Administrative Assistant (A.A.S.)
Sample Schedule
The schedule below shows how the requirements for the A.A.S. Administrative Assistant degree may be met in four semesters. This schedule is an example of one of many possible different schedules. It is included here only as an illustration of the type of schedule that might be followed by a full-time student. Many students at Finger Lakes Community College who have work and/or family obligations choose a different sequence of courses and take more than four semesters to fulfill the requirements of the A.A.S. Administrative Assistant degree. Similarly, students who find they need to take some additional course work to prepare them to do well in the types of courses included in the A.A.S. Administrative Assistant degree program may plan a schedule that takes more than four semesters to complete the degree. All students should consult their advisors when they plan their schedule.
First Semester (16 Credit Hours)
- ENG 101 Freshman English (3)
- OFT 141 College Keyboarding II (3)
- BUS 120 Business Organization (3)
- OFT 156 Office Communications (3)
- OFT 150 Basic Accounting (3)
- Health/Physical Education Elective (1)
Second Semester (16 Credit Hours)
- ENG 102 Introduction to Lit (3)
- COM 110 Public Speaking (3)
- PSY 124 Organizational Behavior (3)
- OFT 210 Word Processing I (3)
- Computer Science Elective (3)
- Health/Physical Education Elective (1)
Third Semester (16 Credit Hours)
- OFT 247 Office Procedures I (3)
- OFT 211 Word Processing II (3)
- ECO 100 Survey of Economics (3)
- Math Elective (3)
- General Elective (3)
- Health/Physical Education Elective (1)
Fourth Semester (16/17 Credit Hours)
- OFT 248 Office Procedures II (3)
- OFT 213 Office Automation (3)
- OFT 253 Machine Transcription (3)
- OFT/BUS 200 Office Management (3)
- Math OR Science Elective (3/4)
- Health/Physical Education Elective (1)
Recommended Sequence for the Office Technology Certificate (HEGIS 5005)
First Semester (15 Credit Hours)
- OFT 140 College Keyboarding I or OFT 141 College Keyboarding II (3)
- OFT 156 Office Communications (3)
- OFT 247 Office Procedures I (3)
- BUS 120 Business Organization (3)
- OFT 150 Basic Accounting or OFT 210 Word Processing I** (3)
Second Semester (15 Credit Hours)
- OFT 141 College Keyboarding II or OFT 213 Office Automation (3)
- OFT/BUS 200 Office Management (3)
- OFT 248 Office Procedures II (3)
- OFT 210 Word Processing I or OFT 150 Basic Accounting (3)
- Business Elective (3)
*Placement will be based on student's skills. The student is required to take College Keyboarding II in order to receive the Certificate.
** At least College Keyboarding I or permission of instructor is a prerequisite for this course. Also, the student must take Word Processing I if enrolling in College Keyboarding II during the first semester.
*** The student must take Basic Accounting if College Keyboarding II has been taken in the first semester.
The student who has completed the certificate program may transfer directly into the two-year program to earn an Associate in Applied Science Degree.