Administrative Office Specialist, Diploma or AAS Degree
The Administrative Office Specialist program prepares students to perform general duties in an executive or professional office setting. This set of important office skills may be applied to many types of businesses, ranging from small, owner-operated businesses up to major corporations.
Duties may include preparing reports and other documents using word processing, spreadsheet, database or presentation software; assisting with marketing duties; researching and preparing reports; coordinating and assisting with general office duties; interacting with customers; and general bookkeeping support. Combining computer software support skills needed in any office setting with a sampling of business classes, this program will help students find employment in almost any office support environment.
Prerequisite: To enroll in this program, the student must be a graduate of either the Office Technology Specialist or Small Business Management programs offered by Mitchell Tech.
Award: One-Year Diploma or AAS Degree
First Semester (Fall)
Second Semester (Spring)
Third Semester (Summer)
| BUS 217 | Database Applications | 3 |
| CIS 203 | Web Essentials | 3 |
| | Math Elective | 3 |
| | Written Communications Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Total Credits Required to Graduate Diploma: 38
Fourth Semester (Fall) (AAS)
Electives (choose one)
| BUS 170 | Entrepreneurship & Small Bus Mgt | 3 |
| BUS 210 | Principles of Selling | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 11 |
Fifth Semester (Spring) (AAS)
| BUS 100 | Personal Finance | 3 |
| BUS 140 | Business Law | 3 |
| BUS 220 | Supervisory Management | 3 |
| | General Education Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Sixth Semester (Summer) (AAS)
| ACCT 221 | Quickbooks | 3 |
| BUS 122 | E-Commerce | 3 |
| | General Education Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Total Credits Required to Graduate with AAS: 70