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Office Administration A.A.S.

Sharon K. Coe

Business / Office Administration Instructor
Instruction
Building 6 Room 111
910.879.5627
scoe@bladencc.edu

Susan Long

Medical Office Administration Instructor
Instruction
Building 6 Room 113
910.879.5664
slong@bladencc.edu

Credential: A.A.S. (Code: A25370)

The Office Administration curriculum prepares individuals for employment as administrative office personnel who use skills in the areas of office management, office finance, legal office, virtual office, customer service, and office software. Course work includes computer applications, oral and written communication, analysis and coordination of office tasks and procedures, records management, and other topics depending on the subject area selected within this curriculum. Graduates should qualify for employment opportunities in a variety of office positions in business, government, and industry. Upon graduation, students may be eligible to sit for industry recognized certification exams.

This program leads to an Associate in Applied Science Degree. To be eligible for graduation, the student must have satisfactorily completed the course requirements as outlined below.

To qualify for admission into this program, the applicant must have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Office Administration A.A.S.

Office Administration A.A.S. Curriculum

Fall Semester-1st Year

Class Lab Clinical Credit
ACA 115 Success & Study Skills

0

2

0

1

OR

ACA 122 College Transfer Success

0

2

0

1

BUS 121 Business Math

2

2

0

3

CIS 110 Introduction to Computers

2

2

0

3

*ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry

3

0

0

3

OST 164 Office Editing

3

0

0

3

OST 134 Text Entry & Formatting

2

2

0

3

Spring Semester-1st Year

Class Lab Clinical Credit
BUS 260 Business Communication

3

0

0

3

COM 231 Public Speaking

3

0

0

3

CTS 130 Spreadsheet

2

2

0

3

OST 136 Word Processing

2

2

0

3

OST 184 Records Management

2

2

0

3

Business Technology Elective

Fall Semester-2nd Year

Class Lab Clinical Credit
ACC 120 Principles of Financial Accounting

3

2

0

4

DBA 110 Database Concepts

2

3

0

3

BUS 137 Principles of Management

3

0

0

3

OST 286 Professional Development

3

0

0

3

*MAT 110 Mathematical Measurement and Literacy

2

2

0

3

OR

*MAT 143 Quantitative Literacy

2

2

0

3

Spring Semester-2nd Year

Class Lab Clinical Credit
ACC 150 Accounting Software Applications

1

3

0

2

CSV 110 Intro to Customer Service

3

0

0

3

WBL 111 Work-Based Learning I

0

0

10

1

OST 289 Office Administration Capstone

2

2

0

3

HUM/FINE ARTS Humanities/Fine Arts Elective

3

0

0

3

PSY 150 General Psychology

3

0

0

3

Office Administration Business Technology Elective Courses

Class Lab Clinical Credit
ACC 131 Federal Income Taxes

2

2

0

3

BAF 110 Principles of Banking

3

0

0

3

BAF 111 Teller Training

3

0

0

3

BAF 131 Fundamentals of Bank Lending

3

0

0

3

BUS 110 Introduction to Business

3

0

0

3

BUS 115 Business Law I

3

0

0

3

BUS 135 Principles of Supervision

3

0

0

3

DBA 112 Database Utilization

2

2

0

3

MED 121 Medical Terminology I

3

0

0

3

MED 122 Medical Terminology II

3

0

0

3

MKT 120 Principles of Marketing

3

0

0

3

OST 122 Office Computations

2

2

0

3

OST 135 Advanced Text Entry and Formatting

2

2

0

3

OST 137 Office Applications I

2

2

0

3

OST 141 Medical Office Terms I

3

0

0

3

OST 142 Medical Office Terms II

3

0

0

3

OST 148 Medical Insurance and Billing

3

0

0

3

OST 149 Medical Legal Issues

3

0

0

3

OST 153 Office Finance Solutions

2

2

0

3

OST 165 Advanced Office Editing

2

2

0

3

OST 223 Administrative Office Transcription I

2

2

0

3

OST 233 Office Publications Design

2

2

0

3

OST 236 Advanced Word Processing

2

2

0

3

OST 241 Medical Office Transcription I

2

2

0

3

OST 242 Medical Office Transcription II

1

2

0

3

OST 243 Med Office Simulation

2

2

0

3

OST 244 Medical Document Processing

2

2

0

3

OST 247 Procedure Coding

2

2

0

3

OST 248 Diagnostic Coding

2

2

0

3

OST 249 Medical Coding Certification Preparation

2

3

0

3

OST 281 Emer Issues in Med Ofc

3

0

0

3

OST 285 Adv Emerg Issu in Med Ofc

3

0

0

3

OST 288 Medical Office Administration Capstone

2

2

0

3

NOTE: The above curriculum outline is intended as a guide only. The sequence of course offerings is subject to change at the discretion of the administration.

This curriculum is offered via distance education and/or campus. Refer to your class schedules and/or your advisor for more details.


Several of these courses are offered via distance education. Refer to your class schedules and/or your advisor for more details.

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