Office Administration & Technology AAS Degrees
The Office Administration & Technology degree includes the following areas of emphasis: Administrative Support-Corporate, Administrative Support-Medical, or Certified Professional Secretary.
Articulation agreements have been developed which will grant college credit for certain courses taken in high school. Please refer to the Dual Credit webpage to determine whether you are eligible.
Office Administration and Technology Associate Degrees
- Core Courses
- Administrative Support - Corporate Emphasis (AAS-0028AC)
- Administrative Support - Medical Emphasis (AAS-0028AM)
- Certified Professional Secretary Emphasis (AAS-0028CP)
| Core Courses | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| MIS 101 | Computer Literacy and Applications | 3 |
| OAT 101 | Document Formatting | 3 |
| OAT 104 | Keyboard Skill Building | 3 |
| OAT 115 | Outlook | 1 |
| OAT 128 | Word | 3 |
| OAT 132 | Access | 3 |
| OAT 133 | Adobe Acrobat | 1 |
| OAT 143 | Excel | 3 |
| OAT 155 | PowerPoint | 3 |
| OAT 170 | Business English | 3 |
| OAT 172 | Business Communications | 3 |
| OAT 173 | Internet Applications | 3 |
| OAT 201 | Administrative Support Procedures | 3 |
| OAT 202 | Document Formatting II | 3 |
| ENG 101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| SPE 108 | Oral Communications | 3 |
| GROUP II | Humanities Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 50 | |
Note: In addition OAT 100, Basic Keyboarding Skills must be taken if prior instruction does not include at least one year of keyboarding instruction. Placement is determined by prior instruction.
Additional hours 22 credit hours required for the completion of the degree for the specific emphasis area are listed below.
Administrative Support - Corporate Emphasis (AAS-0028AC)
| Courses | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| MIS 110 | Windows Vista Operating System | 3 |
| OAT 231 | Administrative Support Internship | 3 |
| OAT | Electives[1] | 5 |
| OAT 177 | Dreamweaver | 3 |
| ACC 110 | Financial Accounting - Part I | 2 |
| BUS 105 | Business Mathematics | 3 |
| BUS 108 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| Total | 22 | |
| OAT Electives | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| OAT 106 | Keyboarding Refresher | 1.5 |
| OAT 114 | Continuous Voice Input-Dragon | 1 |
| OAT 171 | Legal Terminology | 3 |
| OAT 232 | Administrative Support Internship | 3 |
| OAT 296 | Special Topics | 1 |
Administrative Support - Medical Emphasis (AAS-0028AM)
This specialty area is for persons whose career objectives are to prepare for administrative support positions in medical or health fields and become familiar with medical records, terminology, transcription skills, and insurance coding common to the health fields.
All students must demonstrate a minimum competency equivalent to MTH 095.
Certified Professional Secretary Emphasis (AAS-0028CP)
This specialty area is for persons whose career objectives are to prepare for administrative support and supervisory positions and apply for and take the exam for the Certified Professional Secretary rating which is awarded by the International Association for Administrative Professionals.
For more information about this program, contact (708) 596-2000 ext. 2288