Administrative Office Technology (ADOT)
(CIP Code 520401)
66 Semester HoursThe Administrative Office Technology Associate Degree in Applied Science program is designed for individuals who want to become administrative professionals in an electronic office environment. Graduates will develop skills in the following areas: keyboarding, word processing, spreadsheets, database management applications, desktop publishing, web page design, presentation graphics, office accounting, effective business communication and customer service, and office management skills.
Graduates of this program are prepared for competitive and profitable careers in a variety of professional administrative and entrepreneurial positions world-wide.
Authorized certification course materials (MOS—Microsoft Office Specialist) are used in a variety of the courses. Graduates are encouraged to obtain their MOS certification.
Developmental Courses
This program of study requires that all developmental courses must be completed prior to graduation. These developmental courses may or may not be prerequisites to courses required in the program. Developmental courses are determined by placement tests taken at the time of admissions into the college. The developmental courses are MAT 103 and RWR 032. These courses do not count for credit in any program of study.
General Education Core Requirements - 15 Credit Hours
ENG 101 English Composition I
MAT 155 Contemporary Mathematics
SPC 205 Public Speaking
------ Humanities/Fine Arts Elective
------ Social/Behavioral Science Elective
courses required to complete this program
Following is a list of courses required to complete this program. Since some courses are offered once a year, courses should be taken in the following sequence in order to complete the program in a timely manner:
FALL SEMESTER - FIRST YEARCreditLabClass
AOT 104 Keyboarding and Input Technologies 303
COL 105 Freshman Seminar 303
CPT 101 Introduction to Computers 303
ENG 101 English Composition I 303
MAT 155 Contemporary Mathematics 303
15015Total
SPRING SEMESTER - FIRST YEARCreditLabClass
AOT 110 Document Formatting 303
BUS 130 Business Communications 303
CPT 174 Microcomputer Spreadsheets 303
CPT 179 Microcomputer Word Processing 303
SPC 205 Public Speaking 303
15015Total
SUMMER SEMESTER - FIRST YEARCreditLabClass
AOT 180 Customer Service 303
AOT 251 Administrative Systems and Procedures 303
CPT 172 Microcomputer Database 303
IST 222 Introduction to Webpage Production 303
12012Total
FALL SEMESTER - SECOND YEARCreditLabClass
ACC 101 Accounting Principles I 303
AOT 212 Medical Document Productions 303
IST 281 Presentation Graphics 303
------ Social/Behavioral Science Elective303
12012Total
SPRING SEMESTER - SECOND YEARCreditLabClass
AOT 255 Senior Practicum 361
AOT 256 Office Management Skills 303
------ Humanities/Fine Arts Elective303
------ Departmental Approved Elective303
12610Total
66664Program Total
This program is aligned with the following career cluster: Business, Management & Administration
Departmental Approved Electives
ACC 124 Individual Tax Procedures
ACC 150 Payroll Accounting
AHS 102 Medical Terminology
AOT 210 Document Production
AOT 212 Medical Document Productions
AOT 213 Legal Document Production
BUS 110 Entrepreneurship
BUS 121 Business Law I
CPT 242 Database
CRJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CRJ 115 Criminal Law I
HIM 110 Health Information Science I
HIM 115 Medical Records and the Law
MGT 101 Principles of Management
MGT 150 Fundamentals of Supervision
MKT 101 Marketing
SPA 101 Elementary Spanish I
SPA 105 Conversational Spanish
Program Contact
- Email: croteaukh@cctech.edu
- Office: M133E
- Phone: (803) 778-7887
- Extension: 487