Administrative Management Technology - Medical Office Specialization, AAS

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ACADEMIC PLAN: 298-01

CIP CODE: 52.0499

AWARD: Associate of Applied Science

LENGTH: 2 Years

Purpose:

The Associate of Applied Science degree in Administrative Management Technology is designed to prepare individuals for positions in an office and/or to update skills of office workers. The program provides the knowledge and skills necessary for effective job performance in office administrative positions. This curriculum is designed to prepare individuals for employment as an administrative professional to managers in business and industry. Administrative professionals may also supervise other office personnel. The program includes training in management, accounting, word processing, computer usage, and records management.

The Medical Office Specialization curriculum is designed to provide administrative management technology education in the medical field. It is recommended for students interested in a professional career as a medical office assistant in a private medical practice, hospital, or other health care organizations.

The Office Accounting Specialization curriculum is designed to provide administrative management technology education in the accounting field. Students seeking an accounting position, payroll knowledge, and/or federal taxation guidelines can benefit from this curriculum. It is recommended for students interested in an entry-level accounting or bookkeeping positions.

Admissions Requirements:

Individuals are eligible for admission to CVCC if they are high school graduates or the equivalent, or if they are eighteen years of age or older and able to benefit academically from study at the community college, as demonstrated by assessment in reading, writing, and mathematics.

Program Requirements:

Access to a computer that meets or exceeds the PC Specifications for Non-Technical Programs. All students expected to complete the requirements for a degree, diploma, certificate, or career studies certificate must complete an Application for Graduation.

Courses:

The Program Pathway for Administrative Management Technology AAS is a tool for students that lists the following items:

The recommended order in which to take the program courses
Suggested course when more than one option exists
Which semester each course is typically offered
If the course has a prerequisite
Courses that may lead to a certificate (if offered in the program)

Please Complete Program Requirements in the Order Listed:

SDV 100 - College Success Skills Credits: 1
AST 101 - Keyboarding I Credits: 3
AST 107 - Editing/Proofreading Skills Credits: 3
AST 137 - Records Management Credits: 3
ENG 111 - College Composition I Credits: 3
MTH 130 - Fundamentals of Reasoning Credits: 3 ¹
AST 102 - Keyboarding II Credits: 3
BUS 100 - Introduction To Business Credits: 3
BUS 121 - Business Mathematics I Credits: 3
HLT 143 - Medical Terminology I Credits: 3 ¹
Restrictive Elective Credits: 3 ²
BUS 226 - Computer Business Applications Credits: 3
or
ITE 115 - Introduction to Computer Applications and Concepts Credits: 3
ITE 119 - Information Literacy Credits: 3
General Clerical Career Studies Certificate Completed
ACC 211 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 4
AST 243 - Office Administration I Credits: 3
AST 141 - Word Processing I Credits: 3
AST 205 - Business Communications Credits: 3
BUS 241 - Business Law I Credits: 3
Social Sciences Elective Credits: 3 ³
Humanities Elective Credits: 3 ³
AST 253 - Advanced Desktop Publishing I Credits: 3
BUS 200 - Principles of Management Credits: 3
ECO 150 - Economic Essentials: Theory and Application Credits: 3 ³
HLT 230 - Principles of Nutrition and Human Development Credits: 3

Total Pathway Credits: 68

Total Program Credits: 68

(1) MTH 154 or higher may be substituted for MTH 130 .
(2) Restricted elective is limited to ACC, AST, BUS, ECO, FIN, HLT, ITD, ITE, ITN, ITP, LGL, or MKT.
(3) For a list of approved Humanities and Social Science Electives, please see the CVCC academic catalog.