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Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2021-22 Academic Catalog Program: Office Administrative Assistant Professional - OAAP.AS Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Office Administrative Assistant Professional - OAAP.AS

Office administrative assistants are seen as part of the management team and ensure the efficient operations in an office or a healthcare facility. Responsibilities interacting with customers or patients, managing calendars, preparing reports, and training support staff. Students customize their program for an administrative office or medical career path. Courses in this program include keyboarding, office procedures, general business, Microsoft Office, health information technology, and “soft skills” for career readiness.

Upon the successful completion of requirements for this program, the degree of Associate in Science in Office Information Technologies will be awarded.

Program Goals

  1. Master the skills necessary to produce professional looking documents utilizing software application programs (word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software).
  2. Demonstrate keyboarding speed and accuracy using industry accepted standards.
  3. Meet the challenging role of the administrative professional by adapting to the technological changes in today’s workplace.
  4. Apply critical thinking skills to solve business problems.
  5. Communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
  6. Conduct research from a variety of sources.
  7. Demonstrate the ability to work effectively as part of a team and apply professional behavior and ethics.

(OAAP.AS) Curriculum

Semester 1

Course NamecreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
CMP-106 - Computer Basics: Concepts & Applications 3 credits
EL-MATH - General Math Elective-100 Level or Higher 3-4 credits
ENG-101 - English Composition 1 3 credits
OIT-101 - Keyboarding 3 credits
FYE-101 - First Year Experience 1 credits

Select one:

Course NamecreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
PSY-101 - General Psychology 3 credits
SOC-101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credits

Total: 16-17 credits

Semester 2

Course NamecreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
ENG-102 - English Composition 2 3 credits
OIT-102 - Document Formatting 3 credits
CMP-121 - Word Processing 3 credits
OIT-110 - Communications/Editing 3 credits

Select one:

Course NamecreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
MED-100 - Medical Terminology 1 Required for Medical Admin Office Track 3 credits
CMP-125 - Desktop Publishing Required for Office Admin Track 3 credits

Total: 15 credits

Semester 3

Course NamecreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
OIT-111 - Communications/Editing 2 3 credits
CMP-123 - Access 3 credits
EL-OAAP - OAAP Elective (Note 1) See list below 2-4 credits
EL-SOC - General Behavioral/Social Science Elective 3 credits
OIT-130 - Office Management Procedures and Theory 3 credits

Total: 14-16 credits

Semester 4

Course NamecreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
EL-HUM - General Humanities Elective 3 credits
OIT-145 - Career Readiness/Soft Skills 3 credits
ENG-105 - Fundamentals of Oral Communication 3 credits
CMP-122 - Excel 3 credits
EL-OAAP - OAAP Elective (Note 1) See list below 2-4 credits

Total: 15 credits

Total (OAAP.AS) Curriculum Program Credits: 60-63

Notes

  1. OAAP elective choose 1 from the appropriate career track (2 total): 
Office Administrative Assistant Career Path

Medical Administrative Assistant Career Path
ACC-101 - Accounting 1 HIT-110 - Health Office Basics

BUS-105 - Introduction to Personal Finance

 HIT-125 - Health Information Management
BUS-148 - Entrepreneurship HIT-130 - Electronic Health Records
BUS-151 - Federal Income Tax Preparation HIT-155 - Health Claims and Insurance
CMP-124 - PowerPoint Applications HIT-255 - Laws and Ethics in Healthcare
LAW-214 - Business Law Essentials
MGT-101 - Principles of Management 
MGT-220 - Human Resource Management (Prereq: MGT-101)
MGT-230 - Business Ethics (Prereq: MGT-101)
MGT-240 - Leadership (Prereq: MGT-101)
MGT-260 - Organizational Behavior (Prereq: MGT-101)
MKT-101 - Principles of Marketing

2. Students are required to earn a minimum of 60 credits.

Program Personnel

Name Title Office Phone Email
Eileen Cusick Professor 02/228 413-755-5702 cusick@stcc.edu
Reneé Tetrault Professor 02/224 413-755-4099 rgtetrault@stcc.edu
Ann Gervais Professor/Department Chair 02/232 413-755-5705 apgervais@stcc.edu

 

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