ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE TECHNOLOGY
DEGREE: Associate in Applied Science with a major in Administrative Office Technology
The Administrative Office program provides training in administrative office procedures, customer service, keyboarding, machine transcription, and word processing. It covers all aspects of the office professional and incorporates hands-on, in-depth training on various software packages that will prepare students for office careers such as administrative assistants, administrative support personnel, and executive secretaries.
Administrative Office graduates are employed by facilities of various sizes from an office with one assistant to Fortune 500 corporations. Larger corporations usually have higher salaries.
PREREQUISITES FOR ENTRANCE
Required Courses
High School:
None
College:
None
NOTE: A grade of "C" or better is required for each prerequisite course.
Other Requirements
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
- Any course with one of the following prefixes requires a grade of "C" or better: AOT
COURSE REQUIREMENTS | |||||||
General Education Courses |
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| Course | Class | Lab | Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG | 101 | English Composition I | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MAT | 165 | Statistics | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| PSY | 201 | General Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| OR | |||||||
| SOC | 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| SPC | 205 | Public Speaking | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| XXX | XXX | Elective: Humanities/Fine Arts | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 0 | 15 | |||||
Required Major Core Courses |
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| Course | Class | Lab | Credit | ||||
| AOT | 105 | Keyboarding | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AOT | 110 | Document Formatting | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AOT | 141 | Office Procedures I | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AOT | 163 | Word Processing | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AOT | 170 | Speedwriting | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 0 | 15 | |||||
Other Hours Required for Graduation |
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| Course | Class | Lab | Credit | ||||
| ACC | 111 | Accounting Concepts | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AOT | 120 | Introduction To Machine Transcription | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AOT | 122 | Medical Transcription I | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| OR | |||||||
| AOT | 123 | Legal Transcription | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| OR | |||||||
| AOT | 221 | Advanced Transcription | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AOT | 133 | Professional Development | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AOT | 134 | Office Communications | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AOT | 167 | Information Processing Applications | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AOT | 180 | Customer Service | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AOT | 210 | Document Production | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AOT | 261 | Office Spreadsheet Applications | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AOT | 265 | Office Desktop Publishing | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AOT | 267 | Integrated Information Processing | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AOT | 271 | SCWE in Administrative Office Technology | 2 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 35 | 8 | 37 | |||||
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: 67 | |||||||
SEMESTER CURRICULUM |
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SEMESTER 1 (Fall) |
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| Course | Class | Lab | Credit | ||||
| ACC | 111 | Accounting Concepts | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AOT | 105 | Keyboarding | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AOT | 133 | Professional Development | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AOT | 134 | Office Communications | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MAT | 165 | Statistics | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 0 | 15 | |||||
SEMESTER 2 (Spring) |
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| Course | Class | Lab | Credit | ||||
| AOT | 110 | Document Formatting | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AOT | 141 | Office Procedures I | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AOT | 163 | Word Processing | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| ENG | 101 | English Composition I | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| PSY | 201 | General Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| OR | |||||||
| SOC | 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 0 | 15 | |||||
SEMESTER 3 (Summer) |
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| Course | Class | Lab | Credit | ||||
| SPC | 205 | Public Speaking | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| XXX | XXX | Elective: Humanities/Fine Arts | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 6 | |||||
SEMESTER 4 (Fall) |
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| Course | Class | Lab | Credit | ||||
| AOT | 120 | Introduction To Machine Transcription | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AOT | 167 | Information Processing Applications | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AOT | 170 | Speedwriting | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AOT | 210 | Document Production | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AOT | 261 | Office Spreadsheet Applications | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 0 | 15 | |||||
SEMESTER 5 (Spring) |
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| Course | Class | Lab | Credit | ||||
| AOT | 122 | Medical Transcription I | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| OR | |||||||
| AOT | 123 | Legal Transcription | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| OR | |||||||
| AOT | 221 | Advanced Transcription | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AOT | 180 | Customer Service | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AOT | 265 | Office Desktop Publishing | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AOT | 267 | Integrated Information Processing | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AOT | 271 | SCWE in Administrative Office Technology | 2 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 14 | 8 | 16 | |||||
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: 67 | |||||||
PROGRAM AND EMPLOYMENT TIDBITS
Waiting List: No
Local Starting Salary: $22,000.00
Local Average Salary: $26,000.00
National Starting Salary: $24,000.00
National Average Salary: $29,000.00