Administrative Assistant
(Program requirements effective Summer Quarter 2007.)

Degree Options: Certificate of Completion (CC) and Associate of Applied Science (AAS)

Prerequisites                        12-13 credits

Some or all of the following are required. See your faculty adviser for specific details.

... Minimum COMPASS reading score of 61, or equivalent ASSET, or minimum COMPASS ESL score of 210.

... Knowledge of the Internet or prerequisite classes.

... Some classes have entry requirements not listed here.

BTECH 100	Introduction to Computers/Windows	3
	or
BTECH 101	Modular Introduction to Computers/Windows
BTECH 102	Keyboarding	5
	or
BTECH 103	Modular Keyboarding
BTECH 104	10 Key Mastery	2/3
	or
BTECH 105	Modular Speed and Accuracy
Waived if wpm speed 30 or higher.
BTECH 112	Introduction to the Internet	2

Certificate	50-52 credits

Professional-Technical (PT) Courses

BTECH 106	Formatting/Word Processing	4
BTECH 108	Excel	3
BTECH 110	Business Procedures I	5
BTECH 111	Modular Introduction to Microsoft Office	5
BTECH 118	Microsoft Outlook	3
BTECH 139	Pre-Cooperative Work Experience Seminar	1
139 must be taken one quarter before 140/141.
BTECH 140	Cooperative Education	3–5
Must take with 141.
BTECH 141	Cooperative Work Experience Seminar	1
AAS degree students see adviser to determine 140/141 emphasis experience.
BTECH 217	Modular Microsoft Word	5

Related Instruction (RI) Courses

ACCTG 121	Practical Accounting I	5
BUSN 165	Managing Customer Service	5
PSYCH 120	Psychology of Human Relations	5
	or
SOC 110	Introduction to Sociology
	or
BUSN 160	Human and Labor Relations
WRIT 101	Principles of Writing	5

Associate of Applied Science	91-93 credits
All courses and requirements listed for certificate except BTECH 111	45-47

Professional-Technical (PT) Courses

Only BTECH 140 may be repeated for credit applied to degree.

BTECH 109	Advanced Excel	2
BTECH 114	Microsoft PowerPoint	2
Emphasis	Work with adviser to select	10
BTECH 151	Web Design	5
BTECH 211	Advanced Microsoft Office Integration	5
BTECH 218	Desktop Publishing and Advanced MS Word	5
BTECH 220	Business Procedures II	5
BTECH 226	Microsoft Access	5
BTECH 250	Project Management I	5
BTECH 262	Visio	2

Important Notes:

...This information does not substitute for meeting with a faculty adviser.

...Students must achieve a minimum grade of 2.0  in each BTECH class. .

...Not all classes are offered every quarter or at night.

...Certificate and AAS programs emphasize preparation in specific job skills required for entry-level employment.

...Some classes are offered in self-paced lab setting.

...Some classes may require prerequisites not listed here.

Department Web Site and Contact Information
http://flightline.highline.edu/btech