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This certificate program is designed to prepare students for taking the Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) certification test. Courses will prepare students with expert skills in the use of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook as well as a proper knowledge base to successfully take the MOUS certification test. |
| To get admitted to this program and register for courses | |
| 1. | You may choose one of the offering colleges as your home college and process admittance to the program if you are not already admitted to a Michigan community college. Contact the Admissions officer at the college - check the MCCVLC Admissions Page for contact information. (Note: You may wish to choose the college that is geographically close to you as your home college.) |
| 2. | To register for courses - visit the MCCVLC website at www.mccvlc.org and enter the Virtual Campus to view courses in the Course catalog. After selecting the courses you wish to take for the semester, proceed to Enroll in courses. |
| 3. | Some courses may be available as an "equivalency" from another college. If a course you are looking for is not available from any of the program offering colleges, check the course description for course equivalencies at other institutions. You may find another institution that has a course which will transfer into the program, and is so noted in the course equivalency section of the course description. |
| 4. | At this time the exact title and number of hours to receive a certificate from each of the participating schools is still being determined. If you are concerned about certification from the community colleges for preparedness for the exams, please contact person listed below from the institution from which you desire a certificate. |
| Required Coursework | ||||
| Kellogg Course Code | Lansing Course Code | Schoolcraft Course Code | Course Title |
Semester Hours |
| CIS 121 | CABS 119 | OIS 165 (3) Core | Word 2000 Intro and MOUS Core Preparation | 2 |
| CIS 124 | CABS 219 | OIS 265 (3) Expert | MOUS Word Expert | 2 |
| OIS
166 & OIS 167 (academic alternative) |
OIS165
(3) (academic alternative) |
Both of the MOUS Word Courses | ||
| CIS 122 | CABS 126 | CIS 182 |
MOUS Excel Core Certification Preparation |
2 |
| CIS 125 | CABS 129 | CIS 282 | MOUS Excel Expert | 2 |
| CIS
185 (academic alternative) |
CIS
180 (academic alternative) |
Both of the MOUS Excel Courses |
3 | |
| CIS 123 | CABS 182 | OIS 185 | MOUS PowerPoint Core | 2 |
| CIS 127 | CABS 179 | Contact Partyka | MOUS Outlook Core | 2 |
| CIS 126 | CABS 113 | MOUS Access Core | 2 | |
| CIS 225 | Advanced Applied Access | 3 | ||
Total minimum required hours: 14 semester hours.
If you are seeking a certificate of preparedness from a college, be certain to
discuss it with the college's contact person BEFORE you start the sequence.
Most employers will require that you take and pass the certification tests, not
just show preparedness.
| Semester 1 |
Semester 2 |
Semester 3 | |||
| Course Title | Semester Hours | Course Title | Semester Hours | Course Title | Semester Hours |
| Word 2000 Intro and MOUS Core Preparation | 2 | MOUS Word Expert | 2 | MOUS Outlook Core | 2 |
| MOUS Excel Core Certification Preparation | 2 | MOUS Excel Expert | 2 | ||
| MOUS PowerPoint Core | 2 | MOUS Access Core | 2 | ||
| Total | 6 | Total | 6 | Total | 2 |
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For more information regarding this program contact: |
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College |
Contact Person | e-mail Address | Phone Number |
| Kellogg Community College | Carol Milliken | millikenc@kellogg.cc.mi.us | 616.965.3931 X2519 |
| Lansing Community College | Mark Francis Jaeger | jaegerm@lansing.cc.mi.us | 517.267.5831 |
| Schoolcraft College | Patricia A. Partyka | ppartyka@schoolcraft.cc.mi.us | 734.462.4400 X5143 |