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Award Levels

Credit Hours Required

Time to Completion

Level 1 Certificate

30-33

1 Year

Level 2 Certificate

46-49

1.5 Year

Associate of Applied Science

64

2 Year

 

The Associate of Applied Science in Office Technology is a two-year degree for students who intend to seek employment upon graduation rather than transfer to a university. Level I certification exposes students to fundamental business concepts. Level II certification provides more in-depth business content. Career areas may include: administrative assistant, office manager, office clerk, executive assistant, and office professional.

   

 

 

Interested in this program?

 

Contact an Advisor!

advising@neosho.edu

(620)432-0311

Program Coordinator

Jim Halstead

Office: (620)432-0306

jhalstead@neosho.edu

 

Recommended Sequence of Courses

(Fall) Semester I

 

Credit Hours

OTEC 101/102

Keyboarding I or II

    3

CSIS 100

Computer Concepts and Applications

 3

ACCT 108

College Accounting

    3

BUSI 106

Business Math or Approved Math Course

    3

CURR 100

First Year Seminar

    1

PSYC 155

General Psyschology

 3

 

Total

16

(Spring) Semester II

   

OTEC 123

Office Machines

    2

BUSI 118

Business Communications

    3

MGMK 101

Intro to Business

 3

MGMK 135

Human Relations and Supervision

    3

ACCT 205

Quickbooks Accounting

    3

 

Approved Business Program Course

    3

 

Total

    17

Level I Certificate Credits  

    30-33

(Fall) Semester III

   

OTEC 107

Office Systems and Procedures

    3

OTEC 102

ACCT 107

Keyboarding II or Payroll Accounting

    3

CSIS 117

Intro to Web Page Design

    1

ECON 201

Macroeconomics

 3

COMM 213

COMM 207

Interpersonal Communications or Fundamentals of Speech

 3

ENGL 101

English Composition I

 3

 

Total

    16

Level II Certificate Credits       46-49

(Spring) Semester IV

   

CSIS 229

Advanced Web Page Design

    3

BUSI 114

Business Law

    3

MGMK 147

Intro to Management

 3

HPER 150

Lifetime Fitness

    1

 

Field Study or other Business Course

    2

 

Approved General Education Elective

    3

 

Total

    15

                      Associate of Applied Science Degree Program Credits

This curriculum is not designed for students who wish to transfer.

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 Courses marked with this symbol are approved by the Kansas Board of Regents for guaranteed transfer among all Kansas public postsecondary institutions. Additional courses may be eligible for transfer. Please visit the NCCC Registrar to learn more.  Visit Kansas Board of Regents Transfer and Articulation website for additional information.

 

Program Outcomes

  1. List and perform the steps in the accounting cycle
  2. Use basic office machines.
  3. Demonstrate effective oral and written communications skills.
  4. Utilize computer application software.
  5. Collaborate with others in a team project setting.
  6. Explain the role of managers and employees in creating an organizational culture.
  7. Demonstrate the proper use of a computerized accounting system.
  8. Compute and prepare payroll checks.
  9. Prepare the required Federal and Kansas payroll reports
  10. Make ethical decisions incorporating the standards of the profession.

 

 

Accreditation

The associate of Applied Science degree is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

All NCCC business degree programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), 11520 West 119th Street, Overland Park, KS  66213 USA. (913) 339-9356www.acbsp.org