Microsoft Office Specialist -- Certificate of Completion
This one-year certificate of completion program prepares students for the Core skills required for the Microsoft Office Specialist certification. This is a globally-recognized standard for validating expertise with the Microsoft Office suite of business productivity applications. The benefits of certification include (1) increased productivity at work, (2) greater earning potential, and (3) more employment opportunities in the job market. Earning this certification acknowledges that students have the expertise to work with Microsoft Office programs: Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. Springfield Technical Community College is a recognized testing site for Microsoft Office Specialist certification.
Entrance requirements:
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Entrance assessment scores: ENGL-100, ALGB-097, and college-level reading
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Keyboarding rate of 30 wpm/3 minutes/3 errors or less
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Familiarity with Windows operating systems
| Semester 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Course Title | Credits |
| CMPA-102 | WORD PROCESSING | 3 |
| CMPA-109 | EXCEL | 3 |
| CMPA-111 | ACCESS | 3 |
| ENGL-100 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION 1 | 3 |
| Total: | 12 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| No. | Course Title | Credits |
| CMPA-121 | POWERPOINT APPLICATIONS | 2 |
| CMPA-202 | ADVANCED WORD PROCESSING | 3 |
| CMPA-240 | EXCEL/ACCESS APPLICATIONS | 3 |
| PROG-109 | INFORMATION SYSTEMS FUNDAMENTALS | 3 |
| PROG-313 | WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEMS | 3 |
| Total: | 14 | |
Upon successful completion of the requirements for this program, a Certificate of Completion in Microsoft Office from STCC will be awarded.
| Name | Title | Office | Ext | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Belton | Professor / Dept Chair, Office Information Technology / Interim Chair, Geographical Information Technologies | 02/214A | 4105 | belton |
| Carole Farley | Professor | 02/237 | 4115 | cfarley |
| M. Andree Fitzgerald | Professor | 02/235 | 4113 | afitzgerald |
| Jo-Ann Nicoli | Professor | 02/231 | 4124 | jnicoli |