Science/Humanities Elective

PSY 121	General Psychology	3
SOC 111	Sociology	3
SPA 133	Using Beginning Spanish	3
SPA 136	Spanish Communication I	4
SPA 137	Spanish 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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