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)

 Fall Session 2 (9 Credits)

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

Spring Session 1 (6 Credits)

Spring Session 2 (9 Credits)

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

Summer Term (6 Credits)

 Fall Session 1 (6 Credits)

***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)

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

Spring Session 1 (7-8 Credits)

Spring Session 2 (6 Credits)

**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:

Total Semester Credit Hours in Program: 65-66