MCCCD Program Description

Major: 3680 Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2020 Fall Last Admit Term: 2022 Summer Award: AAS Total Credits: 61-67 CIP Code: 52.0401	Primary College: Phoenix College Initiating College: Estrella Mountain Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: Shared Program Availability: CG, EM, GC, GW, MC, PC, PV, SM Field of Interest: Business, Entrepreneurialism and Management Instructional Council: Business/Management (03) GPA: 2.0
SOC Code: Upon completion of this degree, students may pursue a career as: 43-6011 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6014 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

Description: The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in the Administrative Professional degree is designed to provide training for various office positions. The curriculum incorporates people and technological skills essential for job success. Includes instruction in business communications, office procedures, public relations, accounting, records management, and report preparation. A Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Administrative Professional is also available.

Required Courses

BPC110 Computer Usage and Applications (3) OR
CIS105 Survey of Computer Information Systems (3) 3

ACC115 Computerized Accounting 3
CIS113DE Microsoft Word: Word Processing 3
CIS114DE Excel Spreadsheet 3
GBS120 Workplace Communication Skills 3
GBS131 Business Calculations 3
GBS151 Introduction to Business 3

Select three (3) of the following courses:
BPC101AA Introduction to Computers I 1
BPC/OAS111AA Computer Keyboarding I 1
CIS121AE Windows Operating System: Level I 1
CIS121AI Mac Operating System 1
+ CIS122AE Windows Operating System: Level II 1
CIS133AA Internet/Web Development Level I-A 1

Credits: 24

Restricted Electives
Students should select fifteen (15) credits from the following courses, except courses used to satisfy the Required Courses area, in consultation with a program advisor: ACC+++ Any ACC Accounting prefixed course (except ACC115) 3 MGT251 Human Relations in Business 3 MGT126 Customer Service Skills and Strategies 3 CIS133DA Internet/Web Development: Level I 3 + CIS214DE Advanced Excel Spreadsheet: Level II 3 CIS103 Introduction to Social Media 3 MKT110 Marketing and Social Networking 3 CIS117DM Microsoft Access: Database Management 3 GBS205 Legal, Ethical, and Regulatory Issues in Business 3 MKT271 Principles of Marketing 3	Credits: 15

General Electives
	Credits:

General Education Requirements

General Education Requirement	Credits: 22-28

General Education Core	Credits: 12-18

First-Year Composition	Credits: 6
+ ENG101 First-Year Composition (3) OR + ENG107 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) AND + ENG102 First-Year Composition (3) OR + ENG108 First-Year Composition for ESL (3)

Oral Communication	Credits: 3
COM100 Introduction to Human Communication (3) OR COM110 Interpersonal Communication (3) OR + COM225 Public Speaking (3) OR COM230 Small Group Communication (3)

Critical Reading	Credits: 0-3
Any approved general education course from the Critical Reading area OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment.

Mathematics	Credits: 3-6
Any approved general education course from the Mathematics area OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment.

General Education Distribution	Credits: 10

Humanities, Arts and Design	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course from the Humanities, Arts and Design area.

Social-Behavioral Sciences	Credits: 3
SBU200 Society and Business 3

Natural Sciences	Credits: 4
Any approved general education course from the Natural Sciences area.

Learning Outcomes
1. Apply effective oral, written, and visual business communication skills. (GBS120, FYC, [COM]) 2. Apply current technology to specific business tasks. (BPC110, CIS105, CIS113DE, CIS114DE, BPC101AA, BPC/OAS111AA, CIS133AA, CIS121AI, CIS121AE, CIS122AE, MKT110, CIS103, CIS214DE, CIS133DA, CIS117DM, ACC115) 3. Create advanced business documents, reports, spreadsheets, and presentations. (ACC115, BPC101AA, BPC110, CIS105, CIS113DE, CIS114DE, CIS117DM, CIS214DE) 4. Demonstrate critical thinking through written and oral formats. (CIS214DE, GBS120, GBS151, GBS205, MGT251, FYC, [SG/SQ], (CRE)) 5. Apply functions of modern business, including business principles and marketing to business situations. (GBS151, MKT271, MKT110) 6. Use the Internet as a communication tool and information resource. (BPC101AA, BPC110, CIS103, CIS105, CIS133AA, CIS133DA, GBS120, GBS205, MKT110) 7. Analyze legal, ethical and social implications of business decisions and their impact on various individuals, groups and societies. (GBS151, GBS205, MKT110, SBU200) 8. Apply mathematics to common business calculations. (ACC+++, ACC115, BPC110, CIS105, CIS114DE, CIS214DE, GBS131, [MA]) 9. Apply effective interpersonal and customer service skills in the workplace. (GBS120, MGT126, MGT251) 10. Apply professional behavior and ethics. (CIS105, GBS151, GBS205, MGT126, MGT251 SBU200, [HU])
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: November 26, 2019

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.