Business Office Technology- General Office Concentration, TD

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The Business Office Technology (General Office) Technical Diploma is a technical degree program that prepares students for administrative assistant careers, such as executive assistant, office manager, and other administrative professional positions. Administrative assistants provide support, organization, and coordination in private companies and nonprofit, education, government, and many other organizations.

Learning Outcomes:

Recipients of the Technical Diploma in Business Office Technology (General Office) concentration will have demonstrated:

understand standard office procedures and management systems.
apply core accounting principles to business operations.
create professional documents and presentations to be utilized in a business setting.
develop skills related to entering and organizing data.
practice professionalism and soft skills.

Required courses for the Technical Diploma in Business Office Technology, General Office Concentration:

Freshman Year

Second Semester: 15 Credit Hours

BADM 110:Records and Information Mgmt Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 205:Introduction Financial Accounting Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 212:Computerized Accounting Credit Hours: 3
CTEC 144:Advanced MS Word Credit Hours: 3
BADM 112:Business English Credit Hours: 3

First Semester: 15 Credit Hours

FYSE 100:First Year Student Experience Credit Hours: 3
BADM 102:Customer Service Skills Credit Hours: 3
BADM 113:Business Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
CTEC 100:Computer Concepts Credit Hours: 3
BADM 105:General Business Administration Credit Hours: 3 *

Sophomore Year

Third Semester: 15 Credit Hours

CTEC 115:Software Applications Credit Hours: 3
Business Elective Credit Hours: 3**
BADM 115:Office Procedures Credit Hours: 3
CTEC 145:Advanced MS Excel Credit Hours: 3
Business Elective Credit Hours: 3**
Approved Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total Credit Hours for the Technical Diploma in Business Office Technology (General Office Concentration): 45

*Students having three or more years of relevant work experience in a business setting or 15 or more hours of business courses may substitute a business elective for BADM 105.

** Any 200 level ACCT, BADM, or HCM course may be used as an elective.

This degree can be obtained 100% via Internet instruction. Contact your academic advisor for details.

Students must meet prerequisites before taking any given course. Students must earn a minimum grade of “C” in each course required in the curriculum.

Students planning to transfer to another college or university should check with that college or university to determine the transferability of any course taken at BPCC. Not all courses listed on this academic plan will transfer to any other college or university.