Associate in Applied Science Degree
Executive Assistant

The 62 credit-hour curriculum emphasizes office technology, administrative duties, and communication skills. Two semesters of an internship experience highlight the program.

Graduates may be employed in any of a variety of organizations, including manufacturing firms, government agencies, insurance companies, service organizations, schools and colleges, banks, advertising agencies and airlines.

An orientation and planning session with the coordinator is recommended for each student. Detailed information will be sent upon request or upon application to the program.

FIRST YEAR
First Semester:
ENG 130 Business Writing 3
OFC 104 Introduction to Office Careers 1
OFC 105 Human Relations for Office Careers 1
OFC 106 Time Management for Office Careers 1
OFC 107 Internet Applications 1
OFC 113 Keyboarding IV (1) 3
OFC 133 Word Processing Software I (2) 2
OFC 201 Advanced Features in Word Processing 2
OFC 203 Proofreading and Editing 2
total:   16
Second Semester
OFC 125 Shorthand 5
OFC 134 Word Processing Software II 2
OFC 220 Automated Office Procedures (1) 4
OFC 228 Records Control for the Office 1
OFC 229 Meeting and Conference Planning 1
SPE 101 Fundamentals of Speech Communication 3
total:   16

SECOND YEAR
First Semester:
CIS 123 Spreadsheet/Budgeting for Micros 1
CIS 124 Advanced Spreadsheet for Micros 1
MGT 111 Introduction to Business Organization 3
OFC 202 Desktop Publishing Using Word Processing 2
OFC 227 Business Presentations 1
OFC 230 Executive Machine Transcription 2
OFC 237 Secretarial Seminar and Internship I 3
OFC 247 Professional Development 2
total:   15
Second Semester:
ECO elective (3) 3
Humanities elective 3
MTH elective (4) 3
OFC 238 Secretarial Seminar and Internship II 3
Social Science elective 3
total:   15


  1. Placement into OFC 113 and OFC 220 is contingent upon previous training and consent of instructor.
  2. Students are required to take WordPerfect as their software package choice during the first 8-weeks of the first year, first semester.
  3. ECO elective: ECO 115, ECO 200.
  4. Students may take any mathematics course offered depending upon their test scores and the advice of a Student Development faculty member. MGT 150 is recommended.