LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CURRICULAR GUIDE
Administrative Assistant
Associate in Business Degree
Curriculum Code: 0114 (Effective Fall 2002 - Summer 2007)
The administrative assistant curriculum provides skills in office procedures,
word processing, spreadsheets, database management, electronic mail, and
formatting documents. The administrative assistant is generally responsible
for coordinating office functions and is characterized by varied skills and
flexibility. Specific duties may include activities related to communications,
personnel, budget, records management, and computers. Sample job titles
include office manager, administrative secretary, and administrative
assistant.
PREREQUISITES
Students should see Course Descriptions or Course Offerings for course
prerequisite information. See the Assessment and Placement Testing section
for skills assessment and advising information.
GENERAL EDUCATION
General education is an important part of this program and includes a
mathematics competency requirement. To fulfill the mathematics competency
requirement, students may need to complete specific course work in
mathematics. See the General Education Core Requirements section for
information on how to fulfill these requirements.
INFORMATION
Contact the Office Administration Program, Office Unit B, telephone number
(517) 483-1587.
REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 49 CREDITS
CODE TITLE CREDIT HOURS
ACCG 210 Principles of Accounting I 4
BUSN 118 Introduction to Business 3
CABS 104 Keyboarding Improvement 2
CABS 133 Microsoft Access Database 2
CABS 205 Using Project Mgmt Software 2
CISB 200 Info Sys Tech/Problem Solving 3
MATH 117 Math for Business 4
OADM 102 Editing Business Documents 2
OADM 195 Human Behavior in Work Place 3
OADM 203 Professional Office Procedures 2
OADM 215 Information Management I 3
OADM 220 Admin Mgmt in Organizations 4
OADM 240 Internship 3
OADM 275 Diversity in Business 3
OADM 291 Bus Office Systems Capstone 3
WRIT 127 Business Writing 3
WRIT 128 Business Report Writing 3
LIMITED CHOICE REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 11-13 CREDITS
Complete the indicated number of credits from each CHOICE listed below.
CHOICE 1: General Education Core Areas 3 Credits
(See the "GENERAL EDUCATION" section above)
Writing Core Area (See Note 1) 0
Speech Communication Core Area 3
Science/Technology Core Area (See Note 1) 0
Global Perspectives and Diversity Core Area (See Note 1) 0
Mathematics Competency (See the General Education Core
Requirement section on how to fulfill this mathematics
requirement. Course work may be needed.)
CHOICE 2: Computer Related (See Note 2) 8-10 Credits
CABS 119 Microsoft Word 2
CABS 126 Excel 2
CABS 129 Excel-Advanced 2
CABS 182 Microsoft PowerPoint 2
CABS 219 Advanced Microsoft Word 2
CABS 232 Advanced Microsoft Access 2
CISB 102 Internet Literacy 3
MINIMUM TOTAL 60
NOTES:
1. Students completing "REQUIREMENTS" have fulfilled the requirements for
this Core area.
2. Other CABS or CISB-prefix courses may be approved for Choice 2 by an
Office Administration academic program advisor.
3. It is recommended that students entering this curriculum have
keyboarding and Windows experience. This experience may come from life
or work experience, CABS 100 seminars, CABS 101, or CABS 195.
4. This curriculum requires that students complete all courses with a grade
of 2.0 or higher for graduation.
SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE
Students should see course descriptions to find out when departments plan to
offer courses. Students who for any reason are unable to follow the course
sequence suggested below (for example, those who are part-time, have
transferred in courses from another school, or have prerequisites to fulfill)
should contact an academic advisor or counselor for help with adjustments.
I II III IV
ACCG 210 BUSN 118 OADM 203 CISB 200
CABS 104 CABS 133 OADM 215 OADM 220
OADM 102 CABS 205 OADM 275 OADM 240
OADM 195 MATH 117 WRIT 128 OADM 291
Lim.Ch.2 WRIT 127 Lim.Ch.2 Lim.Ch.1
Lim.Ch.2 Lim.Ch.2 Lim.Ch.2
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