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Articulated College
Credit through Exam

 

Information Technology Industry Certifications

HCC students who have passed nationally recognized Information Technology certifications may be awarded credit for a related Information Technology course. To receive credit for a course, the applicant must present an official exam sponsor’s certificate or transcript indicating the exam completed. The certificate or transcript must specify date of completion.

IT INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION ACRONYM EXAM RELATED HCC COURSE
Microsoft Office Specialist MOS
MOS
MOS
MOS
Word Expert
Excel Expert
Access Core
PowerPoint Core
IST 105
IST 106
IST 107
IST 103
Internet and Computer
Core Certification
IC3 All three exams IST 102
CompTIA A+
A+
Net+
Security+
A+ Core Hardware Exam
A+ OS Technologies Exam
Network+ Exam
Security+ Exam
IST 150
IST 151
IST 154
IST 160
Microsoft Certified
Professional
MCP*
MCSA*
MCSE*
Specific exams are required to obtain certification that relates to each course. IST 260
IST 261
IST 262
IST 263
IST 264
Oracle Oracle
Oracle
Oracle
Introduction to Oracle: SQL
Introduction to Oracle: SQL and PL/SQL
Database: Fundamentals I
IST 171
IST 172
IST 271
Cisco Networking Academy:
Cisco Certified Network
Associate
CCNA CCNA certification must be current (less than three years old) IST 155
IST 156
IST 255
IST 256

Instructions for students wishing to obtain Oracle, Microsoft, IC3, Cisco, or CompTIA certifications

  1. Obtain voucher either from Thomson Prometric or purchase discount voucher from enrollment services.
  2. Visit the Thomson Prometric website at www.2test.com. Schedule an appointment to take the test at HCC or any Thomson-Prometric testing center.
  3. On the day of the scheduled appointment, go to the testing site with two forms of identification including a picture ID. The HCC testing site is located in ATC 207, the Business and Technology Testing Center, ext. 553.

Students wishing to obtain the Microsoft Office Specialist certification can contact extension 413 or visit www.certiport.com to begin the process.

* Applies to currently supported operating systems only

 
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