This degree program prepares students for administrative duties in the law office and other legal settings. The program combines training in current office and technical skills with specialized course work unique to the legal profession, including exposure to legal practices, preparation, and practical application of documents and terminology used in the legal office.

(Major Code 2780; CIP Code 22.0301)

Business Office Technology

Associate of Applied Science Degree

Prerequisite for Required Courses

Note: Prior to the beginning of the program, the student
must take the following prerequisite, or have taken the
equivalent transfer course, or have passed the waiver
test, or have obtained a waiver from the program
administrator.

BOT  105  Keyboarding and Formatting I.........................3

First Semester

BOT  103  Business English.....................................3
BOT  106  Intro to Business Computer Applications*.............3
          Prerequisite or corequisite: BOT 105
BOT  115  Electronic Calculators...............................1
BOT  130  Office Systems Concepts..............................3
LAW  121  Introduction to Law..................................3
ENGL 121  Composition I*.......................................3
          Prerequisite: ENGL 106 or appropriate placement
          test score or EAP 113 and EAP 117
          Health and/or Physical Education Elective............1
          Total Semester Credit Hours.........................17

Second Semester

BOT  155  Word Processing Application I*.......................2
          Prerequisites:  BOT 105 and BOT 106
BOT  110  Skillbuilding I*.....................................1
          Prerequisite:  BOT 105
BOT  150  Records Management...................................3
MATH 120  Business Mathematics*................................3
          Prerequisite: MATH 111 with a grade of "C" or higher
          or appropriate score on the math assessment test
BUS  150  Business Communications*.............................3
          Prerequisite: ENGL 121
ACCT 111  Small Business Accounting............................3
          or
ACCT 121  Accounting I.........................................3
CPCA 141  Internet I*..........................................1
          Prerequisite: CPCA 105 or CPCA 106 or CPCA 128 or
          CIS 124 or appropriate score on an assessment test
          Total Semester Credit Hours.........................16

Third Semester

LAW  223  Law Office Computing*................................3
          Prerequisites: Paralegal program students - admission
          to the paralegal program and completion of BOT 106
BOT  160  Legal Transcription*.................................3
          Prerequisite:  BOT 155
BUS  225  Human Relations......................................3
BOT  255  Word Processing Applications II*.....................2
          Prerequisite: BOT 155
BOT  125  Document Formatting*.................................1
          Prerequisite:  BOT 155
          BOT Electives........................................3
          Total Semester Credit Hours.........................15

Fourth Semester

ECON 132  Survey of Economics..................................3
          or
ECON 230  Economics I..........................................3
BOT  265  Computerized Office Applications*....................3
          Prerequisites: BOT 106 and
          and BOT 255 and BOT 130
          (This capstone course should be taken near the end
          of the degree or certificate program) This course is
          offered in the spring semester only.
BOT  275  Office Internship I*.................................1
          Prerequisite: Admission to the business office
          technology program. This course should be taken
          near the end of the BOT degree or certificate
          program.
BUS  140  Principles of Supervision............................3
          or
BUS  141  Principles of Management.............................3
          Humanities Elective..................................3
          General Electives....................................3
          Total Semester Credit Hours.........................16
          TOTAL PROGRAM CREDIT HOURS..........................64

BOT Electives

BOT  118  Skillbuilding II*....................................1
          Prerequisite:  BOT 110
BOT  180  Business Spreadsheet Applications*...................1
          Prerequisite:  BOT 106
BOT  185  Business Database Applications*......................1
          Prerequisite: BOT 106
BOT  205  Professional Image Development.......................1
BOT  280  Office Internship II*................................1
          Prerequisite: BOT 275
*Prerequisite/Corequisite required