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General Office (D25370)

Diploma

Fully Online Option Available

This program is designed to prepare students to provide administrative support in an office setting. It will also serve as a source of trained support staff for employers. This program provides students the opportunity to earn Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certifications as part of their coursework.

 Fall Session 1  (10 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

CTS 130 Spreadsheet

2

2

0

0

3

OST 136 Word Processing

2

2

0

0

3

 Fall Session 2  (12 Credits)

course

class

lab

Clinic

work Exp.

credit

OST 134 Text Entry & Formatting

2

2

0

0

3

BUS 137 Principles of Mgt.

3

0

0

0

3

OST 236 Adv Word Processing

2

2

0

0

3

MKT 223 Customer Service

3

0

0

0

3

Spring Session 1 (6 Credits)

course

class

lab

Clinic

work Exp.

credit

ENG 110 Freshman Composition
or
ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry

3

0

0

0

3

OST 164 Office Editing

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

OST 289 Office Admin Capstone

2

2

0

0

3

**3 Credits must be selected from the list of Social/Behavioral Science Elective at the bottom of the page

or

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

Summer Term (4 Credits)

course

class

lab

Clinic

work Exp.

credit

CTS 125 Presentation Graphics

2

2

0

0

3

WBL 111 Work-Based Learning I

0

0

0

10

1 

**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

Total Semester Credit Hours in Program: 41