Distance Education

Office Administration

Administrative Assistant Online

Graduates of the Administrative Assistant option will be prepared with the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to execute diversified responsibilities required in an office setting. Students will attain core skills in the areas of customer service, technology, oral and written communication, time management and resource management.

The program provides students with skills in Microsoft Office, records management, electronic time management applications, accounting, human resource management and office procedures. All students must complete a 140-hour internship experience to gain valuable on-the-job training prior to graduating.

Typical employment opportunities may include positions in banks and financial institutions, insurance agencies, real estate offices, educational institutions, government agencies, medical facilities and legal offices.

Curriculum requirements

*A minimum keyboarding competency of 45 words per minute (in a five-minute timing) is required before a student may be allowed to register for BOTE 152, Keyboarding II. If not met, BOTE 148 will be required.

A grade of "C" or above must be achieved in all BOTE courses in order to advance in the program.

**A cumulative GPA of 2.3 is a prerequisite for BOTE 297.

***Note for online students only -- ACCT 201 Elements of Accounting, 4 credits, may be substituted for ACCT 218.

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
BOTE 108	Business Mathematics	3
BOTE 111	Intro to Business Proofreading/Formatting	2
BOTE 112	Transcription and Editing	2
BOTE 141	Office Procedures I	3
BOTE 142	Office Procedures II	3
BOTE 146	Word Processing I	2
BOTE 147	Word Processing	2
(*BOTE 148	Keyboarding Speedbuilding	2)
BOTE 152	Keyboarding II	2
BOTE 217	Records Management	3
BOTE 256/CJ 160	The Legal System	4
**BOTE 297	Office Administration Internship	4
Related/General Education Courses
ACCT 200	Elements of Accounting I	4
***ACCT 218	Computer Applications in Accounting	2
BADM 282	Human Resource Management	3
BUSN 120	Fundamentals of Business	3
CIS 105	Microcomputer Spreadsheet	3
CIS 181	Creating Web Pages II	3
CSCI 116	Business Use of Computers	3
COMM 110	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
ENGL 110	College Composition I	3
Wellness elective(s)		2
PHIL 210	Ethics	3
PSYC 100	Human Relations in Organizations	2

TOTAL REQUIRED CREDITS		64-66

Suggested sequence of study
First Semester	Second Semester
BOTE 111	BOTE 108
BOTE 112	BOTE 142
BOTE 141	BOTE 146
BOTE 152*	BOTE 147
ENGL 110	BOTE 217
PSYC 100	CSCI 116

Third Semester	Fourth Semester
ACCT 200	ACCT 218***
BOTE 282	BOTE 256/CJ 160
BUSN 120	BOTE 297**
CIS 105	CIS 181
COMM 110	PHIL 210
	Wellness Elective

Admission requirements

The applicants must be high school graduates or equivalent. Helpful preparation for this program is a variety of courses in communications, keyboarding speed and accuracy, human relations, computer literacy, and English.

Award

Upon successful completion of the required courses, students will be awarded an Associate in Applied Science degree in Office Administration with an emphasis in Administrative Assistant.

Please contact
Geralyn Matejcek
1 (800) 342-4325, ext. 3-2124 or Email

2008-09