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. |
| Any Area IV Social and Behavioral Sciences course listed in the Associate in Science Degree Program Requirements | 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. |
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