Office Administration

The office administrator or office manager is a professional who has specific training in and knowledge of information processing systems and procedures. With the rapidly changing office environment, the demand is great for highly skilled office specialists. The demand for office workers is predicted to remain strong for position titles of administrative assistant, executive assistant, office manager, records manager, and a broad range of job-specific titles including such terms as "coordinator" and "specialist."

Office Administration requires knowledge and skill in the operation of modern equipment using a variety of current software programs. Information and word processing, transcribing, writing, and decision-making skills are emphasized in the curriculum.

For more information contact the Dean's Office at 670-1082.

The Program (In cooperation with Washburn Institute of Technology)

Washburn University and Washburn Institute of Technology have an articulation agreement leading to an Associate degree between Office Administration at Washburn University and the Office Technology program at Washburn Institute of Technology. Graduates with 1080 hours of course work from the Washburn Institute of Technology Office Technology program receive 28 credits toward the AA degree.

For credit transfer criteria, see Joint Programs with Washburn Institute of Technology in current catalog. To complete the degree, the Washburn Institute of Technology graduates must complete the following courses at Washburn.

Requirements for the Associate of Arts Degree with an Emphasis in Office Administration

Required Correlate Courses

• (from WIT 28 hours transfer credit)
• OA 211 Editing and Grammar
• OA 235 Database Applications
• OA 241 Office Management
• OA 242 Procedures for the Office Professional

General Education Requirements (15 credit hours)

University Requirements

• EN 101 Freshman Composition (3)
• PE 198 (2)
• MA 110 or MA116 (3)