Office Administration, AAS

Office Administration Degree Program

This degree is designed to provide graduates with the expertise necessary to function as top-notch administrative support personnel. Students pursuing this major may sit for the nationally recognized, Certified Professional Secretary’s (CPS) examination, after accumulating at least three years’ work experience in the field.

The Administrative Assistant Program offers courses in six disciplines covered on the CPS examination. Students interested in pursuing certification, are advised about the specific general education courses necessary to prepare for this examination.

The Administrative Assistant Program is accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

Suggested Sequence of Courses

** All BCCC students must meet the College’s Computer Literacy requirements in order to receive a degree or a certificate. All first-time, full- and part-time degree and certificate seeking students are required to complete the PRE 100 course within the first six credits.

Program Learning Outcomes

Describe the changing work environment and the skills needed by the administrative assistant to function in such an environment.
Conduct Internet searches to locate sites that provide information on careers, salaries, administrative skills, and other business information.

Use word processing software to correctly format and complete business documents in mailable formats.
Produce complex documents containing graphics and tables with relative speed and efficiency.
Produce multiple documents required by a variety of office settings.
Accurately key mailable documents at 50 words per minute.

Use good human relations skills, in interpersonal interactions, as well as verbal and written communications.
Develop a written presentation on an assigned topic.
Edit, format, proofread, and compose correspondences that meet course mailability requirements and business standards.

Analyze a variety of self-assessment surveys and make recommendations for personal improvements.

1st Semester

PRE 100 - Preparation for Academic Achievement (1 credit)
ENG 101 - English Writing (3 credits)
OFD 100 - Office Procedures (3 credits)
OFD 123 - Document Formatting I (3 credits)
HLF-Elective Health and Life Fitness Course (2 credits)
BUA 112 - Computers for Business Management (3 credits)

Total Semester Credits 15

2nd Semester

MAT 107 - Modern Elementary Statistics (3 credits)
or
MAT 125 - Finite Mathematics (3 credits)
SPE 101 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 credits)
General Education Requirement: Biological and Physical Sciences (3 credits)
BUA 100 - Introduction to Business (3 credits)
MGM 127 - Customer Relationship Management (3 credits)

Total Semester Credits 15

3rd Semester

ECO 201 - The American Economy I: Macroeconomic Theory (3 credits)
General Education Requirement: Social and Behavioral Sciences Course (3 credits)
OFD 117 - Records Management (3 credits)
OFD 215 - Office Management (3 credits)
MGM 222 - Principles of Business Management (3 credits)

Total Semester Credits 15

4th Semester

ACT 221 - Principles of Financial Accounting I (3 credits)
COP 200 - Cooperative Education (3 credits)
OR
OFD 250 - Office Administration/Technology Internship (2 credits)
GE-Elective - General Education Requirements: Choose any General Education Course (3 credits)
Any MGMT/ACCT Course (3 credits)
BUA 207 - Business Law (3 credits)

Office Administration, AAS

Program Learning Outcomes

1st Semester

Total Semester Credits 15

2nd Semester

Total Semester Credits 15

3rd Semester

Total Semester Credits 15

4th Semester

Total Semester Credits 15

Program Total 60