Office Management, AAS - CIP Code: 52.0204

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The Office Management AAS is designed for individuals seeking positions as office managers or executive administrative assistants in a variety of business and industry settings. Students will develop skills in administrative office procedures and tasks, along with MS Office software applications, keyboarding, advanced document editing and formatting, and office-related mathematical computations. Coursework also includes enhancement of employability skills, i.e., oral and written communication, critical thinking, team building, and problem solving.

The AAS program also covers the basics through the advanced features of MS Office Applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, including the commonly used functions of Outlook and Access. Students completing this AAS career path will be eligible to complete exams to earn the Microsoft Office Specialist: Expert certification.

This degree can be completed in a completely online format only. For more information about eDegree programs, please visit the eDegree website. http://edegree.gtcc.edu

Students may find the following position titles (in a variety of settings and industries) include (but not limited to):

Administrative Assistant or General Office Support
Executive Assistant
Front Office Coordinator
Office Administrator or Manager

Program Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the Office Management program, the graduate should be able to:

Use various software to complete business tasks.
Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills.
Use and manage office records accurately.
Demonstrate the ability to work in a collaborative and ethical manner.

Fall Semester I

ACA 120 Career Assessment Credits: 1
ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry Credits: 3
OST 122 Office Computations Credits: 3
OST 136 Word Processing Credits: 3
OST 236 Advanced Word Processing Credits: 3

Total Credits: 13

Spring Semester I

OST 137 Office Applications I Credits: 3
OST 138 Office Applications II Credits: 3
OST 233 Office Publications Credits: 3
MAT 143 Quantitative Literacy Credits: 3
OST 130 Comprehensive Keyboarding Credits: 3

Total Credits: 15

Summer Semester I

Communication Elective Credit 3 ²
OST 238 Integrated Office Applications Credits: 3

Total Credits: 6

Fall Semester II

BUS 151 People Skills Credits: 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective Credits: 3 ³
Social/Behavioral Science Elective: 3 ¹
OST 164 Office Editing Credits: 3
OST 182 Office Management/Leadership Credits: 3

Total Credits: 15

Spring Semester II

BUS 153 Human Resource Management Credits: 3
OST 159 Office Ethics Credits: 3
OST 181 Office Procedures Credits: 3
OST 286 Professional Development Credits: 3
OST 289 Office Administration Capstone Credits: 3

Total Credits: 15

Total credit hours required for degree: 64

Electives

1. Social/Behavioral Science Electives

Choose one course from:

PSY 150 General Psychology Credits: 3
SOC 210 Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3

2. Communications Electives

Choose one course from:

COM 110 Introduction to Communication Credits: 3
COM 120 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3
COM 231 Public Speaking Credits: 3

3. Humanities/Fine Arts Electives

HUM 110 Technology and Society Credits: 3
HUM 115 Critical Thinking Credits: 3

Note:

Courses in this program prepare the student for the Microsoft Office User Specialist Exams. Students will be required to purchase a voucher for these exams as part of the required course materials for each course in the program. Individual exams will be administered at the end of each of the individual courses. When a voucher is required for a particular course, it will be identified on the syllabus and in prominent locations such as Canvas and the GTCC Bookstore.