Administrative Support Technology, AAS

Degree: Associate of Applied Science in Administrative Support Technology

Length: Four-semester (two-year) program

Purpose: The Associate of Applied Science Degree in Administrative Support Technology is designed to prepare persons for full-time employment immediately upon completion of the community college program. Both persons who are seeking their first employment in an office position and those who are seeking promotion may benefit from this curriculum.

Occupational Objectives:
Administrative Assistant
Administrative Support Specialist
Executive Secretary
Legal Secretary
Medical Secretary
Office Manager
Word Processing Specialist

Admission Requirements: In addition to the admission requirements established for the college, entry into the Administrative Support Technology program requires competency in English and Math – MDE 10 as demonstrated through direct enrollment and diagnostic tests, or by satisfactorily completing the required EDE and/or MDE units or the equivalent.

The following list is a suggested sequence in which students may plan their class schedules to ensure graduation in two years.

First Semester

AST 101 Keyboarding I 3 credits ¹
AST 136 Office Record Keeping 3 credits
AST 160 Learning the Internet for Business 1 credits
AST 260 Presentation Software 2 credits
ENG 111 College Composition I 3 credits
ELE HLT/Physical Education Elective 2 credits
SDV 100 College Success Skills 1 credits

Suggested Credits for Semester: 15

Second Semester

AST 102 Keyboarding II 3 credits
AST 236 Specialized Software Applications (Excel) 3 credits
BUS 125 Applied Business Mathematics 3 credits
CST 126 Interpersonal Communication 3 credits ⁶
ELEHumanities/Fine Arts 3 credits²
ELE Social/Behavioral Science 3 credits³

Suggested Credits for Semester: 18

Third Semester

AST 107 Editing/Proofreading Skills 3 credits
AST 141 Word Processing I 3 credits
AST 234 Records and Database Management 3 credits
AST 243 Office Administration I 3 credits
ELE Business Elective 3 credits⁵
ELE Natural Science, AST or IT Elec. 3 credits⁴

Suggested Credits for Semester: 18

Fourth Semester

AST 205 Business Communications 3 credits
AST 244 Office Administration II 3 credits
AST 253 Advanced Desktop Publishing I 3 credits
AST 298 Seminar and Project in Administrative Support Technology 3 credits *
ITD 110 Web Page Design 3 credits

Suggested Credits for Semester: 15

Total Minimum Credits Required for this Curriculum: 66

¹Students who possess Keyboarding skills may petition for advanced placement with Credit by Examination.

²Humanities Electives: ART 101 , ART 102 , CST 151 , HUM 201 , HUM 202 , HUM 260 , MUS 121 , PHI 100 , PHI 220 , REL 230

³Social Science Electives: ECO 150 , ECO 201 , ECO 202 , GEO 210 , GEO 220 , HIS 101 , HIS 102 , HIS 111 , HIS 112 , HIS 121 , HIS 122 , PLS 135 , PSY 200 , SOC 200 , SOC 211

⁴Students may choose from the following electives: NAS, AST, or ITE/ITD/ITN electives.

⁵Students may choose from BUS 100 , BUS 200 or BUS 205

⁶Students may take CST 100 which can substitute for the CST 126

*This is a capstone course and should be taken the last semester.