IS 120 Microcomputer Applications (CE): A student who presents satisfactory evidence of having competence or exposure in the Microsoft Office applications covered in IS 120 Microcomputer Applications may meet an academic requirement by passing all three application certification exams currently given, or higher, in the course in MS Word, MS PowerPoint and MS Excel. The following policies apply to the program:
- A minimum score of 700 for each of the three exams must be acquired before credit can be granted as determined by the testing company, Certiport. Changes in scores by Certiport may change acceptable scores by Oakwood University.
- Acceptable certification scores on all three exams shall earn course credit for IS121, but no letter grade shall be assigned, or quality points considered.
- Once Credit by Exam (CE) credit is placed on the transcript, a student may not repeat, for a grade, the course for which credit was given by examination.
- If a student does not pass one or more of the three certification exams, no record is placed on the transcript. The exam(s) may be retaken six weeks after initial testing.
- Students acquiring certification in the Microsoft Office Applications taught in the IS120 class from another institution must provide their official Microsoft Office Transcript as evidence to receive credit.
- A Credit by Exam (CE) fee of $75 will be charged each student in addition to a $30 fee per exam for exams administered at Oakwood University.
- Microsoft Certification exams are administered within the Business and Information Systems Department by the IS120 Course Coordinator.
- The student must schedule with the IS120 Course Coordinator testing times and all exams must be taken within five days of the first appointment.
- The student must complete and submit an Academic Request form to the Registrar’s Office for preapproval for the Credit by Exam option.