Administrative Assistant Program

Entry: Fall, Winter or Spring Terms (Ottumwa campus)
Fall Term (Centerville campus)
Length: 3 terms (9 months)
Degree: Diploma

The Administrative Assistant program prepares you to perform duties necessary to work in an office. You will develop personal and technical skills by learning and practicing on computers and other equipment found in modern offices.

For more information about the Administrative Assistant program, contact Linda Farrington on the Ottumwa campus at 641.683.5204 or 800.726.2585, ext. 5204

Course Schedule

Catalog Number	Course Name	Credits
Term I
ACC121	Principles of Accounting I	3
ACC160	Payroll Accounting	2
ADM134	Business Math OR any course MAT110 to MAT300	2 or 3
ADM136	Secretarial Lab	1
CSC110	Introduction to Computers	3
	Total	10-11
Term II
BCA134	Word Processing	3
BCA158	Spreadsheet Applications	2
SPC112	Public Speaking	3
	Approved Electives	3
	Total	11
Term III
ACC311	Computer Accounting	3
ADM115	Keyboarding II	2
ADM221	Career Development Skills	2
BCA159	Database Applications	2
COM717	Business English OR ENG105 Composition I	2 or 3
	Total	11-12

Approved Electives
You must take 3 credits from the following:
ACC122	Principles of Accounting II	3
ACC221	Cost Accounting	3
ADM106	Introduction to Keyboarding	2
ADM131	Office Calculators	1
ADM162	Office Procedures	3
ADM198	Legal Terminology	2
BCA210	Business Computer Applications	1
CSC105	Computer Essentials	1
ECN120	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
HSC113	Medical Terminology	2
ACCxxx	Accounting courses
BCAxxx	Microcomputer courses
BUSxxx	Business courses
CISxxx	Computer Programming courses
PSYxxx	Psychology courses