Office Administration (A25370)

Associate Degree Program

Career Information

The Office Administration curriculum prepares individuals for employment as administrative office personnel who use skills in the areas 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.

Fall Semester I

		Class	Lab	Credit
ACA 115	Success & Study Skills	0	2	1
CIS 110	Introduction to Computers	2	2	3
ENG 111	Writing and Inquiry	3	0	3
OST 130	Comprehensive Keyboarding	2	2	3
OST 159	Office Ethics	3	0	3
	Semester Total:	10	6	13

Spring Semester I

		Class	Lab	Credit
ACC 120	Principles of Financial Accounting	3	2	4
ENG 112	Writing/Research in the Disciplines	3	0	3
	or
ENG 114	Professional Research & Reporting	3	0	3
OST 134	Text Entry & Formatting	2	2	3
OST 136	Word Processing	2	2	3
OST 236	Advanced Word Processing	2	2	3
	Semester Total:	12	8	16

Summer Semester I

		Class	Lab	Credit
ACC 150	Accounting Software Applications	1	2	2
MAT 110	Mathematical Measurement and Literacy	2	2	3
MKT 223	Customer Service	3	0	3
	Semester Total:	6	4	8

Fall Semester II

		Class	Lab	Credit
COM 120	Intro to Interpersonal Communication	3	0	3
	or
COM 231	Public Speaking	3	0	3
CTS 135	Integrated Software Intro	2	4	4
OST 164	Office Editing	3	0	3
OST 181	Office Procedures	2	2	3
	Social Science Elective (3,0,3)	3	0	3
	Semester Total:	13	6	16

Spring Semester II

		Class	Lab	Credit
OST 162	Executive Terminology	3	0	3
OST 184	Records Management	2	2	3
OST 289	Office Administration Capstone	2	2	3
	Humanities/Fine Arts Elective (3 ,0, 3)	3	0	3
OST 286	Professional Development	3	0	3
	or
	Work-Based Learning (up to 8 hours)
	Semester Total:	10-13	4-34	13-15

Total Hours:

51-54

28-58

66-68