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BOTE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT-GENERAL CURRICULUM

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/GENERAL

ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE

ONLINE OPTION

Contact Person: Vickie Volk • Technical Center 132B • 224-5505
Vickie.Volk@bismarckstate.edu

This curriculum, available on campus and online, is designed for students interested in obtaining administrative support staff positions in a wide variety of offices.

The Administrative Assistant/General program is available 100% online as well as on campus.

The following is a tentative class schedule for incoming freshmen. Please consult your advisor or class instructor for assistance in setting up your personalized class schedule.

SEMESTER I FALL
***Keyboarding II (BOTE 152) 3 credits
Business English (BOTE 121) 3 credits
Business Math (BOTE 108) 3 credits
*Fundamentals of Accounting (ACCT 102 or 200) 3 credits
**General education requirements (Recommended: CSCI 101) 3 credits
Total Credits 15

SEMESTER II SPRING
Business English (BOTE 122) 3 credits
Organizational Behavior (BADM 281) 3 credits
*Computer Software Applications-Word (CIS 102) 3 credits
**General education requirements
(Recommended: ENGL 110) 3 credits
**Arts/Humanities Requirement 3 credits
Total credits 15

SEMESTER III FALL
*Microcomputer Spreadsheets (CIS 105) 3 credits
Office Management (BOTE 209) 3 credits
Presentations (CIS 130) 3 credits
Student Leadership Practicum (PBL) (BOTE 116) 1 credit
**General education requirement
(Recommended ENGL 125 or COMM 110) 3 credits
**General education requirement
(Recommended BADM 282 or BUSN 120) 3 credits
Total credits 16

SEMESTER IV SPRING
Microsoft Database (CIS 104) 3 credits
Advanced Software Applications (CIS 202) 3 credits
Business Communications (BOTE 210) 3 credits
Cooperative Education Internship (BOTE 197-297) 1-3 credits
Student Leadership Practicum (PBL) (BOTE 116) 1 credit
Electives: (See suggestions) 6 credits
Total credits 17-19

Total credits for degree 63-65

SUGGESTED ELECTIVES
Elements of Accounting I (ACCT 200) 3 credits
Elements of Accounting II (ACCT 201) 3 credits
Computer Application in  Business (ACCT 218) 3 credits
Electronic Publishing (Dreamweaver) (CIS 230) 3 credits
Sales (BADM 240) 3 credits

*Students may challenge
**General education requirements-students must have 15 credit hours for an AAS degree
***A prerequisite for Keyboarding II (BOTE 152) is to be able to key with proper technique approximately 30-35 words a minute. Keyboarding I (BOTE 102) is a beginning course teaching the alphabetical keys with proper technique and can be used as an elective.
See page 54 OF the catalog for general education requirements (15 semester hours) for Associate in Applied Science degree.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/GENERAL
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
ONLINE OPTION

This curriculum, available on campus and online, is designed for students interested in becoming a general administrative assistant. Students must complete 30 credit hours from the following courses to obtain a program certificate. These courses may be applied toward an Associate in Applied Science degree.

Business English (BOTE 121) 3 credits
Keyboarding II (BOTE 152) 3 credits
Business Math (BOTE 108) 3 credits
Fundamentals of Accounting (ACCT 102) 3 credits
*Computer Software Applications-Word (CIS 102) 3 credits
Principles of Management (BADM 202) 3 credits
Computer Applications in Business (ACCT 218) 3 credits
Principles of Marketing (BADM 201) 3 c credits
*Microcomputer Database (CIS 104) 3 credits
Business Communications (BOTE 210) 3 credits
*Microcomputer Spreadsheets (CIS 105) 3 credits
Human Resources Management (BADM 282) or
Organizational Behavior (BADM 281) or courses listed under Information Processing Specialist 3 credits
Cooperative Education/Internship (BADM 197/297 1-3 credits
*Students may challenge



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