The Business Office Technology program prepares students for employment
in a variety of positions in today’s administrative and business
fields. The program provides learning opportunities which introduce,
develop, and reinforce academic and occupational knowledge, skills,
and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement.
The program emphasizes keyboard and applications software. Additionally,
the program provides opportunities to upgrade present knowledge
and skills or to retrain in the area of business office technology.
Graduates of the program receive a Business Office Technology diploma
with a specialization in either Business Office Specialist or Legal
Office Specialist.
| Business Office Technology
Curriculum |
| |
|
Credit Hours |
| General Education Core Courses |
18 |
| ENG 111 |
Business English |
5 |
| ENG 112 |
Business Communications |
5 |
| MAT 111 |
Business Mathematics |
5 |
| EMP 100 |
Interpersonal Relations and Professional Development |
3 |
| |
|
|
| Occupational Courses |
25 |
| BUS 101 |
Beginning Document Processing |
5 |
| BUS 102 |
Intermediate Document Processing |
5 |
| BUS 103 |
Advanced Document Processing |
5 |
| BUS 108 |
Word Processing |
7 |
| SCT 100 |
Introduction to Microcomputers |
3 |
| |
|
|
| Completion of one specialization is required: |
|
| Business Office Specialist Courses |
28 |
| BUS 105 |
Database Fundamentals |
3 |
| BUS 106 |
Office Procedures |
5 |
| BUS 107 |
Machine Transcription |
3 |
| BUS 201 |
Advanced Word Processing |
3 |
| BUS 202 |
Spreadsheet Fundamentals |
3 |
| BUS 208 |
Office Accounting |
5 |
| BUS xxx |
Occupationally Related Electives |
6 |
| |
Total Hours |
71 |
| OR |
|
|
| Legal Office Specialist Courses |
28 |
| BUS 106 |
Office Procedures |
5 |
| BUS 158 |
Legal Terminology |
3 |
| BUS 217 |
Legal Office Procedures I |
7 |
| BUS 218 |
Legal Office Procedures II |
7 |
| BUS 227 |
Legal Document Processing/Transcription |
3 |
| BUS xxx |
Occupationally Related Electives |
3 |
| |
Total Hours |
71 |
| OR |
|
|
| Medical Office Specialist Courses |
28/29 |
| BUS 208 |
Office Accounting |
5 |
| BUS 213 |
Medical Document Processing/Transcription |
5 |
| BUS 216 |
Medical Office Procedures |
5 |
| |
OR |
|
| MAS 106 |
Medical Office Procedures |
4 |
| AHS 101 |
Anatomy and Physiology |
5 |
| |
OR |
|
| BUS 212 |
Anatomy and Terminology |
5 |
| AHS 109 |
Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences |
3 |
| |
OR |
|
| BUS 211 |
Medical Terminology |
4 |
| BUS 226 |
Medical Office Coding, Billing, and Insurance |
5 |
| |
Total Hours |
71/72 |
