2018-2019 Catalog

Office Administration A.A.S.

A25370

The Office Administration curriculum prepares individuals for employment as administrative office personnel who use skills of office management, office finance, legal office, virtual office, customer service, and office software. 

Course work includes computer applications, oral and written communication, analysis and coordination of office tasks and procedures, records management, and other topics depending on the subject area selected within this curriculum.

Graduates should qualify for employment opportunities in a variety of office positions in business, government, and industry. Upon graduation, students may be eligible to sit for industry recognized certification exams. 

Upon successful completion of this program, the student should be able to:

  • Apply appropriate guidelines for writing e-mail, memos, letters, and reports
  • Explain the skills necessary to be a successful administrative professional
  • Integrate computer applications to create professional documents, presentations, and spreadsheets

General Education

Required Courses

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ENG 111Writing and Inquiry

3

FA, SP, SU
MAT 143Quantitative Literacy

3

FA, SP, SU
PSY 150General Psychology

3

FA, SP, SU

Communications

Select 3 semester hours credit from the following courses
CourseTitleCreditsOffered
COM 120Intro Interpersonal Com

3

ENG 114Prof Research & Reporting

3

FA, SP, SU

Humanities/Fine Arts

Select 3 semester hours credit from the following

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ART 111Art Appreciation

3

FA, SP, SU
DRA 111Theatre Appreciation

3

FA, SP, SU
DRA 126Storytelling

3

FA, SP, SU
MUS 110Music Appreciation

3

FA, SP
PHI 240Introduction to Ethics

3

FA, SP, SU
REL 110World Religions

3

FA, SP

Major Courses

Core Required Courses

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
CIS 110Introduction to Computers

3

FA, SP, SU
OST 136Word Processing

3

FA, SP, SU
OST 164Office Editing

3

FA
OST 184Records Management

3

SP
OST 289Office Admin Capstone

3

SP

Subject Area Requirments

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
OST 130Comprehensive Keyboarding

3

FA
OST 236Adv Word Processing

3

FA
OST 286Professional Development

3

FA

Other Major Required Courses

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ACC 120Principles of Financial Accounting

4

FA, SP, SU
ACC 150Accounting Software Applications

2

SP
BUS 110Introduction to Business

3

FA, SP
BUS 121Business Math

3

FA, SP
CTS 130Spreadsheet

3

FA, SP, SU
DBA 110Database Concepts

3

SP
MKT 223Customer Service

3

On Demand

General Elective

Select 5 semester hours credit from the following courses

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ACC 140Payroll Accounting

2

SP
BUS 125Personal Finance

3

FA, SU
BUS 135Principles of Supervision

3

FA, SP
BUS 153Human Resource Management

3

FA
BUS 260Business Communication

3

SP
CTS 120Hardware/Software Support

3

FA
WBL XXXWork-based Learning (up to 3 semester hours credit)

1-3

Total Credit Hours: 65