The administrative office professional virtual office professional major prepares you for a fast-growing career as a virtual office professional, offering the flexibility to work from home, set your own schedule, and support businesses across a wide range of industries. The program builds in-demand skills in modern office software and emerging technologies while preparing you for industry-recognized certifications and careers such as administrative assistant, executive assistant, office manager, or virtual assistant.
Major code: 2124 Business, Engineering, and Information Technologies Division Digital Media and Administrative Technologies Department
The catalog in force is assigned to students based on the academic year they first applied to the college, and changes only when students change their major or request the change in writing. Refer to Policy No. 3357:15-13-28.
2026-27 Catalog
Effective Summer 2026
Some courses listed within the program may require a prerequisite or co-requisite.
Pre/Co-requisites will be listed within each course hyperlink below.
Refer to Policy No. 3357:15-13-04 and 3357:15-13-05
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Technical | ||
| AOT107 | Digital Technologies | 1 |
| AOT121 | Office Document Concepts | 3 |
| AOT127 | Word Processing - Microsoft Word | 3 |
| AOT128 | Document Development and Website Maintenance | 3 |
| AOT130 | Editing, Proofreading and Language Skills | 3 |
| AOT140 | Virtual Assistant Fundamentals | 1 |
| AOT226 | Spreadsheet - Microsoft Excel | 3 |
| AOT228 | Virtual Administrative Assistant Procedures | 3 |
| AOT232 | AOT Practicum 1 | 2 |
| AOT236 | Database Applications-Microsoft Access | 3 |
| ACC121 | Introduction to Accounting | 3 |
| ITD122 | Computer Applications for Professionals | 3 |
| Non-technical | ||
| SSC101 | Student Success Seminar | 1 |
| ACC130 | Business Law and Ethics | 3 |
| ACC229 | Accounting Software and Analytics | 3 |
| AOT134 | Form Design Essentials | 1 |
| BUS121 | Business Administration | 3 |
| COM122 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| ENG124 | College Composition | 3 |
| ENT120 | Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| ITD108 | Microsoft Outlook | 1 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| Statistics 2 | ||
| PSY121 | General Psychology | 3 |
| or SOC121 | Sociology | |
| Select one (1) Arts & Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 61 | |
- 1
Legal Assisting should complete AOT237 Legal Office Applications; AOP students should take AOT227 Administrative Procedures and Systems; AOP Virtual students should take AOT228 Virtual Administrative Assistant Procedures
- 2
MTH124 Statistics should only be taken by students planning to transfer to a four-year institution.
Students completing this degree may be eligible to also receive an Administrative Services and Office Applications Microsoft Applications Professional (5024).
Full-time Student Advising Notes
Academic Advising
Students should make an appointment to see their advisor before registering for classes each semester. They should have prepared a completed registration form, including courses they wish to take, prior to this meeting.
Course Sequence
The semester-by-semester listing below provides the normal scheduling option for full-time associate degree students who plan to finish in two years.
| First Semester | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| SSC101 | Student Success Seminar | 1 |
| ENG124 | College Composition | 3 |
| AOT130 | Editing, Proofreading and Language Skills | 3 |
| AOT121 | Office Document Concepts | 3 |
| ITD122 | Computer Applications for Professionals | 3 |
| AOT140 | Virtual Assistant Fundamentals | 1 |
| AOT127 | Word Processing - Microsoft Word | 3 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| BUS121 | Business Administration | 3 |
| ACC121 | Introduction to Accounting | 3 |
| AOT128 | Document Development and Website Maintenance | 3 |
| ENT120 | Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| Statistics 2 | ||
| Hours | 15 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| ITD108 | Microsoft Outlook | 1 |
| AOT107 | Digital Technologies | 1 |
| AOT226 | Spreadsheet - Microsoft Excel | 3 |
| AOT228 | Virtual Administrative Assistant Procedures | 3 |
| ACC130 | Business Law and Ethics | 3 |
| PSY121 or SOC121 |
General Psychology or Sociology |
3 |
| ACC229 | Accounting Software and Analytics | 3 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| Arts Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| AOT134 | Form Design Essentials | 1 |
| COM122 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| AOT232 | AOT Practicum 1 | 2 |
| AOT236 | Database Applications-Microsoft Access | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 61 | |
Arts & Humanities Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG233 | British Literature: Medieval to 1785 | 3 |
| ENG234 | British Literature: 1785 to Present | 3 |
| ENG235 | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENG236 | American Literature: Colonial to 1865 | 3 |
| ENG237 | American Literature: 1865 to Present | 3 |
| ENG241 | Major Modern Writers | 3 |
| HIS121 | United States History I to 1877 | 3 |
| HIS122 | United States History II from 1877 | 3 |
| HIS221 | World Civilization to 17th Century | 3 |
| HIS222 | World Civilization from 17th Century | 3 |
| PHL122 | Ethics | 3 |
Program Learning Outcomes
This program is designed to prepare students to demonstrate the following learning outcomes:
- Use appropriate resources to organize and develop information effectively and exhibit proficiency in the use of Internet tools used in a virtual office environment.
- Acquire, organize and evaluate information for making decisions and solving problems in a virtual office environment.
- Demonstrate employability skills and professionalism through sound work habits, ethics and responsibility, and work in individual and diverse team settings.
- Determine solution strategies to solve problems in the virtual office environment by using the appropriate computational skills and technology.