Office Administration (AAS)

A.A.S. in Office Administration

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Overview

The Office Administration program leads to an Associate of Applied Science degree in Office Administration. The program familiarizes students with current technologies and procedures of today’s work environment in real or virtual settings and develops skills in a wide variety of corporate communication methodologies. Graduates can seek a terminal degree or enter into the corporate workforce. A mandatory internship is a required part of the curriculum. The program will prepare students to work in virtual teams and in telecommunicating careers as well. This program seamlessly articulates into a four-year terminal degree in Business Administration or English and Communications.

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Program Objectives

The basic objectives of the Office Administration program are to teach the students:
  • Standard professional business communication
  • Use of data, word processing, presentation and desktop publishing software
  • Use of professional multimedia software
  • Use of appropriate social media tools and skills required for telecommunicating careers
  • Corporate and intercultural communication: techniques and practice, business etiquette and ethics.
Some of the many careers open to graduates with the Associate of Applied Science degree in Office Administration are the following:
  • Administrative and executive assistants
  • Office managers
  • Desktop publishers
  • Multimedia specialists
  • Corporate communication specialists concentrating in marketing, public relations and advertising.

Sample Degree Outline

The Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Office Administration requires a minimum of 92 credit hours distributed as follows:

General Education Core Courses

(28 credit hours)

28 credit hours in the University’s general education core courses should include:

English and Communications

(12 credit hours)
EN151 Rhetoric and Style
EN152 Writing from Sources
EN166 Speech

Mathematics

(4 credit hours)
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Biological or Physical Sciences

(4 credit hours)
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Humanities

(4 credit hours)
HM279 East-West Signature Course

Computer and Information Science

(4 credit hours)
CI101 Computer Technology and Applications

Cognate or Supporting Fields

(16 credit hours)
AC101 Financial Accounting I
BS101 Introduction to Business
MN201 Principles of Management
MR201 Principles of Marketing

Major Field of Concentration

(40 credit hours)
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Elective Courses

(8 credit hours)

Select from multimedia or business courses
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Select from multimedia or business courses

HM279 East-West Signature Course
CI101 Computer Technology and Applications
AC101 Financial Accounting I
BS101 Introduction to Business
MN201 Principles of Management
MR201 Principles of Marketing
BS205 Business Communications
BS350 Business Ethics
CI105 Web Page Design
EN154 Technical Communication
EN228 Desktop Publishing
EN370 Group Dynamics and Team Building
EN371 Social Media in Today’s Workplace
OA109 or CI213 Windows, Word, Excel / Desktop Spreadsheet Application
OA110 or CI214 Access, Powerpoint, Outlook / Desktop Database Management
OA231 or CP300 Special Projects in Office Administration or Cooperative

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