Curriculum: Office Administration AAS - Southwestern Illinois College

Associate in Applied Science – Office Administration (032A)

First Year

Total Semester Credits: 18
Fall Semester
Course Number Course Description Credits

OAT 121 OR

CIS 185

Introduction to Office Support  OR

Introduction to Information Technology

3
OAT 171 Document Processing/Input Technology 3
OAT 180 Word Processing (Microsoft Word) 3
BUS 101 Introduction to Business 3
ENG 101 Rhetoric & Composition I 3
PSYC 151 General Psychology 3
Total Semester Credits: 17-18
Spring Semester
Course Number Course Description Credits
ACCT 105
ACCT 110
Basic Accounting Procedures OR
Financial Accounting**
3-4
OAT 172 Advanced Information Processing 3

OAT 155 OR

BUS 102

Software Computations OR

Business Mathematics

3
OAT 156 Microsoft Office Suite I 3
COMM 151 Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3
  Human Well-Being Elective 2

Second Year

Total Semester Credits: 17-19
Fall Semester
Course Number Course Description Credits

OAT 285  OR

OAT 280

Microsoft Office Suite II  OR

Virtual Office Technologies

3
OAT 261 Business Communications 3

OAT 169 OR

OAT 225

Automated Application/Transcription OR

Advanced Word Processing

3

OAT 276 OR

CIS 259

Current Technology for Office Support OR

Current Web/Graphic Technology

3
  OAT Sub Plan Options 5-7

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Total Semester Credits: 15
TOTAL PROGRAM CREDITS: 67-70
Spring Semester
Course Number Course Description Credits
OAT 260 Administrative Office Procedures 3
OAT 293 Office Administration & Technology Internship 3
OAT 175 Electronic Spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel) 3
  Human Relations Elective 3
  OAT Sub Plan Options 3

Administrative Assistant – Sub Plan

Course Number Course Description Credits

OAT 256 OR

MGMT 214

Office Management OR

Principles of Management

3
OAT 280 Virtual Office Technologies 3
ACCT 106 Introduction to QuickBooks 3

Legal Office Specialist – Sub Plan

Course Number Course Description Credits
OAT 275 Law Office Management 3
PARL 120 OR
BUS 215
Introduction to Paralegal Studies OR
Business Law
3
PARL 274 Law Office Computer Applications 3

Accounting Office Specialist – Sub Plan

Course Number Course Description Credits

OAT 256 OR

MGMT 214

Office Management OR

Principles of Management

3
ACCT 111 Managerial Accounting** 4
ACCT 106 Introduction to QuickBooks 3

Medical Office Specialist – Sub Plan

Course Number Course Description Credits

OAT 256 OR

MGMT 214

Office Management OR

Principles of Management

3
HRO 100 Medical Terminology 1
BIOL 101 OR
BIOL 105
Principles of Biology I OR
Human Biology
4

**ACCT 110: Must take ACCT 110.

Prerequisites may be required for some courses. Refer to the Online Course Catalog or Class Search link in eSTORM for a full course description.