Business Office Technology - Diploma

The Business Office Technology diploma program is a sequence of courses designed to prepare a graduate for entry-level employment as a business office specialist, legal office specialist, or medical office specialist. The program provides learning opportunities which introduce, develop, and reinforce academic and occupational knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. Additionally, the program provides opportunities to retrain and upgrade present knowledge and skills. Completion of the program of study leads to a diploma in Business Office Technology with a specialization in business, legal, or medical office technology.

PROGRAM LENGTH
A minimum of 71 credit hours is required for graduation. A full-time student can expect to complete the program in 5 - 6 quarters.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
A graduate may find employment as a business office specialist, legal office specialist, medical office specialist, or in related employment.

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
Age: Applicant must be 16 years or older.
Education: A high school diploma/GED is required.
Program Acceptance/Placement: Applicant must achieve program ready or provisional scores on the ASSET placement test (or submit acceptable SAT/ACT scores.) Applicants who do not attain the minimum scores may take refresher/remedial instruction in order to meet admissions requirements.

CURRICULUM

Course # Course Title Credit Hrs

General Core Courses
EMP 100 Interpersonal Relations & Professional Dev. 3
ENG 111 Business English 5
ENG 112 Business Communications 5
MAT 111 Business Math 5

Fundamental Occupational Courses for Business Office and Legal Office Specializations:
SCT 100 Introduction to Microcomputers 3
BUS 101 Beginning Document Processing 5
BUS 102 Intermediate Document Processing 5
BUS 103 Advanced Document Processing 5
BUS 106 Office Procedures 5
BUS 108 Word Processing 7

Fundamental Occupational Courses for Medical Office Specialization:
SCT 100 Introduction to Microcomputers 3
BUS 101 Beginning Document Processing 5
BUS 102 Intermediate Document Processing 5
BUS 103 Advanced Document Processing 5
BUS 108 Word Processing 7
BUS 216 Medical Office Procedures 5

(Completion of one of the following specializations is required.)
Business Office Specialist
BUS 105 Database Fundamentals 3
BUS 107 Machine Transcription 3
BUS 201 Advanced Word Processing 3
BUS 202 Spreadsheet Fundamentals 3
BUS 208 Office Accounting 5
XXX xxx Electives 6

Legal Office Specialist
BUS 158 Legal Terminology 3
BUS 217 Legal Office Procedures I 7
BUS 218 Legal Office Procedures II 7
BUS 227 Legal Document Processing/Transcription 3
XXX xxx Electives 3

Medical Office Specialist
AHS 101 Anatomy & Physiology 5
AHS 109 Medical Terminology for Allied Health Services 3
BUS 226 Medical Office Coding, Billing and Insurance 5
BUS 208 Office Accounting 5
BUS 213 Medical Document Processing/Transcription 5