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Office Systems and Applications--Certifications

Certified Professional Secretary
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) and IC3 Certification

Certified Professional Secretary
Moraine Valley Community College Office Systems and Applications Department has a long history of helping administrative assistants work toward and accomplish the Certified Professional Secretary® rating. We support the CPS holder by offering college credit to those who hold the rating.

Proficiency credit is available at $25 per class to those who hold the CPS rating. The following courses have been approved for credit:

CPS
(Certified Professional Secretary)
CAP (Certified Administrative Professional)

Course Code

Course Titles

Hours

Certification Exam

IMS-101

Introduction to Computer Systems

3

CPS or CAP

IMS-115 Introduction to PC Applications 3 CPS or CAP
OSA-100 Keyboarding I 1 CPS or CAP

OSA-243

Business Writing

2

CPS or CAP

OSA-249

Accounting for Office Professionals

3

CPS or CAP

OSA-255

Administrative Office Procedures

3

CPS or CAP

BUS-136

Business Law

3

CPS or CAP

ECO-101

Principles of Macroeconomics

3

CPS or CAP

BUS-231

Principles of Management

3

CPS or CAP

BUS-232

Human Resources Management

3

CPS or CAP

PSY-201

Human Relations in Organizations

3

CPS or CAP

Visit www.iaap-hq.org, the International Association of Administrative Professionals™, which sponsors the CPS certification.

Microsoft Office Specialist and IC3 Certification
The Information Management Systems Department strongly encourages students to pursue and pass Microsoft Office Specialist and the IC3 certification exams. By passing one or more of these exams, students can prove their proficiency in computer applications and Internet technology to employers. Moraine Valley offers certification testing. Find out more information.

Certified students may receive proficiency credit for Office Systems and Applications and Management Information Systems courses. Credit is available for $25 per class. The following courses have been approved for credit:

Course Code

Course Titles

Hours

Certification Exam

OSA-116 Outlook 1 Outlook MOS (Microsoft Office Specialist) Exam (2003, 2007, or 2010)

OSA-122

Electronic Spreadsheets

3

Excel MOS Exam

Specialist or Expert (2003, 2007, or 2010)

OSA-145

PC Word Processing

3

Word MOS Exam

Specialist or Expert (2003, 2007, or 2010)

OSA-230 Business Presentations 3 PowerPoint MOS Exam (2003, 2007, or 2010)

OSA-236

PC Graphics Apps.

3

ACE (Adobe Certified Expert)

OSA-257

Database Management

3

Access MOS Exam (2003, 2007, or 2010)

OSA-246

PC Applications Integration

3

Word,  Excel, PowerPoint, and Access (2003, 2007, or 2010)

IMS-100

Personal Computer Basics

1

IC3 Certification Computing Fundamentals

IMS-101

Introduction to Computer Systems

3 IC3 Certification 
(Must pass 3 parts:  Computing Fundamentals, Key Applications, and Living Online)

IMS-115

IMS-215

Introduction to PC Applications

Advanced PC Applications

6

MOS Exams

Word , Excel , Access, and PowerPoint (2003, 2007, or 2010)

MIS-108 Internet Basics 1 IC3 Certification Living Online
MIS-111 Internet Technologies 3 CompTIA I-Net+ Certification (2002-2007), or CIW Associate (CIW Foundations exam), or CompTIA Network+ Certification (2003-present)
MIS-121 Networking for Bus. 3 Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
MIS-146 Operating Systems 3 CompTIA A+ Certification (2000-present)
MIS-176 Java Programming I 3 Sun Certified Java Associate (SCJA)
MIS-176
MIS-276
Java Programming I
Java Programming II
6 Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP)
MIS-210 Project Management 3 CompTIA Project+ Certification OR
PMI's PMP (Project Management Professional) OR
PMI's CAPM Certification (Certified Associate in Project Management)

For additional information about certification preparation and earning credit, contact Jane Corradetti, Microsoft Office Specialist Coordinator, at (708) 974-5463 or corradetti@morainevalley.edu.

 
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