About the Program
To meet rapidly changing needs of contemporary offices, the Administrative Office Assistant programs offer you three areas of study: Administrative Office Assistant-Executive; Administrative Office Assistant-Legal; and Administrative Office Assistant-Medical.

Continuing changes in the office environment, most of which are the result of computer technology, have increased the demand for adaptable and versatile office assistants. To keep pace with these changing needs, the Administrative Office Assistant programs offered at RWC include word processing and microcomputer application courses. The executive, legal, and medical options provide students with the background and terminology necessary to work in those diverse environments.

Career Opportunities
Highly qualified office assistants are in great demand, and this situation is expected to continue. Office assistants are employed in organizations of every description. A large percentage are employed by organizations which provide services: educational institutions, hospitals and other health facilities, law firms, membership organizations, and companies that provide business services. They are also employed by businesses engaged in manufacturing, construction, wholesale and retail trade, transporation, and communications. Banks, insurance companies, investment firms, and real estate firms are also important employers.

Admission Requirements
You may enroll in Raymond Walters College if you graduated from an accredited high school or preparatory school, or have a GED certificate (minimum composite score of 45). The college's enrolling admission policy allows you to start any quarter: autumn, winter, spring, or summer.
High school students who are considering RWC should take either the SAT or ACT college entrance examination foruse in guidance and counseling. All students entering a degree program must also take the ASSET Placement Test. This test is given on the RWC campus.

Prerequisites for Program

• Keyboarding or demonstrated equivalent skills (keyboarding speed of 35 wpm) on the RWC Keyboarding Placement Test.
• ACT or SAT examination
• ASSET Placement Test
  

Freshman Year

• Freshman English I, II, III
• Business English
• Document Formatting
• Document Production
• Word Processing I,II
• Microcomputer Office Applications
• Microcomputer Office Databases
• Microcomputer Office Spreadsheets
• Windows95
• Anatomical Medical Terminology I,II,III
• Business Math
• Introduction to Medical Transcription
• Medical Front Office Procedures

Summer

• Seminar I for Internship Program

Sophomore Year

• Social Sciences
• Behavior Science
• Business Communications
• Medical Insurance & Coding I,II
• Medical Transcription I
• Office Simulation
• Management of Office Systems
• Basic Clinical Techniques
• Electives or Seminar II, III, IV
• Electives

Internship Program
An internship program, designed to provide an opportunity for on-the-job training, is available as an elective for full-time second-year students. It is highly recommended that full-time students enroll in this program after meeting criteria: 45 credit hours completed in the program; 2.0 grade point average; professional attitude; good attendance in college; recommendations from professors; and approval from the intership coordinator.

Professional Secretaries International
Professional Secretaries International, the Association for Office Professionals represents members from many backgrounds and in many fields. Secretaries, executive/administrative assistants, information specialists, and office managers are just a few of the types of professionals that make up this association.

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