Business Administrative Professional (APAAS)
Office professionals are the core of most businesses. As businesses continue to expand and work with increasingly complex technology, the need for advanced training and professional certification becomes more important every day. This flexible and broadly based degree prepares students for a career in a variety of office and administrative support professions by providing students with a broad knowledge of Microsoft Office™ applications, business office knowledge, and communication and interpersonal skills. These skills provide students the foundation needed to keep the offices organized and running smoothly and to work with much of the valuable data that companies need in today's rapidly changing business world. Aspiring supervisors, executive assistants, and general office workers find this program useful in developing their productivity and capacity for advancement. The Microsoft Office ™courses completed in this program also prepares students to earn a Microsoft Office Specialist Certification
Graduation Requirements
| General education |
27.0 |
| Major requirements |
58.5 |
| Option requirements |
13.0 - 23.5 |
| Total credit hours required |
98.5 - 109.0 |
General education requirements (27.0 credit hrs.)
Communications
| | English level I | 4.5 |
| | English level II | 4.5 |
Humanities/social sciences
| | Humanities/Social Science course | 4.5 |
See Humanities/social sciences course options
Quantitative/Numeracy Skills
Professionalism and Life Skills (9.0 credit hrs)
| INFO 1001 | Information Systems and LiteracyONLINEHYBRID | 4.5 |
| HMRL 1010 | Human Relations SkillsONLINEHYBRID | 4.5 |
| | OR | |
| RDLS 1200 | College and Career StrategiesONLINE | 4.5 |
Major requirements for Business Administrative Professional (58.5 credit hrs.)
Option Requirements for Business Administrative Professional (13.0 credit hrs.)
Students must select a minimum of 13.0 credit hours by completing the courses listed within one of the option groups below –or- students may select individual courses from the courses listed within any of the option groups below.
Option 1 - Customer Service Management (13.5 - 18.0 credit hrs.)
The following courses develop skills for working with customers and employees in business settings where extensive employee and customer interactions are critical.
Students who complete all five courses will also earn the Customer Service Management Career Certificate.
Option 2 - Healthcare Office General (13.5 credit hrs.)
The following courses provide an overview of a healthcare office for a person working as general office staff.
| HITP 1010 | Introduction to Health Information TechnologyONLINE | 4.5 |
| HITP 1310 | Principles of Healthcare ManagementONLINE | 4.5 |
| HITP 1115 | EHR Lab Experience Lab ExperienceONLINEHYBRID | 4.5 |
Option 3 - Office Accounting Option (13.0 - 23.5 credit hrs.)
The following courses provide the skills used to maintain business office accounting records and reports.
| ACCT 1050 | BookkeepingONLINE | 3.0 |
| ACCT 1060 | Payroll AccountingONLINE | 4.5 |
| ACCT 1100 | Accounting IONLINEHYBRID | 4.0 |
| ACCT 1215 | QuickBooks for Small BusinessONLINEHYBRID | 4.5 |
| ACCT 1220 | Spreadsheet Basics for Accounting and Business | 3.0 |
| ACCT 1071 | Income Taxes in Business PracticeONLINEHYBRID | 4.5 |
Option 4 - Office Management (13.0 - 18.0 credit hrs.)
The following courses provide the skills for an entry-level office supervisory position.
Option 5 - Web Authoring (13.5 credit hrs.)
The following courses provide the basic skills used to update and maintain company website pages.