Office Administration, Associate in Science

The purpose of this program is to prepare a person for office support positions such as administrative assistants, office supervisors/managers and receptionists. The program prepares persons for immediate employment in a business office and provides training for both first-time job seekers and experienced employees who wish to advance in their careers.

PHSC offers several certificates that can be earned as students work toward the AS degree. The Associate in Science degree in Office Administration includes the following certificates: Office Management-Certificate, Office Specialist-Certificate and Office Support-Certificate. As certificate courses are completed, students need to contact the Admissions and Student Records office to apply for certificate(s).

Program Code: AS-OST

General Education Requirements:

ENC 1101	English Composition I	3 cr.
CGS 1100	Microcomputer Applications	3 cr.
	Any Area II Mathematics course listed in the Associate in Science Degree Program Requirements	3 cr.
	Any Area III Natural Sciences course listed in the Associate in Science Degree Program Requirements	3 cr.
AMH 2020	History of the United States II	3 cr.
	or
POS 2041	American Federal Government	3 cr.
PHI 1630	Applied Ethics	3 cr.
	Total Credit Hours:	18

Program Courses:

ACG 2021	Principles of Financial Accounting	3 cr.
GEB 1011	Introduction to Business	3 cr.
MNA 1100	Interpersonal Behavior in Organizations	3 cr.
MNA 2941	Internship in Business	3 cr.
	or
QMB 1001	Business Mathematics	3 cr.
OST 1100	Document Formatting and Keyboarding	3 cr.
BUL 2241	Business Law	3 cr.
FIN 1100	Personal Finance	3 cr.
OST 1764	Word Processing—Microsoft Word	3 cr.
OST 1811	Desktop Publishing	3 cr.
OST 2335	Business Communications	3 cr.
MNA 1345	Principles of Supervision	3 cr.
OST 2852	Excel for the Office	3 cr.
MAR 1011	Principles of Marketing	3 cr.
OST 2356	Electronic Records Management - MS Access	3 cr
	Total Credit Hours:	42

 

Total Credit Hours: 60