Administrative Office Technology

Due to the automation of administrative functions, there are tremendous opportunities and career choices for administrative office professionals with skills in information management software and office technology.

Administrative office professionals are required to have strong technical and interpersonal skills and function as an integral part of work groups and management teams in work environments. Skills acquired in the administrative office technology degree program create paths to other careers in computers, desktop publishing, administration, human resources and management.

The administrative office technologies department utilizes alternative delivery methods. Many courses are Web-enhanced or Web-delivered. Day, evening, Saturday and once-a-week sessions are offered.

The goal is that graduates will be able to organize work areas, use resources, make decisions and exhibit proficiency in the use of office procedures and information systems used in automated office environments; apply practical knowledge and utilize technical skills such as keyboarding, transcription, speech recognition, proofreading, document production, integrated computer applications, records management, and the use of the Internet; demonstrate employability skills and professionalism through sound work habits, ethics and responsibility, and work in individual, team and group settings; communicate ideas and information verbally and in written form; have computational skills for solving business problems and for making analytical judgments; acquire, organize and evaluate information for making decisions and solving problems in business environments.

Students who are enrolled at the College for at least one semester and who have passed the Certified Professional Secretary CPS) examination are eligible to receive credit toward an associate of applied business degree in administrative office technology, subject to the review and approval of the appropriate department chair.

Suggested Course Sequence

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First Semester
Credit Hours

ENG124 College Composition †
3

AOT130 Communication and Transcription Skills
3

AOT121 Keyboarding/Formatting
3

BUS101 Business Student Success Seminar
1

BCA220 Integrated Solutions for Business Problem Solving
4

BUS121 Business Administration
4

18

Second Semester

AOT127 Word Processing – Microsoft® Word
3

ACC121 Principles of Accounting
4

ENG230 Business Communication
3

AOT129 Keyboarding Skillbuilding
1

AOT131 Graphic Design Concepts
3

AOT132 Records Management
3

BUS123 Business Math
4

21

Third Semester

AOT226 Spreadsheets - Microsoft® Excel
3

ACC130 Business Law and Ethics
3

Social Sciences Elective *
3

AOT104 Computer Applications PowerPoint
1

COM121 Effective Speaking
3

AOT128 Desktop Publishing – Microsoft® Publisher
3

16

Fourth Semester

BUS221 Microeconomics
3

AOT227 Administrative Procedures and Systems
3

AOT232 AOT Practicum
3

AOT236 Database Applications – Microsoft® Access
3

AOT238 Web Design for Office Professionals
3

AOT108 Microsoft® Outlook
1

AOT107 Digital Technologies
1

17

TOTAL CREDITS
72

† Based on SSC placement score
* Select SOC121 or PSY121
** Successful completion of AOT102, AOT104, AOT105 and AOT106 is equivalent to and may be substituted for BCA120.

Students who are enrolled at the College for at least one semester and who have passed the Certified Professional Secretary (CPS) examination are eligible to receive credit toward an associate of applied business degree in administrative information technology, subject to the review and approval of the appropriate department chair.

Bold italicized courses indicate courses that contain content for Microsoft® Computer Application Specialist (MCAS) certification.