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Administrative Professional A.A. Degree

Full Time

This program roadmap represents one possible pathway to complete the program. Please see a counselor to create an education plan that is customized to meet your needs. This roadmap is not a guarantee of course availability or financial aid applicability.

Catalog:: 2025-26
GE Pattern:: local AA/AS
Total Units:: 60

First Year

Semester 1

15 Units

CAT.	COURSE	UNIT	Prerequisites	GE AREA
Req	BUS 100 English for the Professional	3
Req	BUS 300 Introduction to Business	3		L4
Req	BUSTEC 126 Outlook: Basics or	1
Req	CISA 126 Outlook: Basics	1
Req	BUSTEC 127 Outlook: Tools or	1	BUSTEC 126 or CISA 126
Req	CISA 127 Outlook: Tools	1
Req	BUSTEC 300.1 Keyboarding/Applications: Beginning	1
Req	CISA 315 Introduction to Electronic Spreadsheets	2
GE	STAT C1000 Introduction to Statistics or	4		L2
GE	STAT C1000H ^H Introduction to Statistics - Honors	4		L2

Semester 2

15 Units

CAT.	COURSE	UNIT	Prerequisites	GE AREA
Req	BUS 310 Business Communications	3	BUS 100 or ENGL C1000	L1A
Req	BUSTEC 101 Computer Keyboarding: 10-Key	1
Req	BUSTEC 305 Introduction to Business Information Technology	3
Req	BUSTEC 310 Introduction to Word/Information Processing	3
GE	any Area L3 (Arts & Humanities) course	3		L3
GE	any Area L7B (Life Development Skills) course	2		L7B

Second Year

Semester 3

15 Units

CAT.	COURSE	UNIT	GE AREA
RE	ACCT 101 Fundamentals of College Accounting	3
Req	CISA 320 Introduction to Database Management	1
GE	any Area L1B (Oral Communication & Critical Thinking) course	3	L1B
GE	any Area L7A (Physical Education) course	1	L7A
Elec	any elective course	3
Elec	any elective course	3
Elec	any elective course	1

Semester 4

15 Units

CAT.	COURSE	UNIT	GE AREA
Req	BUSTEC 332 Advanced Business Applications	3
RE	MGMT 304 Principles of Management	3
GE	any Area L5 (Natural Sciences) course	3	L5
GE	any Area L6 (Ethnic Studies) course	3	L6
Elec	any elective course	3

^H honors courses

Explanation of Categories
Req	Required Core	A course that is required for this program
GE	General Education	A course that fulfills a specific general education requirement for a degree, which can be replaced with another course that meets the same requirement
RE	Restricted Elective	A course selected from a list of elective courses specified for this program in the course list in the catalog, which can be replaced with another course from the same list
Elec	Degree Elective	A degree-applicable course that is part of a degree roadmap to ensure that there is a total of at least 60 units, which is a requirement for an associate degree

Career path

Career Options:

This degree develops advanced skills needed for upper-level administrative support and office management careers.

Typical career opportunities include clerical, administrative support, and executive assistant positions with private industry, non-profit organizations, and government entities.

Advising Notes:

This degree can be completed using either the local AA/AS general education (GE) pattern or the Cal-GETC transfer GE pattern. See a counselor to determine which pattern is best for you based on your academic goals.
Students can substitute ESLW 340 for ENGL C1000/C1000H (formerly known as ENGWR 300/480).
Elective Courses: any elective courses numbered 100-499, or having a 4-digit number starting with C.

Scheduling Notes:

BUSTEC 300.1 is offered during the 1^st 8 weeks and BUSTEC 300.2 is offered during the 2^nd 8 weeks, so they can be taken in the same semester.
BUSTEC 126/CISA 126 is offered during the 1^st 5 weeks and BUSTEC 127/CISA 127 is offered during the 2^nd 5 weeks, so they can be taken in the same semester.
BUS 224, BUSTEC 110, and BUSTEC 313 are offered in the fall.
BUSTEC 305, BUSTEC 332 and BUSTEC 350 are offered in the spring.

Published April 12, 2025

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