Augusta Technical College Business Administrative Technology

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Business Administrative Technology
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Business Administrative Assistant

LeAnne Lovering
706-771-4054
Deborah Miller
706-771-4053
Augusta Campus - Building 1400

Basak Williford
706-595-0166 ext. 12
Thomson Campus

Betty Ann Manning
706-437-6828
Waynesboro Campus

Medical Administrative Assistant
Elizabeth Julian
706-771-4062
Marylin Willis
706-771-4066
Margaret Sweitzer
706-771-4065
Augusta Campus - Building 1400

Debra DelGenio
706-595-0166 ext. 29
Thomson Campus

Entrance Dates:	Fall and Spring
Length of Program:	Five Quarters
Credit Hours Required for Graduation:	74-76

Program Description

The Business Administrative Technology program is designed to prepare graduates for employment in a variety of positions in today’s technology-driven workplaces. The program provides learning opportunities that introduce, develop, and reinforce academic and occupational knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. Additionally, the program provides opportunities to upgrade present knowledge and skills or to retrain in the areas of business administration and business technology. Graduates of the program receive a Business Administrative Technology diploma with a specialization in one of the following: Business Administrative Assistant or Medical Administrative Assistant. High school graduation or GED is required for admission to this program.

Employment Opportunities

The Business Administrative Assistant produces graduates that may be employed as administrative and executive office professionals in government, business, medical, legal, educational, and technical areas. With the ongoing expansion of business in the CSRA, there is a continual need for highly skilled administrative professionals and office support personnel.

The Medical Administrative Assistant produces graduates that may be employed in a variety of health-related settings, including doctors’ offices, public and private hospitals, medical transcription services, clinics, laboratories, medical libraries, and governmental medical facilities.

Curriculum Outline			Credits
General Core Courses			18
ENG	111	Business English	5
ENG	112	Business Communications	5
MAT	1012*	Foundations of Mathematics	5
EMP	100	Interpersonal Relations and Professional Development	3
*Effective Fall 2008
Occupational Courses			23
BUS	101	Document Processing	6
BUS	108	Word Processing	5
BUS	148	Business Document Proofreading and Editing	3
BUS	208	Office Accounting (or)
ACC	101	Principles of Accounting I	6
SCT	100	Introduction to Microcomputers	3
Completion of one of the following specializations is required
Specialization: Business Administrative Assistant			21
BUS	106	Office Procedures	5
BUS	109	Applied Office Procedures	5
BUS	160	Electronic Communications Applications	5
BUS	202	Spreadsheet Applications	3
BUS	261	Presentation Applications	3
Business Administrative Assistant Electives			12+
(A minimum of 12 credit hours from the following is required.)
BUS	100	Introduction to Keyboarding	3
BUS	105	Database Applications	3
BUS	120	Speed and Accuracy Keying	2
BUS	161	Desktop Publishing	3
BUS	201	Advanced Word Processing	5
BUS	203	Office Management	5
BUS	204	Business Administrative Assistant Internship I	6
BUS	224	Business Administrative Assistant Internship II	12
BUS	260	Advanced Spreadsheet Applications	3
BUS	262	Web Page Design	3
BUS	263	Electronic Mail Applications	3
MKT	100	Introduction to Marketing	5
MKT	101	Principles of Management	5
MKT	103	Business Law	5
MSD	100	Management Principles	5
MSD	104	Human Resource Management	5
MSD	113	Business Ethics	5
Specialization: Medical Administrative Assistant			23
BUS	211	Medical Terminology (or)
AHS	109	Medical Terminology for Allied Health	3
BUS	212	Anatomy and Terminology for the
		Medical Administrative Assistant (or)
AHS	101	Anatomy and Physiology	5
MAS	112	Human Diseases	5
BUS	216	Medical Administrative Procedures	5
BUS	226	Medical Office Billing/Coding/Insurance	5
Medical Administrative Assistant Electives			12+
(A minimum of 12 credit hours from the following is required.)
BUS	100	Introduction to Keyboarding	3
BUS	105	Database Applications	3
BUS	120	Speed and Accuracy Keying	2
BUS	161	Desktop Publishing	3
BUS	201	Advanced Word Processing	5
BUS	202	Spreadsheet Applications	3
BUS	203	Office Management	5
BUS	205	Medical Administrative Assistant Internship I	6
BUS	215	Medical Administrative Assistant Internship II	12
BUS	213	Medical Document Processing/Transcription	5
BUS	214	Advanced Medical Document Processing/Transcription	5
BUS	260	Advanced Spreadsheet Applications	3
BUS	262	Web Page Design	3
BUS	263	Electronic Mail Applications	3
MAS	151	ICD-9 Medical Procedures Coding	3
MAS	152	ICD-9 Medical Procedures Coding II	5
MAS	153	CPT-4 Physician's Procedural Coding	3

Notes: Upon entry into these diploma programs, if student is unable to key at a rate of 25 wpm or higher, BUS100 must be taken as a first-quarter elective.