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Office and Administrative Professions – Associate of Applied Science

Graduation Checksheet (MS Word)

Prepare for a career as an office assistant, secretary or medical transcriber.  Many of the options in this program can be completed exclusively on weekdays, exclusively on evenings/weekends, or in a combination of day, evening and weekend classes.

What can I do with this degree?
Career Options:  Entry-level employment as administrative assistant, legal secretary, computer applications office assistant, medical front office support, or medical transcriber.

Academic Options:  Continue your studies with other business programs.

Locations:  Downtown Campus

Department/Contact Information:  Division Dean: 206-7134, Lead Faculty: 206-7145.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Complete required general education, core and support courses, and courses in one concentration.  Department faculty or advisor approval is recommended in the selection of the program concentration.

General Education Requirements
This section lists general education requirements that are not fulfilled by core or support courses. *
Reading Requirement: complete this requirement before enrolling in general education courses
Analysis and Critical Thinking Requirement ** 2-6
Humanities and Social Science Requirement 6
Subtotal 8-12
Course # Course Title Credits
Required Core Courses
CSA 110 Spreadsheets: Microsoft Excel 3
CSA 120 Word Processing: Word 3
CSA 152 Internet Browser: Microsoft Explorer 2
CSA 170 Database: Access 3
CSA 182A Microsoft Windows: Current Version Module A 1
OAP 111 Computer Keyboarding and Document Production 3
OAP 123 Professional Development for Administrative Support 3
OAP 151 Business English 3
OAP 251 Business Communication 3
Subtotal 24
Required Support Courses
OAP 199 Introduction to Co-op: Office/Administrative Professional 1
OAP 199WK Co-op Work: Office/Administrative Professional 3
Subtotal 4
Core Concentrations:  Complete 1 of the following concentrations
Administrative Assistant Concentration
ACC 100 Practical Accounting Procedures 3
CSA 107 Microcomputer Software/Hardware Topics 3
CSA 130A PowerPoint: Module A 1
OAP 114 Computer Keyboarding: Skillbuilding 3
OAP 132 Records Management: Filing Systems 3
OAP 133 Records Management: Development of a Program 3
OAP 171 Office Procedures 4
OAP 224 Machine Transcription 3
Subtotal 23
Legal Secretary Concentration
OAP 141 Legal Terms 3
OAP 142 Legal Procedures I 3
OAP 143 Legal Procedures II 4
OAP 171 Office Procedures 4
OAP 224 Machine Transcription 3
OAP 242 Legal Procedures III 4
Subtotal 21
Medical Front Office Support Concentration
HIT 100 Introduction to Health Information Management 2
HIT 110 Medical Billing and Insurance I 3
HIT 290 Health Information Technology Internships *** 4
OAP 132 Records Management: Filing Systems 3
OAP 161 Medical Office Procedures 4
OAP 162 Medical Terms I 3
OAP 262 Medical Terms II 3
OAP 263 Medical Terminology for Disease Pathology 3
Subtotal 25
Medical Transcription Concentration
BIO 160IN Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology 4
HIT 120 Pharmacology for Health Information Technology 2
HIT 290 Health Information Technology Internships *** 4
OAP 162 Medical Terms I 3
OAP 164 Medical Transcription I 3
OAP 262 Medical Terms II 3
OAP 263 Medical Terminology for Disease Pathology 3
OAP 264 Medical Transcription II 3
OAP 266 Medical Transcription III 3
Subtotal 28
Total 61-63

* Other general education requirements are fulfilled by required core and support courses:  Communication Requirement - OAP 151 and OAP 251; Computer and Information Literacy Requirement - required core courses.

** BIO 161IN in the Medical Transcription concentration fulfills 4 of the 6 required credits

*** HIT 290 replaces OAP 199 and 199WK for 4 credits and is offered for HIT students in their final semester.