Business - Office Management Technology Concentration - A.A.S.

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This concentration is designed to prepare students for employment in the office setting. The growth of electronic word processing, computer based file management, and the constant need to process office work in an efficient manner help form the basis for this area of study. Jobs and career positions in this field include secretary, word processing technician, office manager or office assistant.

All Business students are required to take the business exit exam to meet graduation requirements.

General Education Requirements - Credits (16)

Humanities and/or Fine Arts Credits: (3)
Non-Sequential Science Course Credits: (4)
Social/Behavioral Sciences Credits: (3)

ENGL 1010 - ♦English Composition I Credits: (3)
MATH 1010 - ♦Math for Liberal Arts Credits: (3)
OR MATH 1530 - ♦Probability and Statistics Credits: (3)

Major Core Course Requirements - Credits (44)

Electives (Advisor Approved) Credits: (5)

ACCT 1010 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: (3)
BUSN 1302 - *Keyboarding with Word Processing Credits: (3) ¹
BUSN 1305 - *Introduction to Business Credits: (3)
BUSN 1310 - *Business Communications Credits: (3)
BUSN 1320 - *Business Calculations Credits: (3)
BUSN 1370 - *Spreadsheet Applications Credits: (3)
BUSN 1380 - *Supervisory Management Credits: (3)
INFS 160 - *Microcomputer Databases Credits: (3)
INFS 1010 - Computer Applications Credits: (3)
OMT 102 - Intermediate Keyboarding with Word Processing Credits: (3) ¹
OMT 248 - *Word for Windows Credits: (3) ¹
OMT 249 - *Advanced Word for Windows Credits: (3)
OMT 253 - *Office Procedures Credits: (3)
¹ Students having sufficient skills may test out of this course.

Total Degree Requirements - Credits (60)

Career and Salary Information

Career	Beginning Salary	Experienced Salary Median
Bill and Account Collectors	$20,400	$29,200
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$20,100	$32,900
Desktop Publishers	$21,400	$33,700
Information Clerks	$17,900	$25,000
Postal Service Clerks	$26,300	$53,800
Receptionists	$17,900	$25,000
Secretaries, Administrative Assistants	$18,400	$28,200

Career and salary information for the state of Tennessee taken from the Office and Administrative Support job classifications found at http://www.onetonline.org. Check out this website for additional information about education requirements and preferred work styles and abilities for these careers. Salaries are not guaranteed and depend upon location and position.

Recommended Schedule

This is a recommended schedule. Learning Support, pre-requisites and other academic factors may impact this schedule. See your advisor to create a degree plan.

First Year - Fall Semester - Credits (15)

Humanities and/or Fine Arts (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)

BUSN 1302 - *Keyboarding with Word Processing Credits: (3)
BUSN 1305 - *Introduction to Business Credits: (3)
ENGL 1010 - ♦English Composition I Credits: (3)
INFS 1010 - Computer Applications Credits: (3)

First Year - Spring Semester - Credits (15)

Elective [Advisor Approved] Credits: (3)

BUSN 1370 - *Spreadsheet Applications Credits: (3)
MATH 1010 - ♦Math for Liberal Arts Credits: (3)
OR MATH 1530 - ♦Probability and Statistics Credits: (3)
OMT 102 - Intermediate Keyboarding with Word Processing Credits: (3)
OMT 248 - *Word for Windows Credits: (3)

Second Year - Fall Semester - Credits (15)

ACCT 1010 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: (3)
BUSN 1310 - *Business Communications Credits: (3)
BUSN 1320 - *Business Calculations Credits: (3)
INFS 160 - *Microcomputer Databases Credits: (3)
OMT 249 - *Advanced Word for Windows Credits: (3)

Second Year - Spring Semester - Credits (15)

Elective (BUSN 1000 Recommended) Credits: (2)
Non-Sequential Science (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (4)
Social/Behavioral Sciences (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)

BUSN 1380 - *Supervisory Management Credits: (3)
OMT 253 - *Office Procedures Credits: (3)