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Proposal: CT-00-32
Program name: Office Administration - Medical Secretarial Option
Type of program:
The program will be offered at:
Existing courses required for completion of program: (list each individually, one course per line, with course number, title, and credit hours)
2530:241 Health Information & Records Management 3 cr
2540:143 Microsoft Word Beginning 2 cr
2540:256 Medical Office Procedures 3 cr
2740:125 Medical Assisting I 4 cr
Courses new to university offering required for completion of program: (list each individually, one course per line, with course number, title, and credit hours)
None
Deletion of required courses
2540:121 Introduction to Office Procedures 3 cr
2540:129 Information/Records Management 3 cr
2740:100 Introduction to Medical Assisting 2 cr
2440:103 Software Fundamentals 2 cr
5540:xxx Physical Education 1 cr
Existing courses which can be used as electives in program: (list each individually, one course per line, with course number, title, and credit hours; if options exist, list by option)
None
Courses new to university offering which can be used as electives in program: (list each individually, one course per line, with course number, title, and credit hours; if options exist, list by option)
None
Deletion of elective courses
None
Change in number of elective credits
Change in number of required credits
Current: 66
New: 67
Change in number of credits required for degree
Current: 66
New: 67
Change in other degree requirements
None
Change in admissions requirements for direct admits
Current requirements:
None
Proposed requirements:
Students must pass department placement exams or complete
Bridge Courses (as needed as a result of the department
placement exam) before enrolling in Office Administration
courses (2540).

Bridge Courses
2440:101 Fundamental Computer Concepts 1 cr
2440:102 Introduction to Windows 1 cr
2440:103 Software Fundamentals 2 cr
2540:140 Keyboarding for Nonmajors 2 cr
Change in admissions requirements for students using intercollege transfer
Current requirements:
None
Proposed requirements:
Students must pass department placement exams or complete
Bridge Courses (as needed as a result of the department
placement exam) before enrolling in Office Administration
courses (2540).

Bridge Courses
2440:101 Fundamental Computer Concepts 1 cr
2440:102 Introduction to Windows 1 cr
2440:103 Software Fundamentals 2 cr
2540:140 Keyboarding for Nonmajors 2 cr
Change in admissions requirements to a graduate program
Current requirements:

Proposed requirements:
Implementation Plan
New program requirements will be enforced for students
Fall 2000.
Additional program requirements:
Other information:
Resource statement:
No additional resources required for this program change.
Web components statement:
Rationale:
Changes in the Medical Secretarial program are made for the following reasons:

1) To make sure enrolling students have the necessary computer skills
2) To be consistent with other Business Technology programs requiring these Bridge Courses
3) To reflect course updates completed by the Medical Assisting program
4) To provide students with office procedures and records management courses that are specific to the medical secretarial field.
5) Physical education is no longer required by OBR.
Bulletin description:
Preparing students for the different but often overlapping fields of administrative assisting, secretarial, word processing, information management, or clerical work; medical, legal, or international secretarial; or office/information management.


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