Admission to the Administrative Assisting program requires candidates to be a high school graduate or have a General Education Development (GED) certificate. Entering students are also required to interview with an admissions representative and complete the NBC placement test as part of the admissions process.
Students completing degree requirements for an Associate in Applied Science degree in Administrative Assisting have the option of taking courses that focus their studies on one of four areas of emphasis, Executive, Administrative Assisting, Legal, or Medical. Below is a list of the required coursework, not including 34 additional General Education credit hours.
OT101 Keyboarding Skills/Formatting 2 credit hours
OT102 Keyboarding Document Production 2 credit hours
OT105 Keyboard Skill Building 2 credit hours
OT106 Integrated Office PC Applications 2 credit hours
OT121 Alphabetic Shorthand I 4 credit hours
OT122 Alphabetic Shorthand II 4 credit hours
OT134 Microsoft Word Applications 2 credit hours
OT141 Records Management 2 credit hours
OT142 General Office Procedures 2 credit hours
OT143 Office Communications 4 credit hours
OT240 Administrative Assisting Seminar 4 credit hours
OT290 Administrative Assisting Externship 4 credit hours
CS125 Presentation Graphics 2 credit hours
CS130 Intermediate Spreadsheet 2 credit hours
CS140 Intermediate Database 2 credit hours
CS215 HTML 2 credit hours
CS221 Web Publishing 4 credit hours
CS230 Advanced Spreadsheet 4 credit hours
A101 Essentials of Accounting 4 credit hours
BA110 Introduction to Business 4 credit hours
DTP110 Fundamentals of Desktop Publishing 4 credit hours
Electives: 6 credit hours
OT101 Keyboarding Skills/Formatting 2 credit hours
OT102 Keyboarding Document Production 2 credit hours
OT105 Keyboard Skill Building 2 credit hours
OT106 Integrated Office PC Applications 2 credit hours
OT121 Alphabetic Shorthand I 4 credit hours
OT122 Alphabetic Shorthand II 4 credit hours
OT134 Microsoft Word Applications 2 credit hours
OT141 Records Management 2 credit hours
OT142 General Office Procedures 2 credit hours
OT143 Office Communications 4 credit hours
OT202 Machine Transcription
OT240 Administrative Assisting Seminar 4 credit hours
OT290 Administrative Assisting Externship 4 credit hours
CS111 Operating Systems and Networks 3 credit hours
CS125 Presentation Graphics 2 credit hours
CS130 Intermediate Spreadsheet 2 credit hours
CS140 Intermediate Database 2 credit hours
CS215 HTML 2 credit hours
CS221 Web Publishing 4 credit hours
A101 Essentials of Accounting 4 credit hours
A105 Concepts of Payroll Accounting 2 credit hours
BA110 Introduction to Business 4 credit hours
DTP110 Fundamentals of Desktop Publishing 4 credit hours
Electives: 13 credit hours
OT101 Keyboarding Skills/Formatting 2 credit hours
OT103 Legal Document Production 2 credit hours
OT105 Keyboard Skill Building 2 credit hours
OT106 Integrated Office PC Applications 2 credit hours
OT121 Alphabetic Shorthand I 4 credit hours
OT122 Alphabetic Shorthand II 4 credit hours
OT134 Microsoft Word Applications 2 credit hours
OT141 Records Management 2 credit hours
OT142 General Office Procedures 2 credit hours
OT143 Office Communications 4 credit hours
OT203 Legal Machine Transcription 2 credit hours
OT240 Administrative Assisting Seminar 4 credit hours
OT290 Administrative Assisting Externship 4 credit hours
CS125 Presentation Graphics 2 credit hours
CS130 Intermediate Spreadsheet 2 credit hours
CS215 HTML 2 credit hours
CS221 Web Publishing 4 credit hours
A101 Essentials of Accounting 4 credit hours
DTP110 Fundamentals of Desktop Publishing 4 credit hours
PL100 Introduction to Law and the Legal System 4 credit hours
PL110 Introduction to Legal Research 4 credit hours
Electives: 8 credit hours
OT101 Keyboarding Skills/Formatting 2 credit hours
OT104 Medical Document Production 2 credit hours
OT105 Keyboard Skill Building 2 credit hours
OT106 Integrated Office PC Applications 2 credit hours
OT121 Alphabetic Shorthand I 4 credit hours
OT122 Alphabetic Shorthand II 4 credit hours
OT134 Microsoft Word Applications 2 credit hours
OT141 Records Management 2 credit hours
OT142 General Office Procedures 2 credit hours
OT143 Office Communications 4 credit hours
OT204 Medical Machine Transcription 2 credit hours
OT240 Administrative Assisting Seminar 4 credit hours
OT290 Administrative Assisting Externship 4 credit hours
CS125 Presentation Graphics 2 credit hours
CS130 Intermediate Spreadsheet 2 credit hours
CS140 Intermediate Database 2 credit hours
A101 Essentials of Accounting 4 credit hours
AH113 Medical Terminology I 3 credit hours
AH114 Medical Terminology II 3 credit hours
AH226 Medical Law, Ethics, and Human Relations in Health Care 4 credit hours
Electives: 14 credit hours
