| ADMINSTRATIVE ASSISTANT: GENERAL OFFICE (Associate) |
| Today's office environment
requires support staff who have skills in business communications and computer
technology. Students in the Administrative Assistant program prepare for
careers in business, industry and government. When composing documents,
students integrate information from various computer programs including
word processing, spreadsheets and presentations. An office internship is
required. |
| BUSINESS INFO Technology
Requirements (55-56 credits) |
| |
BTECH 112 |
Keyboard Skillbuilding I |
2 |
| |
BTECH 113 |
Keyboard Skillbuilding II |
2 |
| |
BTECH 120 |
Intro to Windows |
3 |
| * |
BTECH 135 |
Electronic 10-Key Calculator |
3 |
| * |
BTECH 145 |
Records and Database Management |
5 |
| * |
BTECH 201 |
Professional Office Applications
I |
5 |
| * |
BTECH 202 |
Professional Office Applications
II |
5 |
| * |
BTECH 203 |
Professional Office Applications
III |
5 |
| |
BTECH 230 |
Machine Transcription I |
5 |
| |
BTECH 231 |
Machine Transcription II |
5 |
| * |
BTECH 241 |
Accounting for the Office Professional
|
5 |
| |
|
(or ACCNT 170) |
|
| * |
BTECH 245 |
Cooperative Work Experience |
3 |
| * |
BTECH 246 |
Cooperative Work Experience |
3 |
| * |
BTECH 248 |
Business Information Technology Seminar
I (2) |
|
| |
AND |
|
(4-5) |
| * |
BTECH 249 |
Business Information Technology Seminar
II (2) |
|
| |
OR |
|
|
| * |
MNGT 186 |
Professional Development (5) |
|
| BUSINESS Requirements |
| * |
BUS 105 |
Business English I |
5 |
| * |
BUS 106 |
Business English II |
3 |
| * |
BUS 107 |
Business Math |
5 |
| * |
BUS 240 |
Human Relations in the Workplace |
5 |
| * |
BUS 250 |
Business Communications |
5 |
| * |
MNGT 130 |
Customer Service |
5 |
| Choose two: |
|
10 |
|
| |
BUS 101 |
Business and Society (5) |
|
| |
LAW 206 |
Business Law (5) |
|
| |
BUS 245 |
Global Business: Intro & Essentials
(5) |
|
| |
|
Total Credits Required |
93-94 |
| *Meets related instruction
requirements for professional/technical programs. |
| |
| ADMINSTRATIVE ASSISTANT: OFFICE MANAGEMENT (Associate) |
| Experienced office workers
find that the Office Management degree provides them with the necessary
technical knowledge and supervisory skills to move into office management.
Positions in private enterprise and government service are available in
the fields of personnel, finance, production, marketing and administration.
Students develop proficiency in using word processing, spreadsheet, database
and presentation software. Students gain a solid foundation in business
principles while focusing on supervisory skills. An office internship is
required. |
| BUSINESS INFORMATION Technology
Requirements (50-51 credits) |
| |
BTECH 112 |
Keyboard Skillbuilding I |
2 |
| |
BTECH 113 |
Keyboard Skillbuilding II |
2 |
| * |
BTECH 120 |
Intro to Windows |
3 |
| * |
BTECH 135 |
Electronic 10-Key Calculator |
3 |
| * |
BTECH 145 |
Records and Database Management |
5 |
| * |
BTECH 201 |
Professional Office Applications
I |
5 |
| * |
BTECH 202 |
Professional Office Applications
II |
5 |
| * |
BTECH 203 |
Professional Office Applications
III |
5 |
| |
BTECH 230 |
Machine Transcription I |
5 |
| |
BTECH 241 |
Accounting for the Office Professional |
5 |
| |
|
(or ACCNT 170) |
|
| * |
BTECH 245 |
Cooperative Work Experience |
3 |
| * |
BTECH 246 |
Cooperative Work Experience |
3 |
| * |
BTECH 248 |
Business Information Technology Seminar
I (2) |
|
| |
AND |
|
(4-5) |
| * |
BTECH 249 |
Business Information Technology Seminar
II (2) |
|
| |
OR |
|
|
| * |
MNGT 186 |
Professional Development (5) |
|
| BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Requirements (43 credits) |
| * |
BUS 105 |
Business English I |
5 |
| * |
BUS 106 |
Business English II |
3 |
| * |
BUS 107 |
Business Mathematics |
5 |
| |
LAW 206 |
Business Law |
5 |
| |
BUS 240 |
Human Relations in the Workplace |
5 |
| * |
BUS 250 |
Business Communications |
5 |
| * |
MNGT 130 |
Customer Service |
5 |
| * |
MNGT 283 |
Principles of Supervision & Leadership |
5 |
| * |
MNGT 295 |
Human Resource Management |
5 |
| |
|
Total Credits Required |
93-94 |
| *Meets related instruction
requirements for professional/technical programs. |
| |
| ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (Associate) |
| International business
assistants work in areas such as the Puget Sound, where a heavy dependence
on international trade exists. They develop cultural understanding with
required skills in one foreign language, anthropology and international
business communication. Students develop computer skills including word
processing, spreadsheets, presentation and databases. Students learn to
produce complex business reports created from a variety of computer-generated
information sources as well as building on their grammar and business writing
skills. An office internship is required. |
| business infoRMATION Technology
Requirements (55-56 credits) |
| |
BTECH 112 |
Keyboard Skillbuilding I |
2 |
| |
BTECH 113 |
Keyboard Skillbuilding II |
2 |
| * |
BTECH 120 |
Intro to Windows |
3 |
| * |
BTECH 135 |
Electronic 10-Key Calculator |
3 |
| * |
BTECH 145 |
Records and Database Management |
5 |
| * |
BTECH 201 |
Professional Office Applications
I |
5 |
| * |
BTECH 202 |
Professional Office Applications
II |
5 |
| * |
BTECH 203 |
Professional Office Applications
III |
5 |
| |
BTECH 230 |
Machine Transcription I |
5 |
| |
BTECH 231 |
Machine Transcription II |
5 |
| * |
BTECH 241 |
Accounting for the Office Professional
|
5 |
| |
|
(or ACCNT 170) |
|
| * |
BTECH 245 |
Cooperative Work Experience |
3 |
| * |
BTECH 246 |
Cooperative Work Experience |
3 |
| * |
BTECH 248 |
Business Information Technology Seminar
I (2) |
|
| |
AND |
|
(4-5) |
| * |
BTECH 249 |
Business Information Technology Seminar
II (2) |
|
| |
OR |
|
|
| * |
MNGT 186 |
Professional Development (5) |
|
| Business Requirements (26
credits) |
| * |
BUS 105 |
Business English I |
5 |
| * |
BUS 106 |
Business English II |
3 |
| * |
BUS 215 |
International Business Communications |
3 |
| * |
BUS 245 |
Global Business: Intro & Essentials |
5 |
| * |
BUS 250 |
Business Communications |
5 |
| * |
MNGT 130 |
Customer Service |
5 |
| General Requirements (20
credits) |
| Foreign Language (same language) |
15 |
|
|
| Choose one: |
|
5 |
|
| * |
ANTHR 220 |
Social Anthropology |
|
| * |
GEOG 100 |
Intro to Geography |
|
| * |
GEOG 200 |
Cultural Geography |
|
| * |
GEOG 207 |
Economic Geography |
|
| |
|
Total Credits Required |
101-102 |
| *Meets related instruction
requirements for professional/technical programs. |
| |
| MEDICAL OFFICE ASSISTANT (Associate) |
| Students in the Medical
Office Assistant program prepare to work in a variety of medical office
settings, which include clinics, hospitals, nursing homes, laboratories,
and physicians' and dentists' offices. Medical office assistants must work
with a high degree of accuracy and a clear understanding of medical ethics,
legality of medical reports and empathy for patients. |
| A thorough knowledge of
punctuation and grammar, medical terminology, medical transcription, medical
forms (including basic coding and processing insurance forms), word processing
and accounting are essential elements of this program. Additional courses
in spreadsheets and databases broaden the required computer knowledge in
this field. An office internship is required. |
| BUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Requirements (72-73 credits) |
| |
BTECH 112 |
Keyboard Skillbuilding I |
2 |
| |
BTECH 113 |
Keyboard Skillbuilding II |
2 |
| * |
BTECH 120 |
Intro to Windows |
3 |
| * |
BTECH 135 |
Electronic 10-Key Calculator |
3 |
| * |
BTECH 145 |
Records and Database Management |
5 |
| * |
BTECH 149 |
Intro to the Medical Office |
2 |
| |
BTECH 150 |
Medical Terminology I |
5 |
| |
BTECH 151 |
Medical Terminology II |
5 |
| * |
BTECH 201 |
Professional Office Applications
I |
5 |
| * |
BTECH 202 |
Professional Office Applications
II |
5 |
| * |
BTECH 203 |
Professional Office Applications
III |
5 |
| |
BTECH 230 |
Machine Transcription I |
5 |
| * |
BTECH 245 |
Cooperative Work Experience |
3 |
| * |
BTECH 246 |
Cooperative Work Experience |
3 |
| * |
BTECH 248 |
Business Info Technology Seminar
I (2) |
|
| |
AND |
|
(4-5) |
| * |
BTECH 249 |
Business Info Technology Seminar
II (2) |
|
| |
OR |
|
|
| * |
MNGT 186 |
Professional Development (5) |
|
| * |
BTECH 250 |
Medical Forms |
5 |
| * |
BTECH 253 |
Medical Office Procedures |
5 |
| BUSINESS Requirements (23
credits) |
| * |
BUS 105 |
Business English I |
5 |
| * |
BUS 106 |
Business English II |
3 |
| * |
BUS 240 |
Human Relations in the Workplace |
5 |
| * |
BUS 250 |
Business Communications |
5 |
| * |
MNGT 130 |
Customer Service |
5 |
| General Requirements (2 credits) |
| ** |
PE 228 |
Standard First Aid & CPR |
2 |
| |
BIOL 118 |
Human Anatomy & Physiology for
Non-Science Majors |
5 |
| |
|
Total Credits Required |
97-98 |
| *Meets related instruction
requirements for professional/technical programs. |
| **Valid First Aid/CPR card
satisfies this requirement |
| |
| MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION CERTIFICATE |
| BUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Requirements (37-40 credits) |
| |
BTECH 112 |
Keyboard Skillbuilding I |
2 |
| * |
BTECH 135 |
Electronic 10-Key Calculator |
3 |
| |
BTECH 149 |
Intro to the Medical Office |
2 |
| * |
BTECH 150 |
Medical Terminology I |
5 |
| |
BTECH 151 |
Medical Terminology II |
5 |
| * |
BTECH 201 |
Professional Office Applications
I (Word/Excel) |
5 |
| * |
BTECH 245 |
Cooperative Work Experience |
3 |
| |
BTECH 248 |
Business Info Technology Seminar I (2) |
|
| |
OR |
|
(2-5) |
| |
MNGT 186 |
Professional Development (5) |
|
| |
BTECH 251 |
Medical Transcription I |
5 |
| |
BTECH 252 |
Medical Transcription II |
5 |
| GENERAL/BUSINESS Requirements
(13 credits) |
| |
BIOL 118 |
Human Anatomy & Physiology for
Non-Science Majors |
5 |
| |
BUS 105 |
Business English I |
5 |
| |
BUS 106 |
Business English II |
3 |
| |
|
Total Credits Required |
50-53 |
| *Meets related instruction
requirements for professional/technical programs |
| **Valid First Aid/CPR card
satisfies this requirement |
| |
| OFFICE ASSISTANT: GENERAL (Certificate) |
| Students who earn the General
certificate gain a full range of basic employable skills in a relatively
short time. Students complete courses in word processing, spreadsheet preparation,
filing, database management and communications. |
| BUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Requirements |
| |
BTECH 112 |
Keyboard Skillbuilding I |
2 |
| |
BTECH 113 |
Keyboard Skillbuilding II |
2 |
| * |
BTECH 120 |
Intro to Windows |
3 |
| * |
BTECH 135 |
Electronic 10-Key Calculator |
3 |
| * |
BTECH 145 |
Records and Database Management |
5 |
| |
BTECH 201 |
Professional Office Applications
I |
5 |
| |
BTECH 202 |
Professional Office Applications
II |
5 |
| |
BTECH 230 |
Machine Transcription I |
5 |
| * |
BTECH 248 |
Business Info Technology Seminar
I (2) |
|
| |
AND |
|
(4-5) |
| * |
BTECH 249 |
Business Info Technology Seminar
II (2) |
|
| |
OR |
|
|
| |
MNGT 186 |
Professional Development (5) |
|
| BUSINESS Requirements |
| * |
BUS 105 |
Business English I |
5 |
| * |
BUS 106 |
Business English II |
3 |
| |
BUS 250 |
Business Communications |
5 |
| |
MNGT 130 |
Customer Service |
5 |
| |
|
Total Credits Required |
52-53 |
| *Meets related instruction
requirements for professional/technical programs. |
| |
| OFFICE ASSISTANT: MEDICAL (Certificate) |
| As the front-office person,
the receptionist greets patients, screens telephone calls, schedules appointments
and assists in records management and accounting. The medical receptionist
works with a high degree of accuracy and a clear understanding of medical
ethics, legality of medical reports and empathy for patients. The medical
receptionist student prepares for employment by taking courses in medical
terminology, medical forms, office procedures and word processing. |
| business information technology
Requirements (39-40 credits) |
| |
BTECH 112 |
Keyboard Skillbuilding I |
2 |
| * |
BTECH 120 |
Introduction to Windows |
3 |
| * |
BTECH 135 |
Electronic 10-Key Calculator |
3 |
| * |
BTECH 145 |
Records and Database Management |
5 |
| * |
BTECH 149 |
Intro to Medical Office |
2 |
| |
BTECH 150 |
Medical Terminology |
5 |
| * |
BTECH 201 |
Professional Office Applications
I |
5 |
| * |
BTECH 248 |
Business Info Technology Seminar
I (2) |
|
| |
AND |
|
(4-5) |
| * |
BTECH 249 |
Business Info Technology Seminar
II (2) |
|
| |
OR |
|
|
| * |
MNGT 186 |
Professional Development (5) |
|
| * |
BTECH 250 |
Medical Forms |
5 |
| * |
BTECH 253 |
Medical Office Procedures |
5 |
| Business Requirements (18
credits) |
| * |
BUS 105 |
Business English I |
5 |
| * |
BUS 106 |
Business English II |
3 |
| * |
BUS 240 |
Human Relations in the Workplace |
5 |
| * |
MNGT 130 |
Customer Service |
5 |
| General Requirements (2
credits) |
| ** |
PE 228 |
Standard First Aid & CPR |
2 |
| |
|
Total Credits Required |
58-59 |
| *Meets related instruction
requirements for professional/technical programs. |
| **Valid First Aid/CPR card
satisfies this requirement |
| |
| OFFICE ASSISTANT: MEDICAL BILLING (Certificate) |
| Students in the Medical
Billing program prepare for employment as ambulatory care coders (ICD-9-CM
and CPT), billers, patient account representatives, surgery schedulers,
and other support positions in a variety of medical settings. Graduates
are able to code and bill accurately, ethically and assertively; optimize
reimbursement; research and explain coverage to patients and families; and
handle all components of claims processing. |
| BUSINESS INFORMATION Technology
Requirements (50 credits) |
| |
BTECH 112 |
Keyboard Skillbuilding I |
2 |
| * |
BTECH 135 |
Electronic 10-Key Calculator |
3 |
| * |
BTECH 145 |
Records and Database Management |
5 |
| * |
BTECH 149 |
Intro to the Medical Office |
2 |
| |
BTECH 150 |
Medical Terminology I |
5 |
| |
BTECH 151 |
Medical Terminology II |
5 |
| * |
BTECH 201 |
Professional Office Applications
I |
5 |
| * |
BTECH 245 |
Cooperative Work Experience |
3 |
| |
BTECH 250 |
Medical Forms |
5 |
| * |
BTECH 253 |
Medical Office Procedures |
5 |
| |
BTECH 254 |
CPT Coding |
5 |
| |
BTECH 255 |
ICD-9-CM Coding |
5 |
| General Requirements (12
credits) |
| |
BIOL 118 |
Human Anatomy & Physiology for
Non-Science Majors |
5 |
| * |
BUS 105 |
Business English I |
5 |
| ** |
PE 228 |
Standard First Aid & CPR |
2 |
| |
|
Total Credits Required |
62 |
| *Meets related instruction
requirements for professional/technical programs |
| **Valid First Aid/CPR card
satisfies this requirement |
