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OFFICE
ADMINISTRATION
(63 Credit Hours)
This Specialization focuses on careers in office
administration. Depending on
the curriculum options selected, graduates will prepare for positions such as
office systems managers, senior administrative assistant, executive office
administrators, senior word processing specialists, administrative assistants,
office receptionists, software applications specialist, customer service
representative, executive secretary, software trainer, or help desk specialist.
Office Administration Specialization – AS Degree
| Program Requirements |
|
| General Education Requirements |
17 credits |
| Recommended Courses and Electives |
46 credits |
| Total |
63 credits |
Recommended Sequence of Courses
YEAR I
| Fall Term |
Course |
Credits |
| ENC 1101 |
Freshman English I |
3 |
| OST
1110 |
Intermediate PC Typing |
3 |
| OST
1355 |
Records Information |
3 |
| SLS
1261 |
Personal Skills for Business |
3 |
|
Total |
12 |
YEAR II
| Fall Term |
Course |
Credits |
| MGF 1119 |
Introductory to Math with Applications |
3 |
| OST
1330 |
Skills for Transcription |
3 |
| OST
1335 |
Business Communication |
3 |
| OST 2501 |
Office Administration |
3 |
| OST
1831 |
Introduction to Windows |
1 |
|
Total |
13 |
| Spring Term |
Course |
Credits |
| APA 1111 |
Basic Accounting |
3 |
| OST 2402 |
Office Procedures |
3 |
| ANY |
General Education Humanities |
3 |
| PSY 2012 |
General Psychology |
3 |
|
Total |
12 |
**Electives—Select 8 credits from the following:
*Prerequisites and/or corequisite is required. See course description
#Prerequisites satisfied by sequential registration in shortened terms.
NOTE: Students may enroll an unlimited number of times in word processing
specialization courses (OST 1741, 2742, 2743) to learn various word processing
software or to learn to operate different brands of word processing machines
available at different campuses. However, one credit hour per course is the
maximum applicable to Program Requirements (see course description).

OFFICE MANAGEMENT
SPECIALIZATION
(63 Credit Hours)
This specialization prepares students for mid-management positions such as
administrative office manager, office manager, equipment sales representative,
administrative support manager, staff assistant, executive secretary, human
resource technician, office manager or executive assistant.
Office Management Specialization
- AS Degree
| Program Requirements |
|
| General Requirements |
17 credits |
| Recommended Courses and Electives |
46 credits |
| Total |
63 credits |
Recommended Sequence of Courses
YEAR I
| Fall Term |
Course |
Credits |
| ENC 1101 |
Freshman English I |
3 |
| GEB 1011 |
Introduction to Business |
3 |
| MNA 1021 |
Principles of Management |
3 |
| OST
1110 |
Intermediate PC Typing |
3 |
|
Total |
13 |
YEAR II
| Fall Term |
Course |
Credits
|
| OST 2501 |
Office Administration |
3 |
| PSY 2012 |
General Psychology |
3 |
| OST 1335 |
Business Communications |
3 |
| MGF 1119 |
Introductory Mathematics/Applications |
3 |
| OST 1741 |
Word Processing I *# |
1 |
|
Total |
13 |
| Spring Term |
Course |
Credits |
| ACG
2021 |
Financial Accounting |
3 |
|
or |
|
| APA 1111 |
Basic Accounting |
3 |
| SLS 1261 |
Personal Skills for Business |
3 |
| CGS 2301 |
Management Information Systems |
3 |
| OST 1382 |
International Office Protocol |
1 |
| OST
1345 |
Forms Design and
Management |
2 |
|
Total |
12 |
**Electives—Select 8 credits from the following:
*Prerequisites and/or corequisite is required. See course description
#Prerequisites satisfied by sequential registration in shortened terms.
NOTE: Students may enroll an unlimited number of times in word processing
specialization courses (OST 1741, 2742, 2743) to learn various word processing
software or to learn to operate different brands of word processing machines
available at different campuses. However, one credit hour per course is the
maximum applicable to Program Requirements (see course description).

MEDICAL OFFICE
ADMINISTRATION SPECIALIZATION
(63 Credit Hours)
This specialization program prepares students
for positions such as medical office manager, medical office assistant, medical
coder, medical staff assistant, medical billing clerk, insurance processor,
medical transcriptionist, or executive assistant.
Medical Office
Administration Specialization – AS Degree
| Program Requirements |
|
| General Requirements |
17 credits |
| Recommended Courses and Electives |
46 credits |
| Total |
63 credits |
Recommended Sequence of Courses
YEAR I
| Fall Term |
Course |
Credits |
| ENC
1101 |
Freshman English |
3 |
| OST
1330 |
Skills for Transcription |
3 |
| HSC
1531 |
Medical Terminology |
3 |
| OST
1110 |
Intermediate PC Typing * |
3 |
|
Total |
12 |
| Spring Term |
Course |
Credits
|
| HIM
1430 |
Principles of Disease with
Anatomy I |
4 |
| CIS
1931 |
Microcomputer Concepts |
3 |
| APA
1111 |
Basic Accounting |
3 |
| OST
1335 |
Businesses Communications |
3 |
|
Total |
13 |
| Summer Term |
Course |
Credits
|
| SPC
1006 |
Speech Improvement |
1 |
| OST
1741 |
Word Processing I *# |
1 |
| OST
2742 |
Word Processing II *# |
1 |
| OST
2145 |
Data Entry * |
3 |
| ANY |
General Education Humanities |
3 |
|
Total |
9 |
YEAR II
| Fall Term |
Course |
Credits
|
| OST
2135 |
Medical Doc Production on the
PC * |
3 |
| HSC
1641 |
Legal & Ethical Aspects in
Health Care |
1 |
| HIM
1440 |
Pharmacology |
2 |
| MGF
1119 |
Introductory
Mathematics/Applications |
3 |
| OST
1355 |
Records Information |
3 |
| HIM
1000 |
Medical Record Content |
1 |
|
Total |
13 |
| Spring Term |
Course |
Credits |
| OST
2402 |
Office Procedures * |
3 |
| SLS
1261 |
Personal Skills for
Business |
3 |
| OST
1382 |
International
Office Protocol |
1 |
| PSY
2012 |
General Psychology |
3 |
| SYG
2000 |
Introduction to
Sociology |
3 |
|
Total |
13 |
**Specified
Electives—Select
3 credits from the following:
| Summer Term |
Course |
Credits |
| HIM 2941 |
Clinical Coding Practicum |
2 |
| HIM 2940 |
Clinical Billing
Practicum |
2 |
| OST
2743 |
Word Processing III #* |
|
| OST
1941 |
OST Intership |
|
|
Total |
5 |
*Prerequisites and/or corequisite is required. See course description
#Prerequisites satisfied by sequential registration in shortened terms.
NOTE: Students may enroll an unlimited number of times in word processing
specialization courses (OST 1741, 2742, 2743) to learn various word processing
software or to learn to operate different brands of word processing machines
available at different campuses. However, one credit hour per course is the
maximum applicable to Program Requirements (see course description).

12 Credit Technical Certificate Programs
Depending
on the selected option, graduates will be prepared for entry-level support
positions as office clerks, office assistants, staff assistants, human resource
technicians, public information clerks, document specialists, office management
trainees, customer service representatives, and insurance billing specialists.
The
content prepares individuals to support management by expediting and
facilitating the maintenance and production of correspondence and records; to
telecommunicate; maintain office budget; planning; preparing correspondence and
resolutions; and filing and maintaining documents.
Course work, which provides supplemental education for those already employed in
these occupations, can be applied to the two-year Office Administration degree
and the Office Specialist (18-credit), Office Management (27-credit), and
Medical Office (34-credit) certificate specializations.
Office
Support – Option 1
Office Support - Track 1
College Credit Certificate
| Program Requirements |
|
| Recommended Courses |
12 credits |
Recommended Sequence of Courses
| One Term |
Course |
Credits |
| OST
2402 |
Office Procedures |
3 |
| OST
1100 |
Beginning PC Typing |
3 |
|
or |
|
| OST
1110 |
Intermediate PC Typing |
3 |
| CIS 1931 |
Microcomputer Concepts |
3 |
| SLS
1261 |
Personal Skills for Business |
3 |
|
Total |
12 |
Office
Support – Option 1
Office Software Applications Support - Track 2
College Credit Certificate
| Program Requirements |
|
| Recommended Courses |
12 credits |
Recommended Sequence of Courses
*** Beginning principles for these courses are
covered in CIS 1931. Recommendation is to add these courses during the last five
weeks of the semester.
Office
Support – Option 1
Records Management Support - Track 3
College Credit Certificate
| Program Requirements |
|
| Recommended Courses |
12 credits |
Recommended Sequence of Courses

18 Credit Technical Certificate Programs
Depending
on the selected option, this program is designed to prepare students for
occupations such as administrative support, clerical assistant, client service
specialist, customer service assistant, customer service representative, data
control specialist, data entry clerk, facilities coordinator, file room
technician, form processor, general office assistant, insurance billing
specialist, insurance specialist, intake coordinator, data entry
specialist/clerk, medical assistant referrals, medical office assistant, medical
posting clerk, medical receptionist, medical records, specialist, scheduler,
personal assistant, office clerk, office assistant, staff assistant,
receptionist and information clerk, records specialist, public information
clerk, and support clerk.
The content prepares individuals to support management by expediting and
facilitating the maintenance and production of correspondence and records; to
telecommunicate; maintain office budget; office planning; preparing
correspondence and resolutions; and filing and maintaining documents.
Course
work, which provides supplemental education for those already employed in these
occupations, can be applied to the two-year Office Administration degree and the
Office Management (27-credit), and Medical Office (34-credit) and Medical Coder/Biller
(34-credit) certificate specializations.
Office
Specialist – Option 2
Office Specialist - Track 1
College Credit Certificate
| Program Requirements |
|
| Recommended Courses |
18 credits |
Recommended Sequence of Courses
| Fall Term |
Course |
Credits |
| OST
1100 |
Beginning PC Typing |
3 |
|
or |
|
| OST
1110 |
Intermediate PC Typing |
3 |
| OST
1355 |
Records Information |
3 |
| OST
1931 |
Microcomputer Concepts |
3 |
|
Total |
9 |
| Spring Term |
Course |
Credits |
| SLS
1261 |
Personal Skills for
Business |
3 |
| OST
2145 |
Data Entry |
3 |
| OST
2402 |
Office Procedures |
3 |
|
Total |
9 |
Office
Specialist – Option 2
Office Software Applications Specialist - Track 2
College Credit Certificate
| Program Requirements |
|
| Recommended Courses |
18 credits |
Recommended Sequence of Courses
| Spring Term |
Course |
Credits |
| OST
2743 |
Word Processing III |
1 |
| OST
1813 |
Desktop Publishing |
3 |
| CGS
2511 * |
Spreadsheet
Applications II |
1 |
| CAP
2816 * |
Database Management
II |
1 |
| SLS
1261 |
Personal Skills for
Business |
3 |
|
Total |
9 |
Office
Specialist – Option 2
Records Management Specialist - Track 3
College Credit Certificate
| Program Requirements |
|
| Recommended Courses |
18 credits |
Recommended Sequence of Courses
| Fall Term |
Course |
Credits |
| OST
1355 |
Records Information |
3 |
| OST
2402 |
Office Procedures |
3 |
| OST
1931 |
Microcomputer Concepts |
3 |
|
Total |
9 |
| Spring Term |
Course |
Credits |
| OST
2357 |
Electronic Records
Management |
3 |
| CGS
1554 |
Internet Basics |
1 |
| OST
1345 |
Forms Design and
Management |
2 |
| SLS
1261 |
Personal Skills for
Business |
3 |
|
Total |
9 |
Office
Specialist – Option 2
Medical Office Specialist - Track 4
College Credit Certificate
| Program Requirements |
|
| Recommended Courses |
18 credits |
Recommended Sequence of Courses
| Fall Term |
Course |
Credits |
| OST
1100 |
Beginning PC typing |
3 |
|
or |
|
| OST
1110 |
Intermediate PC Typing |
3 |
| HSC
1531 |
Medical Terminology |
3 |
| OST
1931 |
Microcomputer Concepts |
3 |
|
Total |
9 |
| Spring Term |
Course |
Credits |
| SLS
1261 |
Personal Skills for
Business |
3 |
| OST
2145 |
Data Entry |
3 |
| OST
2402 |
Office Procedures |
3 |
|
Total |
9 |

27 Credit Technical Certificate Programs
Depending
on the selected option, this program is designed to prepare students for
occupations such as administrative associate, administrative coordinator,
administrative support, assistant supervisor, clerical assistant, communications
specialist, customer support representative, data entry clerk, digital
publisher, document manager, facilities coordinator, file room manager/ form
processor, general office assistant, intake coordinator, payroll specialist,
scheduler, personal assistant, office clerk, office assistant, staff assistant,
receptionist and information clerk, records specialist, public information
clerk, and support clerk.
The
content prepares individuals to support management by expediting and
facilitating the maintenance and production of correspondence and records; to
telecommunicate; maintain office budget; planning; preparing correspondence and
resolutions; filing and maintaining documents; and assisting in the
administration of policy.
Course work, which provides supplemental education for those already employed in
these occupations, can be applied to the two-year Office Administration degree
(63 credits), Medical Office (34-credit) and Medical Coder/Biller (34-credit)
certificate specializations.
Office
Management – Option 3
Office Management - Track 1
College Credit Certificate
| Program Requirements |
|
| Recommended Courses |
27 credits |
Recommended Sequence of Courses
| Spring Term |
Course |
Credits |
| SLS
1261 |
Personal Skills for
Business |
3 |
| OST
2357 |
Electronic Records
Management |
3 |
| OST
2402 |
Office Procedures |
3 |
| OST
1335 |
Business
Communications |
3 |
| OST
2743 |
Word Processing III |
1 |
|
Total |
13 |
Office
Management – Option 3
Office Software Applications Management - Track 2
College Credit Certificate
| Program Requirements |
|
| Recommended Courses |
27 credits |
Recommended Sequence of Courses
| Spring Term |
Course |
Credits |
| SLS
1261 |
Personal Skills for
Business |
3 |
| CGS
2511 |
Spreadsheet
Applications II |
1 |
| CAP
2816 |
Database Management
II |
1 |
| OST
1345 |
Forms Design and
Management |
2 |
| OST
2743 |
Word Processing III |
1 |
| OST
1813 |
Desktop Publishing |
3 |
| OST
1382 |
International
Office Protocol |
1 |
|
Total |
12 |
| Summer Term |
Course |
Credits |
| OST
2722 |
Advanced Word Processing |
3 |
|
Total |
3 |
Office
Management – Option 3
Records Management - Track 3
College Credit Certificate
| Program Requirements |
|
| Recommended Courses |
27 credits |
Recommended Sequence of Courses
| Spring Term |
Course |
Credits |
| OST
1345 |
Forms Design and
Management |
2 |
| SLS
1261 |
Personal Skills for
Business |
3 |
| OST
2357 |
Electronic Records
Management |
3 |
| OST
2402 |
Office Procedures |
3 |
| CGS
1540 |
Database Management
I |
1 |
| CAP
2816 |
Database Management
II |
1 |
| OST
1382 |
International
Office Protocol |
1 |
|
Total |
14 |
Office
Management – Option 3
Human Resource Management - Track 4
College Credit Certificate
| Program Requirements |
|
| Recommended Courses |
27 credits |
Recommended Sequence of Courses
| Spring Term |
Course |
Credits |
| OST
2357 |
Electronic Records
Management |
3 |
| SLS
1261 |
Personal Skills for
Business |
3 |
| MNA
1320 |
Recruitment,
Interviewing, and Selection |
3 |
| MNA
1332 |
HR Statistics,
Benefits, & Compensation |
3 |
|
Total |
12 |

34 Credit Technical Certificate Programs
Depending
on the selected option, this program is designed to prepare students for
occupations such as medical assistant referrals, medical billing representative,
medical office assistant, medical personnel coder, medical secretary, and
medical transcription office assistant.
The content prepares individuals to support management by expediting and
facilitating the maintenance and production of correspondence and records; to
transcribe recordings; to telecommunicate; to maintain office budget; to plan;
to prepare correspondence and resolutions; to file and maintain documents; and
to assist in the administration of policy.
Course
work, which provides supplemental education for those already employed in these
occupations, can be applied to the two-year Office Administration degree (63
credits), and Medical Office (34-credit) and Medical Coder/Biller (34-credit)
certificate specializations.
Medical
Office Management – Option
4
College Credit Certificate
| Program Requirements |
|
| Recommended Courses |
34
credits |
Recommended Sequence of Courses
| Fall Term |
Course |
Credits |
| OST
1110 |
Intermediate PC Typing |
3 |
| HSC
1531 |
Medical Terminology |
3 |
| CIS
1931 |
Microcomputer Concepts |
3 |
| OST
1330 |
Skills for Transcription |
3 |
| HSC
1641 |
Legal & Ethical Aspects of
Health Care |
1 |
|
Total |
13 |
| Spring Term |
Course |
Credits |
| OST
2135 |
Medical Doc
Production on the PC |
3 |
| OST
2357 |
Electronic Records
Management |
3 |
| OST
2402 |
Office Procedures |
3 |
| HIM
2271C |
Medical Billing and
Insurance I |
3 |
| APA
1111 |
Basic Accounting |
3 |
|
Total |
15 |
| Summer Term |
Course |
Credits |
| OST
1335 |
Business
Communications |
3 |
| HIM
2772C |
Medical Billing and
Insurance II |
3 |
|
Total |
6 |

Medical
Information Coder/Biller – Option
5
Medical Coder - Track 1
College Credit Certificate
| Program Requirements |
|
| Recommended Courses |
34
credits |
Recommended Sequence of Courses
| Spring Term |
Course |
Credits |
| HIM
1436 |
Principles of
Disease with Anatomy II |
4 |
|
or |
|
| BSC
1086 |
Human Anatomy and
Physiology II |
3 |
|
and |
|
| BSC
1086L |
Human Anatomy and
Physiology II Lab |
1 |
| CIS
1931 |
Microcomputer Concepts |
3 |
| HIM
2221 |
Intermediate ICD-9 |
3 |
| HIM
2254 |
Intermediate CPT |
3 |
| HIM
1000 |
Medical Record
Content |
1 |
|
Total |
14 |
| Summer Term |
Course |
Credits |
| HIM
2271C |
Medical Billing and
Insurance I |
3 |
| HIM
2283 |
Advanced Coding |
3 |
| HIM
2941 |
Clinical Coding
Practicum |
2 |
|
Total |
8 |

Medical
Information Coder/Biller - Option 5
Medical
Biller - Track 2
College Credit Certificate
| Program Requirements |
|
| Recommended Courses |
34
credits |
Recommended Sequence of Courses

Medical
Records Transcription - Option 6
College Credit Certificate
| Program Requirements |
|
| Recommended Courses |
33
credits |
Recommended Sequence of Courses
| Fall Term |
Course |
Credits |
| OST
1110 |
Intermediate Typing |
3 |
| HSC
1531 |
Medical Terminology |
3 |
| OST
1330 |
Skills for Transcription |
3 |
| OST
2135 |
Medical Doc Production on the
PC |
3 |
| OST
1741 |
Word Processing I |
1 |
|
Total |
13 |
| Spring Term |
Course |
Credits |
| CIS
1931 |
Microcomputer
Concepts |
3 |
| HIM
1440 |
Pharmacology |
2 |
| OST
2611 |
Medical
Transcription I |
3 |
| HSC
1641 |
Legal & Ethical
Aspects in Health Care |
1 |
| HIM
1430 |
Priniciples of
Disease with Anatomy I |
4 |
|
or |
|
| BSC
1085 |
Human Anatomy &
Physiology I |
3 |
|
and |
|
| BSC
1085L |
Human Anatomy &
Physiology I Lab |
1 |
|
Total |
13 |
| Summer Term |
Course |
Credits |
| OST
2612 |
Medical
Transcription II |
3 |
| HIM
1436 |
Principles of
Disease with Anatomy II |
4 |
|
or |
|
| BSC
1086 |
Human Anatomy &
Physiology II |
3 |
|
and |
|
| BSC
1086L |
Human Anatomy &
Physiology II Lab |
1 |
|
Total |
7 |

Certified Professional Secretary
Test Review
HCC awards (12) credit hours to anyone passing the Certified Professional
Secretary Examination and earning the "CPS" designation. The
examination is administered by the Institute for Certifying Secretaries.
Courses may be applied to any degree, but specifically meet the requirements
for the Office Management Technology option of the Office Systems Technology
Associate in Science degree. Contact any campus office of counseling and
advising for further information.
Click here to find out more information on a career as a Certified
Professional Secretary.

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