2012-2013 Associate in Applied Science Degree Worksheet
Administrative Assistant
Name _____________________________ SID _______________ Date _________ Advisor ________________________
Today, administrative assistants are a part of the management team. They perform and coordinate office activities and ensure that information gets disseminated in
a timely fashion to staff and clients. Management and other support staff rely on them to keep administrative operations under control. The administrative assistant
is an entry-level professional administrator in many organizations. Administrative assistants must be proficient in keyboarding and communication skills (verbal
and written) and possess good interpersonal communication skills. Continuing technological changes also require them to be adaptable and versatile. Training
should include a thorough knowledge of computer applications.
Program Distribution
General Education Requirements
6SHFLILFDOO\OLVWHGFourses Dre to be completed with a³&´or better.
Major Area Requirements
Courses listed below are to be completed with a “C” or better.
• Communication Skills — minimum 6 credits (2 courses)
ENGL& 101 .................................................
ENGL 212 ..................................................
or BUS 211
TOTAL
BTEC 010
Credits Needed
0
• Health and Physical Education — minimum 3 credits
Select two (2) credits from Health and one (1) credit from Physical
Education Activity courses or a HPE course listed in the catalog.
Health .......................................................
Physical Education ....................................
TOTAL
Credits Needed
0
• Computational Skills — minimum 3 credits
MATHB 065................................
TOTAL
Credits Needed
• Human Relations — minimum 3 credits
CMST& 210 or 230.....................
Credits Needed
TOTAL
• Humanities — minimum 3 credits
CMST& 210 or 230* may meet this requirement
..................................................................
Credits Needed
TOTAL
• Social Science — minimum 3 credits
CMST& 230* may meet this requirement
..................................................................
Credits Needed
BTEC 100
Speed and Accuracy Building (take 3rd).
st
Keyboarding (take 1 )............
nd
3
3
BTEC 102
Document Formatting (take 2 )......
3
BTEC 107
Business English................
5
BTEC 122
Word for Business..............
5
BTEC 131
Filing and Records Management.....
3
BTEC 135
10-Key Calculators..............
1
BTEC 140
Business Technology Seminar.......
2
or 141
Business Technology Seminar.......
2
or 143
Business Technology Seminar.......
2
or 145
Business Technology Seminar.......
2
and 199
Coop Work Experience**..........
6
BTEC 147
Professional Self-Development***..... 2
BTEC 155
Intro to Office Publishing Tools......
3
BTEC 165
PowerPoint Presentation...........
3
BTEC 169
Introduction to Excel (part 1 of 2)....
3
BTEC 170
Excel for Business (part 2 of 2)......
3
BTEC 175
Access for Business..............
3..
BTEC 211
Administrative Procedures.........
5
BTEC 212
E-Commerce: Intro to Bus. o/t Web...
3
BUS&101
Introduction to Business...........
5
CTEC 102
Introduction to Windows..........
3
TOTAL
MARs Needed
• Sciences — minimum 3 credits
..................................................................
MARs Complete
Credits Needed
0
TOTAL
* CMST coursework will fulfill a maximum of two distribution areas
in the General Education Requirements portion of this degree.
** Minimum of 6 credits must be earned in Cooperative Work
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*** BTEC 147 is an optional substitute for the first term of seminar.
REVISED: 07/20/2012
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED: 9
NEEDS:
0
STUDENT SIGNATURE: __________________________________
ADVISOR SIGNATURE: __________________________________
Unofficial Evaluation Given to Student
Associate in Applied Science (AAS)
The Associate in Applied Science degree is designed for students who wish to complete a program with a specific career
and technical education objective. Students are required to complete a minimum of thirty (30) credits at Clark College to
meet Academic Residency requirement. Students are required to maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.00 to receive this degree.
General Education Requirements
Note: Some specific requirements of a program may also meet the General Education requirements.
• Communication Skills [C] – 6 credits minimum
Select one (1) course from list one and an additional course from either list one or list two, depending on program requirements.
List One: BTEC 107, ENGL 098, 099, &101 or 135, &102, 108, 109, 110, &235, 212 or BUS 211, MGMT 107, PTWR 099
List Two: CMST& 210, &220, &230, 212
• Health & Physical Education [HE, HPE, PE] – Complete three (3) credits from either Option One or Option Two:
Option One: Complete two (2) credits of Health from the list below AND one (1) credit of any college-level PE activity course:
HLTH 100, 101, 103, 104, 206, 207, 208, 210 or 278 and Physical Education (PE) activity
Option Two: Complete three (3) credits from one (1) of the courses listed below:
HPE 220, 258, or 266
• Computational Skills [CP] – Complete three (3) credits from one of the following options:
Any Mathematics (MATH) course numbered 030 or higher (not MATH 096) ENVS 135, CS& 131, &141, CSE 121, 222, 223,
224, CTEC 121, 123, 140, 141, 143, 224, 240, 241, 281, 282 (Note: A placement test score qualifying the student for entry into
MATH 090 will satisfy this requirement for certain designated programs)
• Human Relations [HR] – Complete three (3) credits from one of the following options:
CMST212, CMST& 210, &230, HDEV 105, 123, 155, Any Psychology (PSYC) or Sociology (SOC) course, ACED 201
• Humanities [HA, HB] – Complete three (3) credits from one of the following options:
Any ART course numbered 100 or above, CMST 102, 216, 240, &210, &220, &230, Any English (ENGL) course in the AA
Humanities distribution requirement, Any World Language (ASL, CHIN, FRCH, GERM, JAPN, SPAN) course, Any Humanities
(HUM) course, Music – MUSC 106, 116, 117, 118, 125, 135, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185; MUSC&104, 141, 142, 143, Any
Philosophy course, Any (DRMA) course, WS 101, 201, 210
• Social Sciences [SS] – Complete three (3) credits from any of following departments:
ACED 101, 201, Any Anthropology (ANTH), CMST& 230, ENVS 231, Any Forensic Science (FSCI), Any Geography (GEOG),
Any History (HIST), Any Political Science (POLS), Any Psychology (PSYC), Any Sociology (SOC), Any Women's Studies (WS)
• Natural Sciences [SS] – Complete three (3) credits from any of following departments:
AG 175, ANTH& 215, Any Astronomy (ASTR) course, Any Biology (BIOL) course, Any Chemistry (CHEM) course (not CHEM
095), Any Environmental Science (ENVS) course, Any Geology (GEOL) course, HUM 180, Any Meteorology (METR) course,
Any Nutrition (NUTR) course, Any Physical Science (PHSC) course, Any Physics (PHYS) course
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