Program Map

Administrative Assistant - Associate in Science

Award Type: Associate in Science
Effective Date: Fall 2024
Learning and Career Pathway
  • Business, Economics & Information Technology

This program map from the 2024-2025 catalog year represents one possible pathway to complete this program. Your pathway may vary depending on your transfer plans and also previous college credit, including AP Test scores, concurrent enrollment courses and high school articulated courses.

I'm ready to get started. What do I do next?

  1. Review this program map to get an overview of the required courses
  2. Meet with a counselor to develop your customized student education plan www.chabotcollege.edu/counseling
  3. Use DegreeWorks, an online student education planning tool, to track your progress toward graduation www.chabotcollege.edu/admissions/degreeworks
Description:

The two Administrative Assistant programs are stackable: you start with the Administrative Assistant certificate of achievement (21 units), then take 12 more units of major courses, the general education classes (15 units), and 12 units of electives (any courses) to graduate with the AS in Administrative Assistant (60 units). All classes in the major are available online, so you can complete these two diplomas fully online. The goal of both programs is immediate employment.

What can I do with this Major?
By completing the Administrative Assistant certificate, you can obtain such positions as an Executive Assistant, Assistant Office Manager, Assistant to the Vice President or the President, Personal Assistant, Office Specialist. There are 8,663 new jobs open in this field in the Bay Area, including 1,607 new jobs in the East Bay. The median hourly wage is $30.57 for the Bay Area and $27.45 for East Bay. As you start growing in your career, you will continue your studies with the next level AS Administrative Assistant degree. After gaining some experience in the administrative assistant career, you will usually find more career options.

Critical Course Prerequisite for Other Courses Prerequisite Required Required for Major GE General Education

Semester 1
 
16 units
CAS 50
Introduction to Computer Application Systems (Active)
3.0
CAS 71
Keyboarding & 10 Key (Active)
3.0
List A Course #1
 
3.0
Select one course from List A
English 1- Critical Reading and Composition
 
GE
4.0
Electives- see a counselor to choose courses that count for elective units (can be any credit courses).
 
3.0
Semester 2
 
15 - 17 units
CAS 54
Microsoft Excel (Active)
3.0
BUS 7
Accounting for Small Business (Active)
3.0
CAS 88
Microsoft Word (Active)
3.0
List A Course #2
 
3.0
Select one course from List A not already taken
Math Course: see a counselor to choose the appropriate course. BUS 19 Business Statistics recommended
 
GE
3.0-5.0
Semester 3
 
15 units
List A course #3
 
3.0
Select one course from List A not already taken
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
3.0
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
3.0
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
3.0
Elective- see a counselor to choose a course that counts for elective units (can be any credit course).
 
3.0
Semester 4
 
14 units
List B courses
 
3.0
Choose three courses from List B for a total of 3 units
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
3.0
Electives- see a counselor to choose courses that count for elective units (can be any credit courses).
 
8.0
List A
 

Select three of the following courses for 9 units total

18 units
BUS 12
Introduction to Business (Historical)
3.0
BUS 16
Business Mathematics (Active)
3.0
BUS 21
Human Resource Management (Active)
3.0
BUS 22
Introduction to Management (Active)
3.0
BUS 28
Human Relations in the Workplace (Active)
3.0
BUS 36
Introduction to Marketing (Active)
3.0
List B
 

Select three of the following courses for 3 units total

10 units
BUS 50K
Listening Skills (Active)
1.0
BUS 50A
Skills for Supervisors (Active)
1.0
BUS 50C
Interviewing for Success (Historical)
1.0
BUS 50M
Workplace Diversity (Historical)
1.0
BUS 50N
Dealing with Difficult People (Historical)
1.0
BUS 50D
Resumes and Job Application Letters (Historical)
1.0
BUS 50J
Time Management Skills (Active)
1.0
BUS 50P
Quality Customer Service (Historical)
1.0
BUS 50R
Being a Successful Virtual Worker (Active)
1.0
BUS 50S
Managing Virtual Teams (Active)
1.0
Total Units: 60.0-62.0
This program map is not a guarantee of course availability or financial aid applicability.