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Program Description:  The Business Administrative Technology program is designed to prepare graduates for employment in a variety of positions in today's technology-driven workplaces.  The Business Administrative Technology program provides learning opportunities, which introduce, develop, and reinforce academic and occupational knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement.  It emphasizes the use of advance word processing techniques and spreadsheet, and database techniques presentation applications software.  Additionally, students are also introduced to accounting fundamentals, electronic communications are introduce also, internet research, and electronic file management.  The program includes instruction in effective communication skills and terminology that encompasses office management and executive assistant qualification and technology innovations for the office.  Moreover, the program provides opportunities to upgrade present knowledge and skills or to retrain in the area of administrative technology.  Graduates of the program receive a Business Administrative Technology, Associate of Applied science degree.


A grade of "C" or higher is required for all courses. This includes general core courses, occupational courses, specialization courses, and electives .


Admission Requirements: 
Minimum Required Age:
16
High School Diploma or GED Required:
Yes

Minimum Test Scores:  [COMPASS]

Reading:
79
English:
62
Mathematics:
N/A
Algebra
37

Program Courses:


General Education Core (Required Minimum:  15 Semester Credit Hours)

Area I - Language Arts/Communication

Course Number
Course Name
Hours
ENGL1101
Composition and Rhetoric
3

Area II - Social/Behavioral Sciences

Select from Area II

3

Area III - Natural Sciences/Mathematics - Select 1

Course Number
Course Name
Hours
MATH1100
Quantitative Skills and Reasoning
3
MATH1101
Mathematical Modeling
(3)
MATH1111
College Algebra
(3)

Area IV - Humanities/Fine Arts
Select from Area IV

3

Program Specific Requirements

General Core Elective
3


Total General Education Hours:
15

Occupational Courses:
 Course Number
  Course Name
 Hours
COMP1000 Introduction to Computers
  3
BUSN1400 Word Processing Applications
  4
BUSN1430 Desktop Publishing and Presentation Applications
  4
BUSN1440
Document Production
   4
BUSN1190
Digital Technologies in Business
  2
BUSN1240
Office Procedures
  3
BUSN1410
Spreadsheet Concepts and Applications
  4
BUSN1420
Database Applications
  4
BUSN2160
Electronic Mail Applications
  2
BUSN2210
Applied Office Procedures
  3
BUSN2190
Business Document Proofreading and Editing
  3
MGMT1100
Principles of Management
  3
Total Occupational Hours:

               39

Select ONE of the following:
Course Number
Course Name
Hours
ACCT1100
Financial Accounting I
4
BUSN2200
Office Accounting
(4)


Specific Occupational Guided Electives - 6 Hrs
Course Number
 Course Name
 Hours
BUSN1100
Introduction to Keyboarding
  3
MGMT1125
Business Ethics
  3
MGMT2215
Team Project
  (3)
BUSN1340
Customer Service Effectiveness
  (3)
BUSN2240
Business Administrative Assistant Internship I
  (4)
MGMT1120
Introduction to Business
  (3)
BUSN2170
Web Page Design
 (2)
BUSN2370
Medical Office Billing/Coding/Insurance
 (3)
ALHS1011 Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
 (5)
ALHS1090
Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences
 (2)
ALHS1040
Introduction to Health Care
 (3)
MKTG1130
Business Regulations and Compliance
  (3)

Total Program Hours:
64
Program Length:   5 Semesters