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Office Administration (A25370)

Associate in Applied Science Degree

Fully Online Option Available

The Office Administration curriculum equips office professionals to organize and operate an efficient office environment in a variety of business settings. Students will complete courses designed to help them prepare for a career to meet the demand of the job market and develop proficiency in the use of computer applications, oral and written communication, analysis and coordination of office duties and procedures, records management and other support topics.

Students will learn to create, format, and edit business documents using appropriate software. Students will develop personal and professional skills to be productive office administrators. Students will participate in office task and procedure simulations.

Graduates should qualify for employment opportunities in a variety of office positions in business and industry, government, healthcare, and schools. This program provides students the opportunity to earn Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certifications as part of their coursework.

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. 

Upon completion of this program, students will:

  • Create, format, and edit business documents using appropriate software.

  • Simulate office tasks and procedures.

  • Develop personal and professional skills to be productive office administrators.

 Fall Session 1 (7 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

OST 136 Word Processing

2

2

0

0

3

 Fall Session 2 (9 Credits)

course

class

lab

Clinic

work Exp.

credit

OST 134 Text Entry & Formatting

2

2

0

0

3

OST 236 Adv. Word Processing

2

2

0

0

3

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

Spring Session 1 (6 Credits)

course

class

lab

Clinic

work Exp.

credit

CTS 130 Spreadsheet

2

2

0

0

3

ENG 110 Freshman Composition
or
ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry

3

0

0

0

3

Spring Session 2 (9 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

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

Summer Term (6 Credits)

course

class

lab

Clinic

work Exp.

credit

CTS 125 Presentation Graphics

2

2

0

0

3

COM 120 Intro Interpersonal Com
or
COM 231 Public Speaking
or

ENG 112 Writing/Research in the Disc

or
ENG 114 Prof. Research and Reporting

3

0

0

0

3

 Fall Session 1 (6 Credits)

course

class

lab

Clinic

work Exp.

credit

***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 Social/Behavioral Science Elective at the bottom of the page

Fall Session 2 (9 Credits)

course

class

lab

Clinic

work Exp.

credit

MKT 223 Customer Service

3

0

0

0

3

BUS 137 Principles of Mgt.

3

0

0

0

3

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

Spring Session 1 (7-8 Credits)

course

class

lab

Clinic

work Exp.

credit

MAT 110 Math Measurement & Lit
or
MAT 143 Quantitative Literacy

or

MAT 152 Statistical Methods

2

or

3

2

0

0

3

or

4

OST 164 Office Editing

3

0

0

0

3

WBL 111 Work-Based Learning I

0

0

0

10

1

Spring Session 2 (6 Credits)

course

class

lab

Clinic

work Exp.

credit

OST 153 Office Finance Solutions

2

2

0

0

3

OST 289 Office Admin Capstone

2

2

0

0

3

**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 120 Prin of Financial Accounting

3

2

0

0

4

ACC 140 Payroll Accounting

1

2

0

0

2

BUS 110 Introduction to Business

3

0

0

0

3

BUS 115 Business Law I

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

CJC 132 Court Procedure & Evidence

3

0

0

0

3

LDR 110 Introduction to Leadership

3

0

0

0

3

LEX 270 Law Office/Mgt Technology

1

2

0

0

2

MED 121 Medical Terminology I

3

0

0

0

3

MED 122 Medical Terminology II

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 122 Office Computations

2

2

0

0

3

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 155 Legal Terminology

3

0

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 122 Work-Based Learning II

0

0

0

20

2

WBL 123 Work-Based Learning II

0

0

0

30

3

Total Semester Credit Hours in Program: 65-66