Office Information Systems: AAS Degree

The Office Information Systems program is designed to prepare students to enter a professional office at an entry-level position. The program provides students with an understanding of technology and basic workplace skills that can be applied to a wide variety of office positions. The program allows students the option of selecting support courses to strengthen their overall education and courses in their area of special interest or job opportunity. This is a Tech Prep articulated program. For more information regarding Tech Prep, click here.

Minimum credit hours required: 66

General Education Requirements: 25–28 credit hours
See page 21 for courses that will satisfy General Education Requirements below.

Composition (6)
ENG 101¹ College Composition I (3)
ENG 102¹ College Composition II (3)

Mathematics (3–5)
BUS 100¹ Mathematics of Business (3)
or
MAT 121¹ Intermediate Algebra with Review (4) or a higher course selected from the approved AGEC courses in the Mathematics category.

Arts/Humanities (6)
Any approved General Education courses in the Arts/Humanities category.

Social/Behavioral Sciences (6)
Any approved General Education courses in the Social/Behavioral Sciences category.

Physical/Biological Sciences (4–5)
Any approved General Education course in the Physical/Biological Sciences category.

Degree Core Requirements: 41–44 credit hours
Required: 35 credit hours
ACC 100 Practical Accounting Procedures (5)
OIS 200¹ Professional Office Skills (3)
BUS 111¹ Business English (3)
CIS 112 Introduction to Windows (2)
CIS 113 Introduction to PowerPoint (1)
CIS 120 Introduction to Computer Information Systems (3)
CIS 115 Introduction to Internet (1)
CIS 123 Introduction to Excel Spreadsheets (2)
CIS 122 Introduction to MS Word (2)
CIS 125 Introduction to Databases (3)
OIS 110 Keyboarding Review & Speed (3)
OIS 130¹ Machine Transcription (3)
OIS 210¹ Keyboarding with Applications (3)
LDR 115 Workplace Ethics (1)

Degree Tracks: 6–9 credit hours

General Office Information
Six–nine credit hours of any advisor-approved coursework consistent with degree goals/focus.

Legal
OIS 240¹ Legal Transcription (3)
AJS 150 Rules of Criminal Procedures (3)
PAR 100 Introduction to Paralegal Studies
(3)
PAR 105¹ Legal computer Applications (3)
Three credit hours of any advisor-approved coursework consistent with degree goals/focus

Medical
AHS 131 Medical Terminology I (3)
AHS 135¹ Medical Codig, Insurance and
Billing (3)
OIS 230¹ Medical Transcription I (3)
Three credit hours of any advisor-approved coursework consistent with degree goals/focus

Optional: 1– 6 credit hours
OIS 289² Internship I (1–6)

¹ Placement text and/or prerequisite required.
² It is strongly recommended that students enroll in this optional course in addition to the required credit hours for completion of the AAS degree in Office Information Systems. Please see catalog for course description.

This catalog was prepared on the basis of the best information available at the time of publication. All information is subject to change without notice, obligation, or liability.