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 ⁸
HLT/PED Health/Phys. Ed. Elective 2 credits⁷

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 ⁶
ElectiveHumanities/Fine Arts 3 credits²
Elective Social/Behavioral Science 3 credits³
MTH 132 Business Mathematics 3 credits ⁹

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 3 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 , HUM 260 , PHI 101 , PHI 220 , ART 101 , CST 151 , ENG 241 , ENG 242 , ENG 243 , ENG 244 , MUS 121 , REL 200 , REL 210 , REL 230

³Social Science Electives: ECO 201 , ECO 202 , GEO 200 ,GEO 210 , HIS 101 , HIS 102 , HIS 121 , HIS 122 , PLS 211 , PLS 212 , PSY 200 , PSY 215 , PSY 216 , PSY 230 , SOC 200 , SOC 215 , PSY 235

⁴Students may choose from the following electives: NAS 150 , AST 142 , AST 150 , AST 240 , AST 244 , AST 247 , AST 257 , ITD 132 , ITD 136 , ITD 210 , ITD 250 , ITD 256 , ITE 100 , ITE 102 , ITE 105 , ITE 115 , ITE 119 , ITE 131 , ITE 141 , ITE 160 , ITE 215 , ITE 270 , ITN 101 , ITN 102 , ITN 103 , ITN 106 , ITN 107 , ITN 111 , ITN 112 , ITN 170 , ITN 171 , ITN 200 , ITN 208 , ITN 245 , ITN 260 , ITN 261 , ITN 262 , BIO 141 , BIO 142

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

⁶Students may take CST 100 or CST 110 which can substitute for the CST 126

⁷HLT/PED Electives: HLT 105 , HLT 106 , HLT 110 , HLT 116 , HLT 160 , PED 107 , PED 109 , PED 111 , PED 129 , PED 183

⁸Students may choose from: SDV 101 , SDV 104 , SDV 108 , SDV 110

⁹Students may choose from: MTH 154 , MTH 155 , MTH 161 , MTH 162 , MTH 167 , MTH 261 , MTH 262 , MTH 263 , MTH 264 , MTH 265 , MTH 266 , MTH 267

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