Executive Assistant
Associate of Applied Science
Learn to manage, coordinate and organize an office environment to provide administrative management to an organization. Complete this program exclusively on weekdays, exclusively on evenings/weekends, or in a combination of day, evening and weekend classes.
Program/Major Codes: AASOAG/OAG
What can I do with this degree?
Career Options: Employment as an administrative assistant, a computer software specialist, or an entry-level office manager.
Academic Options: Continue your studies with other business programs.
Program Requirements
General Education Requirements
This section lists general education requirements that are not fulfilled by core or support courses.* Select a course to fulfill the C or G requirement.**
| Credits | ||
| Analysis and Critical Thinking Requirement: BUS 151 (only if taken after Spring 2008) and STU 200 fulfill this requirement | 0-3 | |
| Humanities and Social Science Requirement | 6 | |
| Subtotal | 6-9 | |
Required Core Courses
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| CSA 101 | Computer Fundamentals | 3 |
| CSA 107 | Computer Communications and Systems for Business | 3 |
| CSA 110A | Spreadsheets: Microsoft Excel Module A | 1 |
| CSA 110B | Spreadsheets: Microsoft Excel Module B | 1 |
| CSA 120A | Word Processing: Word Module A | 1 |
| CSA 120B | Word Processing: Word Module B | 1 |
| CSA 170A | Database: Access Module A | 1 |
| CSA 170B | Database: Access Module B | 1 |
| OAP 151 | Business English | 3 |
| OAP 171 | Office Procedures | 3 |
| or BUS 220 | Legal Environment of Business | |
| or HIT 165 | Medical Office Procedures | |
| OAP 199 | Co-op: Office and Administrative Professions | 1 |
| OAP 199WK | Co-op Work: Office and Administrative Professions | 1 |
| OAP 251 | Business Communication | 3 |
| Subtotal | 23 | |
Required Support Courses
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| ACC 100 | Practical Accounting Procedures | 3 |
| ACC 215 | Quickbooks Computer Accounting | 2 |
| BUS 100 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| BUS 151 | Mathematics of Business | 3 |
| MGT 110 | Human Relations in Business and Industry | 3 |
| MGT 122 | Supervision | 3 |
| MGT 124 | Small Business Management | 3 |
| MGT 270 | Computer Applications for Managers | 3 |
| MKT 100 | Customer Service Skills | 3 |
| STU 200 | Becoming a Critical Thinker | 3 |
| WRT 101 | Writing I [SUN# ENG 1101] | 3 |
| Subtotal | 33 | |
| Total | 62-65 | |
* Other general education requirements are fulfilled by required core and support courses: Communication Requirement - OAP 151 and OAP 251; Analysis and Critical Thinking Requirement - BUS 151 (if completed after Spring 2008) and STU 200; Computer and Information Literacy Requirement - CSA 101.
** The C or G requirement should be fulfilled by completing an appropriate course in the above categories.