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Business Technology AOS
Program overview
The business technology AOS degree program includes technical course work in accounting, computers, payroll, general office skills, and word processing/information processing skills. Students complete a sequence of courses that provides either an accounting technology or administrative support technology concentration.
This is a nontransfer occupational program, with primary emphasis on preparation for immediate employment.
Places of employment
Graduates of this major will find employment in a variety of settings, including business, industry, government, and education.
On-the-job responsibilities
Graduates will input, manipulate, and retrieve data; use interactive software, e-mail, and information processing skills; and use computers to maintain and reconcile various financial records. Positions for which graduates qualify include general office clerk, accounts receivable/payables clerk, payroll records clerk, word processing technician, cost accounting clerk, and microcomputer accounting clerk.
Prerequisites
English: Placement into English level C or above. Students successfully completing AOS degrees typically enter with reading scores equivalent to 8.0 on the California Reading Test.
Mathematics: Mathematics Applications for Business Technology (0884-155) is required. Typically, students entering this major will have completed at least two years of high school mathematics.
Science: Typically, students entering this major will have completed at least two years of high school science.
Curriculum
Business technology (administrative support technology option), AOS degree, typical course sequence (semesters), effective fall 2013
| Course | Sem. Cr. Hrs. | |
|---|---|---|
| First Year | ||
| NCAR-100 | Freshman Seminar | 1 |
| NENG-212 | NTID LAS Foundation: Career English I | 3 |
| NAST-140 | Essential Document Production | 3 |
| NACC-130 | Personal Finance | 3 |
| NAST-160 | Spreadsheet Applications for Business | 3 |
| NENG-213 | NTID LAS Foundation: Career English II | 3 |
| NMTH-120 | NTID LAS Foundation: Mathematics† | 3 |
| NAST-150 | Advanced Document Production | 3 |
| NBUS-200 | Orientation to Business | 3 |
| NACC-201 | Accounting I | 3 |
| Wellness Education* | 0 | |
| Second Year | ||
| NTID LAS Foundation: ASL/Deaf Cultural Studies‡ | 3 | |
| NAST-215 | Integrated Document Production | 3 |
| NAST-210 | Essentials of Business Communication | 3 |
| NAST-220 | Database Applications for Business | 3 |
| NBUS-213 | Applied Ethics for Business | 3 |
| NTID LAS Perspective: Communication, Social and Global Awareness | 3 | |
| NSCI-120 | NTID LAS Perspective: Scientific Processes§ | 3 |
| NAST-225 | Business Graphics | 3 |
| NBUS-217 | Fundamentals of Management | 3 |
| NAST-240 | Administrative Support Technology Seminar | 3 |
| Cooperative Education | Co-op | |
| Third Year | ||
| NTID LAS Perspective: Creative and Innovative Exploration | 3 | |
| NTID LAS Elective | 3 | |
| NAST-230 | Desktop Publishing for Business | 3 |
| NBUS-223 | Fundamentals of Marketing | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 73 | |
Please see New NTID General Education Curriculum-Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) for more information.
* Please see Wellness Education Requirement for more information.
† Any mathematics course numbered NMTH-120 or higher
‡ Deaf Perspectives on Contemporary Civilization (NHSS-150) or ASL I (NASL-190)
§ Any science course numbered NSCI-120 or higher
Business technology (accounting technology option), AOS degree, typical course sequence (semesters), effective fall 2013
| Course | Sem. Cr. Hrs. | |
|---|---|---|
| First Year | ||
| NCAR-100 | Freshman Seminar | 1 |
| NENG-212 | NTID LAS Foundation: Career English I | 3 |
| NAST-140 | Essential Document Production | 3 |
| NACC-130 | Personal Finance | 3 |
| NAST-160 | Spreadsheet Applications for Business | 3 |
| NENG-213 | NTID LAS Foundation: Career English II | 3 |
| NMTH-120 | NTID LAS Foundation: Mathematics† | 3 |
| NAST-150 | Advanced Document Production | 3 |
| NBUS-200 | Orientation to Business | 3 |
| NACC-201 | Accounting I | 3 |
| Wellness Education* | 0 | |
| Second Year | ||
| NTID LAS Foundation: ASL/Deaf Cultural Studies‡ | 3 | |
| NAST-215 | Integrated Document Production | 3 |
| NAST-210 | Essentials of Business Communication | 3 |
| NAST-220 | Database Applications for Business | 3 |
| NACC-202 | Accounting 2 | 3 |
| NTID LAS Perspective: Communication, Social and Global Awareness | 3 | |
| NSCI-120 | NTID LAS Perspective: Scientific Processes§ | 3 |
| NBUS-213 | Applied Ethics for Business | 3 |
| NBUS-217 | Fundamentals of Management | 3 |
| NACC-203 | Accounting 3 | 3 |
| Cooperative Education | Co-op | |
| Third Year | ||
| NTID LAS Perspective: Creative and Innovative Exploration | 3 | |
| NTID LAS Elective | 3 | |
| NACC-204 | Accounting Capstone | 3 |
| NBUS-223 | Fundamentals of Marketing | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 73 | |
Please see New NTID General Education Curriculum-Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) for more information.
* Please see Wellness Education Requirement for more information.
† Any mathematics course numbered NMTH-120 or higher
‡ Deaf Perspectives on Contemporary Civilization (NHSS-150) or ASL I (NASL-190)
§ Any science course numbered NSCI-120 or higher
Additional information
Microsoft certification
The department operates an authorized testing center for Microsoft Office Specialist. Preparatory courses are offered for several exams each semester.