Administrative Assistant Degree Requirements 

• Administrative Assistant - A.A.S.
• Administrative Assistant - C.A.C.
• Legal Administrative Assistant - C.A.C.

Associate in Applied Science - CO809

Course Sequence Total of 64 Semester Hours

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General education requirements - 15 Semester Hours

• SPCH 101 - Principles of Speech

Major Core Requirements - 36 Semester Hours

• ACCY 100 - Introduction to Accounting
• BUS 111 - Principles of Business Communications
• OFS 103 - Advanced Document Formatting
• OFS 104 - Administrative Documents
• OFS 166 - Microsoft Word I 
• OFS 167 - Microsoft Word II
• OFS 113 - Desktop Publishing Using Microsoft Word and Publisher
• OFS 114 - Microsoft Office Suite
• OFS 115 - Advanced Microsoft Office
• Choose one of the following:
  • OFS 141 - General Machine Transcription
  • OFS 142 - Legal Machine Transcription
  • OFS 143 - Medical Machine Transcription
• OFS 201 - Office Procedures

Major Core Electives - 13 Semester Hours

Select a minimum of 13 credits from the following:

• ACCY 101 - Accounting I
• ACCY 102 - Accounting II
• BLAW 101 - Business Law I
• CIS 116 - Introduction to the Internet
• CIS 152 - Database Management Systems for Microcomputers
• MGMT 101 - Principles of Management
• OFS 102 - Document Formatting
• OFS 106 - Keyboarding Speed and Accuracy
• OFS 110 - Voice Recognition
• OFS 118 - PageMaker
• OFS 121 - Shorthand I Theory
• OFS 122 - Shorthand II Speed Building
• OFS 123 - Shorthand III Transcription
• OFS 128 - InDesign
• OFS 151 - Computer Data Entry
• OFS 290 - Internship

OFS 101 - Basic Computer Keyboarding or one semester of previous keyboarding instruction and CIS 105 - Introduction to Windows or basic knowledge of the Windows environment are additional requirements of this program.

Suggested Schedule

The following is a suggested guide for the student planning employment as an administrative assistant after two years of college.

Administrative Assistant - Certificate of Achievement - CO810

Course Sequence Total of 35 Semester Hours

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Required Courses - 35 Semester Hours

• ACCY 100 - Introduction to Accounting
• BUS 111 - Principles of Business Communications
• ENG 101 - Rhetoric
• OFS 103 - Advanced Document Formatting
• OFS 104 - Administrative Documents
• OFS 166 - Microsoft Word I
• OFS 167 - Microsoft Word II
• OFS 113 - Desktop Publishing Using Microsoft Word and Publisher
• OFS 114 - Microsoft Office Suite
• OFS 141 - General Machine Transcription
• OFS 201 - Office Procedures

CIS 105 - Introduction to Windows or basic knowledge of the Windows environment is an additional requirement of this program.

Legal Administrative Assistant - Certificate of Achievement - CO815

Course Sequence Total of 38 Semester Hours

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Required Courses - 38 Semester Hours

• ACCY 100 - Introduction to Accounting
• BLAW 101 - Business Law I
• BUS 111 - Principles of Business Communications
• ENG 101 - Rhetoric
• OFS 103 - Advanced Document Formatting
• OFS 104 - Administrative Documents
• OFS 166 - Microsoft Word I
• OFS 167 - Microsoft Word II
• OFS 114 - Microsoft Office Suite
• OFS 142 - Legal Machine Transcription
• OFS 201 - Office Procedures
• OFS 204 - Legal Terminology and Documents