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
- Obtain voucher either from Thomson Prometric or purchase
discount voucher from enrollment services.
- Visit the Thomson Prometric website at www.2test.com.
Schedule an appointment to take the test at HCC or any Thomson-Prometric
testing center.
- 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 |
