Business and Personal Services > Business Administrative Technology

Business Administrative Technology
Diploma

Contact Information
Business Administrative Assistant
Deborah Miller
706-771-4053
Tiffany Rowe-Thomas
706-771-4111
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
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 1010 Fundamentals of English I 5
ENG 1012 Fundamentals of English II 5
MAT 1011* Business Mathematics (or)
MAT 1012 Foundations of  Mathematics 5
EMP 1000 Interpersonal Relations and Professional Development 3
*MAT 111 will substitute for MAT 1011
Occupational Courses 23
BUS 1130  Document Processing 6
BUS 1140 Word Processing 5
BUS 1120 Business Document Proofreading and Editing 3
BUS 2200 Office Accounting (or)
ACC 1101 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 1240 Office Procedures 5
BUS 2210 Applied Office Procedures 5
BUS 1170 Electronic Communications Applications 5
BUS 2120 Spreadsheet Applications 3
BUS 2150 Presentation Applications 3
Business Administrative Assistant Electives 12+
(A minimum of 12 credit hours from the following is required.)
BUS 1100 Introduction to Keyboarding 3
BUS 1150 Database Applications 3
BUS 1110 Speed and Accuracy Keying 2
BUS 1160 Desktop Publishing 3
BUS 1340 Customer Service Fundamentals 4
BUS 2110 Advanced Word Processing 5
BUS 2230 Office Management 5
BUS 2240 Business Administrative Assistant Internship I 6
BUS 2250 Business Administrative Assistant Internship II 12
BUS 2130 Advanced Spreadsheet Applications 3
BUS 2170 Web Page Design 3
BUS 2160 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 2300 Medical Terminology (or)
AHS 109 Medical Terminology for Allied Health 3
BUS 2310 Anatomy and Terminology for the
Medical Administrative Assistant (or)
AHS 101 Anatomy and Physiology 5
MAS 112 Human Diseases 5
BUS 2340 Medical Administrative Procedures 5
BUS 2370 Medical Office Billing/Coding/Insurance 5
Medical Administrative Assistant Electives 12+
(A minimum of 12 credit hours from the following is required.)
BUS 1100 Introduction to Keyboarding 3
BUS 1150 Database Applications 3
BUS 1110 Speed and Accuracy Keying 2
BUS 1160 Desktop Publishing 3
BUS 1340 Customer Service Fundamentals 4
BUS 2110 Advanced Word Processing 5
BUS 2120 Spreadsheet Applications 3
BUS 2230 Office Management 5
BUS 2380 Medical Administrative Assistant Internship I 6
BUS 2390 Medical Administrative Assistant Internship II 12
BUS 2320 Medical Document Processing/Transcription 5
BUS 2330 Advanced Medical Document Processing/Transcription 5
BUS 2130 Advanced Spreadsheet Applications 3
BUS 2170 Web Page Design 3
BUS 2150 Presentation Applications 3
BUS 2160 Electronic Mail Applications 3
MAS 151 ICD-9 Medical Procedures Coding 3
MAS 152 ICD-9 Medical Procedures Coding II 3
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.