Administrative Support Technology, AAS

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Degree: Associate of Applied Science in Business and Office 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 Essentials MTE 1-3 as demonstrated through the placement and diagnostic tests, or by satisfactorily completing the required MTE units or 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
SDV 100 College Success Skills 1 credits
HLT/PED Health/Phys. Ed. Elective 2 credits

Suggested Credits for Semester: 15

Second Semester

AST 102 Keyboarding II 3 credits
AST 236 Specialized Software Applications 3 credits (Excel)
CST 126 Interpersonal Communication 3 credits
MTH 132 Business Math I 3 credits
ElectiveHumanities/Fine Arts 3 credits²
Elective 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 (Word)
AST 234 Records and Database Management 3 credits (Access)
AST 243 Office Administration I 3 credits
Elective Business Elective 3 credits ⁵
Elective Natural Science, AST or IT Elec. 3 credits ⁴

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 4 credits

Suggested Credits for Semester: 16

Total Minimum Credits Required for this Curriculum: 67

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

²Humanities Electives: HUM 100 , PHI 101 , ART 101 , REL 200 , REL 210

³Social Science Electives: ECO 201 , ECO 202 , PLS 211 , PSY 200 , PSY 230 , SOC 200 , SOC 215

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

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

⁶Students may take CST 110 which can substitute for the CST 126 .

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