Office Professions - Administrative Assistant - ABS

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Program Code: ABS.10296

Office professions continue to evolve along with new office automation and organizational restructuring. In many cases, office professionals have assumed new responsibilities and learned to operate a variety of office equipment. Most organizations employ office professionals to perform and coordinate office activities and to ensure that information is disseminated to staff and clients. Managers, professionals, and other support staff rely on them to keep administrative operations under control.

Office professionals are responsible for a variety of clerical and administrative duties that are necessary to run and maintain organizations efficiently. They use personal computers to communicate electronically and to run spreadsheet, word processing, database management, desktop publishing, and graphics programs.

Administrative assistants perform fewer clerical tasks than lower-level office professionals. In addition to receiving visitors, arranging conference calls, and answering letters, they may handle more complex responsibilities such as conducting research, preparing statistical reports, and supervising other clerical staff.

Fall First Year:

CST 106 - Internet Foundations Credits: 1
OAT 105W - Time Management Credits: 1
OAT 151 - Business Communication I Credits: 3
OAT 160 - Records Management Credits: 3
OAT 171 - Document Processing: Beginning Credits: 3
OAT 175 - Electronic Calculation Credits: 2
ELE — Any General Elective course Credits: 2

Total Semester Credits: 15

Winter First Year:

CST 105 - Outlook Credits: 1
CST 147 - Electronic Media Communication Credits: 2
CST 151 - Spreadsheet Fundamentals Credits: 2 ¹
LW 221W - Fitness and Wellness Credits: 2 ⁷ ⁸
OAT 152 - Business Communication II Credits: 3 ²
OAT 172 - Document Processing: Intermediate Credits: 3
PHL 203W - Business Ethics Credits: 3 ³

Total Semester Credits: 16

Fall Second Year:

ACC 110 - Introduction to QuickBooks Credits: 1
ACE 101W - Career Professional Development I Credits: 2 ⁵
CST 103 - Windows Foundations Credits: 1
CST 107 - Microsoft Publisher Credits: 1
MGT 153W - Introduction to Business Credits: 3
OAT 155W - Editing Credits: 2
OAT 285W - Office Technology Credits: 3
ELE — Any General Elective course Credits: 3

Total Semester Credits: 16

Winter Second Year:

ACC 121 - Accounting for Managers Credits: 3 ⁶
LWA – Any 1 credit LWA Course Credits: 1 ⁸
MGT 245 - Principles of Management Credits: 3
OAT 268 - Administrative Office Practices Credits: 3
OAT 273 - Document Processing: Advanced Credits: 3
POL 103W - American Politics Credits: 3 ⁴

Total Semester Credits: 16

Total Credits: 63

Notations

A Grade of “C” (2.0) or higher is required in CST 107 , CST 151 , CST 155 , OAT 171 , OAT 172 , OAT 268 , OAT 273 , OAT 151 and OAT 152 or ENG 111 and ENG 112 or ENG 111 and ENG 113
CST 103 , CST 105 , CST 106 , CST 107 , CST 147 , CST 151 , CST 155 , OAT 171 , OAT 172 , OAT 268 , OAT 273 and OAT 285W are Key courses and must be completed within 5 years of completing the certificate. Failure to complete within the stated time frame will require you to repeat this course. See Academic Policies and Information /Graduation Requirements .
If you are planning to transfer, you should take ACC 211 .
Credit by examination is available for CST 103 , CST 105 , CST 151 , OAT 151 , OAT 171 , OAT 172 , OAT 175 and MGT 153W .
Keyboarded assignments are required for OAT 151 and OAT 152 .
On-site visitations required in OAT 285W .
OAT 175 requires MATH LEVEL 2.
OAT 285W is a fall-only class.
OAT 268 is a winter-only class. OAT 151 , OAT 160 OAT 172 , CST 147 , CST 151 with a C (2.0) grade minimum are the prerequisites for OAT 268 .
Students may earn credit hours with evidence of Certified Administrative Professional (CAP) certification. Consult Counseling & Advising Services for more information.
OAT 171 - Document Processing: Beginning requires OAT 170 - Keyboarding with a “B” grade or better. A keyboarding waiver test is available for OAT 170 . Contact the BIT Division office, 989.686.9127, to arrange for a waiver test.
1. CST 155 can be taken in place of CST 151
2. ENG 111 and (ENG 112 or ENG 113 ) can be taken in place of OAT 152
3. PHL 210W can be taken in place of PHL 203W
4. POL 105W , POL 212W , POL 215W , POL 220W , POL 221W , POL 223W , POL 225W , POL 228W , HIS 221W , HIS 222W , or HIS 237W can be taken in place of POL 103W
5. Any ACE — 2-6 credit course can be taken in place of ACE 101W
6. ACC 211 can be taken in place of ACC 121
7. Any 1 credit LW course can be taken in place of LW 221W .
8. Any 2 credit LW course can be taken in place of LW — and LWA — courses