2)  Student picks up Application for Credit by Examination form at the Counseling Office, fills it out and pays $40.00 to the NCC Business Office.

3)  Student schedules an appointment at the Testing Center, locate4d on the East Campus, first floor, Room East 111.  Call the Testing Center at (203) 857-7070 to schedule an appointment.  There is no time limit on the exam, but students should allocate at least two hours to take it.

4)  Once the day and time have been established, the student should bring one blank, formatted 3.5 inch floppy disk along with the Credit by Examin form.

The examination tests for the following:

  Part I, Multiple choice:

• 10 Microsoft Word
• 10 Microsoft Excel
• 10 PowerPoint
• 2 Access
• 3 File Management

35 total questions at one point each.

  Part II, Hands on projects:

• Word Document - 10 points
• Access exercise - 5 points
• Excel spreadsheet with graph - 25 points
• PowerPoint with Internet Research - 25 points

65 points total

Grand Total: 100 points.  Students must get 70% correct to test out