Office Technology

Associate of Applied Science Degree

20114

(See also Tech-Prep-Office Technology for a related AAS degree)

This program provides the twenty-first century office technology knowledge and skills needed for employment as an office professional. The degree program prepares you for a career in positions such as administrative assistant, secretary, office specialist, office assistant, word processing specialist, accounting clerk, medical transcriptionist and legal secretary.

Curriculum Requirements

BUS 101	Fundamentals of Accounting	3 credits
BUS 251	Human Relations	3 credits
COE 101	Job Seeking Strategies	2 credits
OFT 118	Electronic Keyboarding II	3 credits
OFT 213A	Office Procedures/Records Management	1 credit
OFT 213B	Office Procedures/Office Transcription	1 credit
OFT 213C	Office Procedures/Electronic Office Equipment	1 credit
OFT 214	The Office Professional	3 credits
OFT 237	Word Processing with Corel WordPerfect	3 credits
OFT 238	Advanced Word Processing with Microsoft Word	3 credits
OFT 239A	Multimedia/Electronic Task Management	1 credit
OFT 239B	Multimedia/Digital Imaging	1 credit
OFT 239C	Multimedia/Internet for Business	1 credit
OFT 240	Desktop Publishing	2 credits
OFT 241	Integrated Business Projects (Prerequisite: CMP 101 or CMP 103 and OFT 118 or OFT 217)	3 credits

Select 11 additional credits from the following:

AJS 101	Introduction to Administration of Justice	3 credits
ART 186	Introduction to Computer Graphics	3 credits
ART 188	Electronic Publishing	3 credits
BUA 101	Introduction to Business	3 credits
BUA 221	Principles of Macroeconomics	3 credits
BUS 121	Fundamentals of Economics	3 credits
BUA 245	Legal Environment of Business	3 credits
BUA 230 and BUA 250	Uses of Accounting Information I and Introductory Accounting Lab	4 credits
BUS 205	Computerized Accounting with QuickBooks (Prerequisites: BUS 101 or BUA 230 and BUA 250; and CMP 101 or CMP 103)	1 credit
CMP 103	Introduction to Computer Based Systems	3 credits
CMP 110AA	Beginning Microsoft Access 2000	1/2 credit
CMP 110AB	Intermediate Microsoft Access 2000	1/2 credit
CMP 110AC	Advanced Microsoft Access 2000	1/2 credit
CMP 110AD	Beginning Microsoft PowerPoint 2000	1/2 credit
CMP 110AE	Intermediate Microsoft PowerPoint 2000	1/2 credit
CMP 110AF	Advanced Microsoft PowerPoint 2000	1/2 credit
CMP 110X	Beginning Microsoft Excel 2000	1/2 credit
CMP 110Y	Intermediate Microsoft Excel 2000	1/2 credit
CMP 110Z	Advanced Microsoft Excel 2000	1/2 credit
CMP 113	Operating Systems I	3 credits
CMP 114	Internet	2 credits
CMP 115A	Beginning Microsoft Windows 98	1/2 credit
CMP 115B	Intermediate Microsoft Windows 98	1/2 credit
CMP 115C	Advanced Microsoft Windows 98	1/2 credit
CMP 121	Visual Basic Programming I	3 credits
CMP 161	Electronic Spreadsheet with Microsoft Excel	3 credits
CMP 170	Database Management with Microsoft Access	3 credits
CMP 205	Data Communications (Prerequisite: CMP 101 or CMP 103)	3 credits
CMP 244	Computer Applications I (Prerequisite: CMP 101 or CMP 103)	3 credits
COE 111	Cooperative Education I (Occupational)	1 to 4 credits
COE 112	Cooperative Education II (Occupational)	1 to 4 credits
OFT 102	Focus on Office Careers	3 credits
OFT 117	Electronic Keyboarding I	3 credits
OFT 123	Beginning Shorthand (offered in Gila County only)	4 credits
OFT 225 or HCE 225	Medical Transcription	3 credits
OFT 226	Legal Transcription	3 credits
OFT 235H	Beginning Microsoft Word 2000	1/2 credit
OFT 235I	Intermediate Microsoft Word 2000	1/2 credit
OFT 235J	Advanced Microsoft Word 2000	1/2 credit
SBM 101	Sales and Customer Service	3 credits
SBM 111	Marketing	3 credits
SBM 121	Supervision	3 credits

Total Curriculum Requirements

42 credits with a GPA of 2.00 or higher

General Education Requirements

English	ENG 101 Written Communications I	3 credits
	BUS 160 Communication for the Occupations	3 credits
Computers	CMP 101 Introduction to Computers or CMP 103 Introduction to Computer Based Systems	3 credits
Mathematics	BUS 111 Business Mathematical Calculations	3 credits

An additional 6 credits, with no more than 2 credits in the Health and Physical Education category, are to be selected from the list of General Education courses.

Total General Education Requirements

18 credits

Courses qualifying for General Education credit that are listed as curriculum requirements may be counted toward completion of General Education requirements only if other courses are not specified in the General Education distribution area.

Electives Requirements

To obtain this degree you must take a minimum of four credits of courses of your choice numbered 100 or above to obtain the 64 credits required.

Total Electives Requirements

4 credits

Total Minimum Degree Requirements

64 credits

In addition to completing the required courses listed above, you must meet the following general graduation requirements to obtain this degree:

Complete at least 16 degree credits at Eastern Arizona College.
Attain a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or higher.
Demonstrate a reading competency at the tenth grade level or above by one of the following methods:

1. EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score of 60 or higher*

2. EAC ASSET reading assessment test score of 35 or higher*

3. ACT Assessment Reading score of 14 or higher*

4. SAT verbal score of 530 or higher*

5. Completion of ENG 091, Reading Improvement II, with a grade of "C" or better

6. Grade equivalency score of 10 or higher as demonstrated by the Nelson Denny, TABE, or ABLE tests*

*Your EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score is available on Student Information System terminals or from your advisor. If you took the ASSET test or submitted an ACT, SAT, Nelson Denny, TABE, or ABLE score, a derived EAC Compass score has been placed in your record and is available on Student Information System terminals or from your advisor.

File a Graduation Petition at least 60 calendar days prior to the end of the semester in which graduation is anticipated and pay the Graduation Fee of $25.
Remove any indebtedness to the College.
Complete the Sophomore Qualifying Examination that is administered each semester to students who have petitioned to graduate. The Sophomore Qualifying Examination is used as a measure of EAC's institutional effectiveness, and your score has no effect on your graduation status.