Associate in Applied Science Degree - Administration
The AAS Administration allows students to develop the technical, organizational and critical-thinking skills necessary to oversee employees in diverse office environments. Completion of this program will prepare students for a variety of careers including office manager, administrative and executive assistant, accounting clerk, and medical office assistant.
Degree Requirements:
General Education Courses
AAS Administration Major Courses
Electives
Students must complete the Associate in Applied Science Administration Degree requirements with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher.
Degree available online
Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will display a comprehensive knowledge of administrative tasks (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, and V.)
- Students will demonstrate professional business communication (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, III, and VI, and VII.)
- Students will demonstrate proficiency to information processing systems. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes II, and III.)
- Students will demonstrate the ability to work with diverse colleagues in team situations. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, III and V.)
- Students will apply business-related quantitative methods and tools to formulate decisions. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes II, III, V, VI, VII.)
Requirements
The following are required as a part of general education:
Please select one of the following to complete general education:
| ENGL 120 | College Composition II | 3 |
| COMM 110 | Fundamentals Of Public Speaking | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Required Business Core Courses:
| BOTE 210 | Business Communication | 3 |
| BOTE 247 | Spreadsheet Applications | 3 |
| BADM 369 | Business Ethics and Critical Thinking | 3 |
| FIN 326 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Please select Accounting or Office Management Track
Accounting Track Required Courses
Please select five or more credits from the following to complete the Accounting track:
| ACCT 305 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 310 | Government & Nonprofit Acct | 3 |
| ACCT 330 | Financial Statement Analysis | 3 |
| ACCT 334 | Income Tax II | 3 |
| ACCT 497 | Accounting Internship, Externship, Cooperative Education | 1-12 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 32 |
Office Management Track Required Courses
| ACCT 200 | Elements Of Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT 301 | Computerized Accounting | 3 |
| BADM 336 | Management and Leadership | 3 |
| BADM 346 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| BADM 388 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| BOTE 147 | Word Processing and Presentation Software | 3 |
| BOTE 218 | Desktop Publishing | 3 |
| BOTE 275 | Administrative Office Procedures | 3 |
| CSCI 200 | Database Software Applications | 3 |
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| | Select five or more credits in ACCT, BADM, BOTE, ENTR, FIN, or MRKT or completion of optional area of study below | 5 |
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| Total Credit Hours: | 32 |
Agri-business Area of Study
Legal Area of Study
Total Credit Hours: 60-75