Administrative Support Technology | Wytheville Community College

Career and Technical Studies

Degree

Associate of Applied Science in Business and Office in Administrative Support Technology

Length

Four-semester (two-year) program

Purpose

The Associate of Applied Science Degree in Administrative Support Technology is designed to prepare persons for full-time employment immediately upon completion of the community college program. Both persons who are seeking their first employment in an office position and those who are seeking promotion may benefit from this curriculum.

Occupational Objectives

Administrative Assistant
Administrative Support Specialist
Executive Secretary
Legal Secretary
Medical Secretary
Office Manager
Word Processing Specialist

Requirements

In addition to the admission requirements established for the college, entry into the Administrative Support Technology program requires competency in English and Math – MDE 10 as demonstrated through direct enrollment and diagnostic tests, or by satisfactorily completing the required EDE and/or MDE units or the equivalent.

The following list is a suggested sequence in which students may plan their class schedules to ensure graduation in two years.

First Semester

Course #	Course Title	Lect. Hrs.	Lab Hrs.	Credits	Transfer
AST 101 ¹	Keyboarding I	3	0	3
AST 136	Office Record Keeping	3	0	3
AST 160	Learning the Internet for Business	1	0	1
AST 260	Presentation Software	2	0	2
ENG 111	College Composition I	3	0	3	View transfer information
Virginias Public Colleges & Universities Virginia Tech ENGL 1105 Radford University CORE 101 Old Dominion University ENGL 110C Virginias Private Colleges & Universities Bluefield College ENG 1013/1023, GEN ED Liberty University ENGL 101 Emory & Henry College ENG 100
ELE	Health/Physical Education Elective	2	0	2
SDV 100	College Success Skills	1	0	1	View transfer information
Virginias Public Colleges & Universities Radford University UNIV 100 elective
Suggested Credits & Hours for Semester		15	0	15

Second Semester

Course #	Course Title	Lect. Hrs.	Lab Hrs.	Credits	Transfer
AST 102	Keyboarding II	3	0	3
AST 236	Specialized Software Applications	3	0	3
CST 126 ⁶	Interpersonal Communication	3	0	3	View transfer information
Virginias Public Colleges & Universities Radford University COMS 250
ELE ²	Humanities/Fine Arts Elective	2	0	2
ELE ³	Social/Behavioral Science Elective	3	0	3
BUS 125	Applied Business Mathematics	3	0	3
Suggested Credits & Hours for Semester		17	0	17

Third Semester

Course #	Course Title	Lect. Hrs.	Lab Hrs.	Credits	Transfer
AST 107	Editing/Proofreading Skills	3	0	3
AST 141	Word Processing I	3	0	3	View transfer information

AST 234	Records and Database Management	3	0	3
AST 243	Office Administration I	3	0	3
ELE ⁵	Business Elective	3	0	3
ELE ⁴	Natural Science, AST or IT Elective	3	0	3
Suggested Credits & Hours for Semester		18	0	18

Fourth Semester

Course #	Course Title	Lect. Hrs.	Lab Hrs.	Credits	Transfer
AST 205	Business Communications	3	0	3
AST 244	Office Administration II	3	0	3
AST 253	Advanced Desktop Publishing I	3	0	3
AST 298 ^*	Seminar and Project in Administrative Support	3	0	3
ITD 110	Web Page Design	4	0	4	View transfer information

Suggested Credits & Hours for Semester		16	0	16