
Financial Assistant - Diploma
Administrative Office Technology
Developmental Courses as Needed
Courses | Credit | Notes |
---|---|---|
RDG 20/100 | 3-6 | |
ENC 90/100 | 2-5 | |
MAT 55/61 | 3-4 |
First Semester
Courses | Credit | Notes |
---|---|---|
ACT 101 Fundamentals of Accounting I OR ACC 201 Financial Accounting |
3 | |
OST 105 Introduction to Information Systems | 3 | |
ENG 101 Writing I | 3 | |
OST 110 Word Processing Applications | 3 | Requires consent of Instructor (OST 101 equivalent skills) |
OST 160 Records & Database Management | 3 | |
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS | 15 |
Second Semester
Courses | Credit | Notes |
---|---|---|
ACT 102 Fundamentals of Accounting II OR ACC 202 Managerial Accounting |
3 | Students who took ACT 101 will take ACT 102; students who took ACC 201 will take ACC 202 |
OST 215 Office Procedures | 3 | Prereq/Coreq: OST 110 |
OST 240 Advanced Microsoft Applications | 3 | Prereq: OST 105 |
MAT 105 Business Mathematics OR OST 213 Business Calculations for the Office Professional |
3 | or higher-level Quantitative Reasoning course |
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS | 12 |
Third Semester
Courses | Credit | Notes |
---|---|---|
ACT 279 Computerized Accounting Systems | 3 | Prereq: ACT 102 or ACC 201 Or Coreq: ACT 102 |
Program Approved Course | 3 | |
Program Approved Course | 3 | |
OST 295 Administrative Office Technology Internship OR COE 199 Cooperative Education |
2-3 | |
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS | 11-12 | |
DIPLOMA TOTAL | 38-39 |
Program-Approved Courses
Choose 6 hours from the following program-approved courses:
Courses | Credit | Notes |
---|---|---|
BAS 120 Personal Finance | 3 | Prereq: MAT 55 |
BAS 160 Introduction to Business | 3 | |
ENG 102 Writing II | 3 | Prereq: ENG 101 |
OST 108 Editing Skills for Office Professionals | 3 | |
OST 150 Transcription and Office Technology | 3 | |
OST 225 Introduction to Desktop Publishing | 3 |
This Student Planning Sheet is the suggested sequence of courses; however, due to availability of courses, students may take courses out of sequence as long as prerequisites are met. Students are encouraged to see their assigned advisor for specific requirements.
Progression in the program is contingent upon achievement of a grade of "C" or better in all OST courses.
Requirements taken from the 2021-2022 KCTCS Catalog
Updated January 2022