Business Administrative Technology

Associate of Applied Science Degree
BA23

Program Description
The business administrative technology program is designed to prepare graduates for employment in a variety of positions in today’s technology-driven workplaces. The business administrative technology program provides learning opportunities, which introduce, develop, and reinforce academic and occupational knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. The program emphasizes the use of word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and database applications software. Students are also introduced to accounting fundamentals, electronic communications, internet research, and electronic file management. The program includes instruction in effective communication skills and technology innovations for the office. Additionally, the program provides opportunities to upgrade present knowledge and skills or to retrain in the area of administrative technology. Graduates of the program receive a business administrative technology, associate of applied science degree and will have completed the general office assistant certificate and the Microsoft office applications professional certificate. (Program Length: 5 Semesters)

Students who do not type at least 25 words per minute will be advised to take BUS 1100 their first semester.

Employment Opportunities
Administrative assistant, virtual administrative assistant, office administrator, executive assistant

CURRICULUM

COURSE TITLE	NUMBER	CREDITS
Essential General Education Core Courses		15
Area I – Language Arts/Communication (Successful completion of ENGL 1101 is required)
Composition and Rhetoric	ENGL 1101	3
Literature and Composition	ENGL 1102	3
Public Speaking	SPCH 1101	3
Area II - Social/Behavioral Sciences (Choose ONE of the following)
Principles of Macroeconomics	ECON 2105	3
Principles of Microeconomics	ECON 2106	3
Introduction to Sociology	SOCI 1101	3
World History I	HIST 1111	3
World History II	HIST 1112	3
U. S. History I	HIST 2111	3
U. S. History II	HIST 2112	3
American Government	POLS 1101	3
Introductory Psychology	PSYC 1101	3
Area III - Natural Sciences/Mathematics (Successful completion of MATH 1111 or MATH 1100 or MATH 1101 is required)
College Algebra	MATH 1111	3
Quantitative Skills and Reasoning	MATH 1100	3
Math Modeling	MATH 1101	3
Physical Science I	PHSC 1111	3
Conceptual Physics & Lab	PHYS 1110/1110L	3/1
Biology I & Lab	BIOL 1111/1111L	3/1
Chemistry I & Lab	CHEM 1211/1211L	3/1
Chemistry II & Lab	CHEM 1212/1212L	3/1
College Trigonometry	MATH 1112	3
Precalculus	MATH 1113	3
Introduction to Statistics	MATH 1127	3
Calculus I	MATH 1131	3
Area IV – Humanities/Fine Arts (Choose ONE of the following)
Art Appreciation	ARTS 1101	3
American Literature	ENGL 2130	3
Introduction to Humanities	HUMN1101	3
Music Appreciation	MUSC 1101	3
Essential Technical Courses		49
Introduction to Computers	COMP 1000	3
Word Processing Applications	BUSN 1400	4
Desktop Publishing and Presentation Applications	BUSN 1430	4
Document Production	BUSN 1440	4
Digital Technologies in Business	BUSN 1190	2
Office Procedures	BUSN 1240	3
Spreadsheet Concepts and Applications	BUSN 1410	4
Database Applications	BUSN 1420	4
Electronic Mail Applications	BUSN 2160	2
Applied Office Procedures	BUSN 2210	3
Business Document Proofreading and Editing	BUSN 2190	3
Principles of Management	MGMT 1100	3
Financial Accounting I OR	ACCT 1100	4
Office Accounting	BUSN 2200	(4)
Elective(s)	BUSN xxxx	6
	Total Hours	64

Elective: To meet the minimum required 15 semester credit hours in General Core Courses, an additional 3 semester credit hours must be taken from Area I, Area II, Area III, or Area IV.

Elective(s)
Elective choices include any BUSN course not required for program completion. Recommended electives: BUSN 1100, BUSN 1250, BUSN 1300, BUSN 2170, and/or BUSN 2180.

Note: Some courses may have additional prerequisites not listed in the curriculum. Please refer to individual course descriptions for further information.