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Associate In Applied Science Degree

Administrative Assistant And Secretarial Science, General

Administrative Office Professionals

Administrative Office Professionals Course Descriptions

Dean:  Dr. Sue Courtney
Program Coordinator:   Sandy Thomas

This two-year program prepares students for an administrative office professional's position. Besides possessing a mastery of office skills, the administrative office professional must know about business organization and policies which are included in the course of study. Enrollees must complete one semester of on-the-job training. Students who have made a score of 70 or better on the CPS® and CAP® Exams may receive academic credit hours from KCKCC.  Contact an AOP Coordinator for more information. Any deviation from the program must be approved by the Dean of Business and Technology.

General Education Requirements

College Requirement - All first time degree-seeking students who score 75 or above on the ACCUPLACER reading exam are required to take HUDV0100, Freshman Orientation (1 credit hour). All degree-seeking students who score below 75 on the ACCUPLACER reading exam will take HUDV 101, Strategies for Academic Excellence/Lifelong Learning (2 credit hours). (See exemptions)

Course Number Course Title Hours
Basic Skills Requirements
ENGL 101 Composition I 3
ENGL 102 Composition II* 3
SPCH 151
SPCH 153		 Public Speaking or
Interpersonal Communication		 3
Total 9
Mathematics Requirements
BUSN 110 Business Math* 3
Total 3
Humanities Requirement
(from one of the following disciplines: Art, History, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Theatre or Modern Language)
Humanities Core Elective 3
Total 3
Social and Behavioral Science Requirement
(from one of the following Hours disciplines: Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology or Sociology)
Social Science Elective 3
Total 3
Natural and Physical Science Requirement
Natural and Physical Science Core Elective 3-5
Total 3-5
Total General Education Requirements 22-25
Administrative Office Professional Core
BUSN 101
BUSN 105		 Accounting I or
Personal Finance		 3
BUSN 126 Office Practicum** 3
BUSN 191 Microcomputer Applications I-II: (Word 2007) 1
BUSN 211 Business Communications* 3
BUSN 1151 Basic Keyboarding 1
BUSN 1152 Document Formatting I*/** 1
BUSN 1153 Speedbuilding I*/** 1
BUSN 1163 Speedbuilding II*/** 1
BUSN 2201 Records Management*/** 1
BUSN 2202 Business English*/** 1
BUSN 2203 Proofreading */** 1
BUSN 2251 Office Simulations*/** 1
BUSN 2252 Business Etiquette*/** 1
BUSN 2253 Customer Service*/** 1
CIST 111 Microcomputer Business Software* 3
Total 23
Electives (15 hours additional credits)
BUSN 102 Accounting II* 3
BUSN 104 Small Business Management 3
BUSN 108 Human Relations in Business 3
BUSN 150 Supervision Techniques 3
BUSN 166 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
Tax Preparation and		 2
BUSN 167 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
Tax Preparation Internship		 1
BUSN 204 Business Law I 3
BUSN 206 Business Law II 3
BUSN 209 Computerized Accounting* 3
BUSN 210 Introduction to Business 3
BUSN 280 Human Resource Management 3
CIST 100 Introduction to the Internet 3
CIST 101 Computer Concepts and Applications 3
CIST 137 HTML: Web Page Development 3
CIST 143 Computer Operating Systems: (Windows XP)*/** 4
CIST 145 Computer Operating Systems: (Vista) 4
CIST 166 Microcomputer Applications I: (Spreadsheets)*/** 3
CIST 182 Desktop Publishing & Presentations*/** 3
CIST 224 Advanced Desktop Publishing*/** 3
CIST 236 Database Management (MS Access)*/** 3
Total 15
Total hours required for an Associate in Applied Science in Administrative Office Professional Degree 60-63

*See course description for prerequisite.
**See course description for footnote.