Microcomputer Expert User

Certificate: Computer Technology
Credit Requirements: 21 Semester Credit Hours

The Microcomputer Expert User program trains students to the level of expert in all applications in the Microsoft Office suite and Microsoft FrontPage. It prepares students to take the Microsoft Office Expert Specialist certification exam. This exam provides a benchmark to validate users’ skills in using Office. It measures their Office skills and proves their ability to get the most out of Office. A Microsoft Office Expert Specialist designation distinguishes a worker from his/her peers as truly knowledgeable in using Microsoft Office products and makes that individual more competitive in a tight job market.

Admission into this program requires proof of high school graduation (or GED) and qualifying scores on SAT, ACT or the TTC placement test.

Recommended Sequence of Courses
First Semester
	CPT 172	Microcomputer Database	3
	CPT 102	Basic Computer Concepts	3
	ACC 245	Accounting Applications	3
or	CPT 174	Microcomputer Spreadsheets	3
Total 9
Second Semester
	IST 227	Internet Operations and Management	3
	CPT 207	Complex Computer Applications	3
	CPT 179	Microcomputer Word Processing	3
	ARV 219	Multimedia Techniques	3
Total 12