DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Office Administration Major - Associate in Science Degree

The Office Administration major for the Associate in Science Degree covers varied phases of office operations and provides students with a broad foundation to pursue many careers in the office services environment.

Students may earn the Associate in Science degree with an Office Administration major by completing 60 semester units, including the General Education Requirements as listed in the El Camino College Catalog, the required 20 units of Core subjects for the major, and completion of either an Office Systems Option or a Management Option, depending on the student's ambitions. The Office Systems Option provides theory and practical techniques to the student who will seek a career in the area of office support services. The Management Option provides theory and practical techniques to the student who will seek an office management position or to the working professional who wishes to supplement current work experience for promotion into the office services supervisory area.

Core Subjects for the Major	Units
Bus. 16 10-Key Calculating for Business	1
*Bus. 27 Effective English for Business	3
*Bus. 28 Written Business Communications	3
Bus. 41 Records/Information Management	2
Bus. 43 Office Procedures	3
Bus. 52A Microsoft Word Applications I	2
Bus. 52B Microsoft Word Applications II	2
Bus. 54 Microsoft Office - Integrated Software Applications	4

In addition, students must choose one of the options listed below:

Additional Courses Required for Office SystemsOption	Units
Bus. 40 Career Orientation	2
Bus. 55 Advanced Microsoft Office - Integrated Software Applications	4
Bus. 60C Microcomputer Document Formatting	1
Two courses from Bus. 49abcd Voice Recognition for Computer Input Bus.56abcd Microsoft Word Certification Preparation Bus.57abcd PowerPoint Certification Preparation	1 1 1
One course from CIS 26 Using Spreadsheets CIS 28 Using Database Applications	3 3
Total Units	32

Additional Courses Required for Management Option	Units
*Bus. 22 Human Relations in Business	3
*Bus. 29 Oral Communications in Business	3
Bus. 60B Microcomputer Document Formatting	1
Three courses from Bus. 1A Financial Accounting OR Bus.11 Accounting for Small Business Bus.20 Business Management Bus 25 Introduction to Business *CIS 13 Introduction to Computers	4 3 3 3 3
Total Units	36-37

*Also satisfies a General Education Requirement for Associate Degrees.