Administrative support professionals are responsible for performing and coordinating
a wide range of activities, managing information flow, providing excellent customer
service, and operating and maintaining a wide variety of office equipment. Organizations
in a wide variety of industries, including the health care field and medical offices,
rely on skilled administrative support staff to keep operations running efficiently
and effectively.
See also
- Degree Requirements for Accounting, Business and Leadership programs
- Course descriptions in the LCC Catalog
- Distribution lists in the LCC Catalog
Important: Many course sequences only begin in fall quarter. Check with your program advisor.
First Quarter
- BUS 100: Foundations of Business Success (3 credits)
- BTEC 104: Introduction to Business Technology (5 credits)
- Concurrently w/ BUS 100*
- BTEC 181: Medical Terminology I (3 credits)
- COLL 101: College Success 101 (2 credits)
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Second Quarter
- ENGL& 101: English Composition I (5 credits)
- College level reading and writing skills or completion of ENGL 099 (was ENGL 100) or TECH 105 with a grade of C or better*
- BUS 104: Business Math (5 credits)
- Math 78/79*
- BTEC 182: Medical Terminology II (3 credits)
- BTEC 181 or MEDA 101 each with a grade of C or better*
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Third Quarter
- BTEC 165: Cultural Awareness for Care Professionals (5 credits)
- BTEC 164: Healthcare Law and Ethics (2 credits)
- MEDA 120: Survey of Human Anatomy and Physiology (5 credits)
- ENGL 099 or placement into ENGL 101*
Fourth Quarter
- BUS 144: Management of Human Relations OR BUS 150: Customer Service/Management (5 credits)
- BTEC 161: Introduction to ICD-10 Coding in the medical Office Part I (5 credits)
- BTEC 181 and MEDA 120, both with a grade of C or higher or Instructor Permission*
- BTEC 131: Introduction to Spreadsheets (5 credits)
- BTEC 104 or CS 110, and BUS 104 or MATH 88 or MATH 97, with a C or higher, or instructor permission*
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Fifth Quarter
- BTEC 135: Advanced Data Analysis (5 credits)
- BTEC 131 (was CS 121) with a grade of C or better, or instructor permission*
- BTEC 162: Intro to ICD-10 Coding in the Medical Office Part II (5 credits)
- BTEC 161 with a grade of C or better or instructor permission*
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
Sixth Quarter
- BTEC 163: CPT Coding (5 credits)
- BTEC 162 with grade C or better or instructor permission*
- BTEC 294: Career Success (2 credits)
- Program advisor permission required
- BTEC 168: Billing & Coding Certification Prep (2 credits)
- BTEC 288: Cooperative Education Experience (3 credits) recommended
*Pre- and/or co-requisite(s)
1. College Success 101
COLL 101 (2 credits)
2. Foundations of Business Success
BUS 100 (3 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): MATH or TECH 78/79
3. Introduction to Technology
BTEC 104 (5 credits)
- Concurrently w/ BUS 100*
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): MATH or TECH 78/79
4.English Composition I OR Business Communications
ENGL& 101 OR BUS 119 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): ENGL 099 (was ENGL 100) or TECH 105 with a grade of C or better or placement test
into ENGL& 101
5. Powerpoint Fundamentals
BTEC 146 (2 credit)
6. Introduction to Business
BUS& 101 (5 credits)
7. Management of Human Relations: DIV
BUS 144 (5 credits)
8. Salesmanship
BUS 165 (5 credits)
9. Introduction to Microcomputer Applications
CS 110 (3 credits)
10. Introduction to Accounting Concepts
ACCT 101 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): BUS 100, MATH 079 or TECH 079 or higher with a grade
of C or better or instructor permission
11. Customer Service/Management
BUS 150 (5 credits)
12. Introduction to Spreadsheets
BTEC 131 (5 credits)
Pre- and/or co-requisite(s): BTEC 104 or CS 110, and BUS 104 or MATH 88 or MATH 97, with a C or higher, or instructor permission
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