Administrative Office Support (ATA)

Program Overview

This Business Technology program provides students with a comprehensive foundation in essential office skills, including software proficiency, communication, and human relations. Graduates are prepared for entry-level positions in administrative support roles or may pursue further education through transfer programs.

Program Outline

Outline:

Required Courses (91 Credits)

Computation (5 Credits)

• BMGMT 140 - Business and Personal Mathematics (5 Credits)

Communication (5 Credits)

• BSTEC 150 - Business English (5 Credits)

Human Relations (3 Credits)

• OLRM 220 - Human Relations in the Workplace (3 Credits)

Keyboard proficiency (6 Credits)

• BSTEC 110 - Beginning Keyboarding (3 Credits)
• BSTEC 111 - Intermediate Keyboarding (3 Credits)
• BSTEC 112 - Advanced Keyboarding (3 Credits)
• Another course if test at 55 WAM
• Voice recognition may be substituted with instructor permission

Business Technology Core (46 Credits)

• BSTEC 123 - MS Word Specialist (4 Credits)
• BSTEC 124 - MS Excel Specialist (4 Credits)
• BSTEC 130 - Practical Accounting (5 Credits)
• BSTEC 154 - MS Access Specialist (4 Credits)
• BSTEC 155 - Customer Service in the Information Age (2 Credits)
• BSTEC 160 - General Office Procedures (4 Credits)
• BSTEC 250 - Business Correspondence (5 Credits)
• BSTEC 255 - Records and Database Management (5 Credits)
• BSTEC 257 - Advanced Office Applications (4 Credits)
• BSTEC 260 - Administrative Office Management (5 Credits)
• CIS 150 - Survey of Computing (4 Credits)

Oral Communication (5 Credits)

• CMST& 210 - Interpersonal Communication (5 Credits)
• CMST& 220 - Public Speaking (5 Credits)
• CMST 242 - Intro to Communication in Organizations (5 Credits)

Business Technology/Cooperative Education Electives (21 Credits)

• BSTEC 113 - Internet Basics (1 Credit)
• BSTEC 114 - MS Outlook (1 Credit)
• BSTEC 115 - Electronic Communication (2 Credits)
• BSTEC 116 - MS Word (1 Credit)
• BSTEC 117 - MS Excel (1 Credit)
• BSTEC 118 - MS PowerPoint (1 Credit)
• BSTEC 119 - MS Access (1 Credit)
• BSTEC 120 - MS Transitions (2 Credits)
• BSTEC 121 - MS Publisher (1 Credit)
• BSTEC 125 - Intro to MS Office PowerPoint (4 Credits)
• BSTEC 126 - Integration of Software Applications (2 Credits)
• BSTEC 127 - Microsoft Publisher Basics (4 Credits)
• BSTEC 132 - Electronic Printing Calculators (2 Credits)
• BSTEC 133 - Computerized Accounting (4 Credits)
• BSTEC 134 - Payroll Accounting (5 Credits)
• BSTEC 135 - Accounting Simulation/Service Business (1 Credit)
• BSTEC 136 - Accounting Simulation/Merchandising Business (1 Credit)
• BSTEC 137 - Accounting Simulation/Corporation (1 Credit)
• BSTEC 138 - Payroll Simulation (1 Credit)
• BSTEC 141 - QuickBooks (4 Credits)
• BSTEC 142 - SAGE 50 Accounting (4 Credits)
• BSTEC 223 - MS Excel Advanced (4 Credits)
• BSTEC 229 - Individual Taxation (5 Credits)
• BSTEC 231 - Practical Fund Accounting (5 Credits)
• BSTEC 239 - Taxation for Business (5 Credits)
• BSTEC 240 - Taxation Simulations (1 Credit)
• BSTEC 254 - Document Formatting (3 Credits)
• CO-OP 111 - Cooperative Education Seminar I (2 Credits)
• CO-OP 121 - Cooperative Work Experience (1-13 Credits)
• CO-OP 122 - Cooperative Work Experience (1-13 Credits)
• CO-OP 123 - Cooperative Work Experience (1-13 Credits)

Careers:

Graduates of this program may seek employment in public or private industry as administrative assistants, secretaries, executive secretaries, or office managers. They may plan to transfer to a four-year college or university with an Upside Down Transfer Program.