Microsoft Office Certifications

 Rock Valley College (RVC) is an authorized Certiport Testing Center offering an end-user certification for Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS) and/or Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS).  The MCAS credential validates skills in using the 2007 Microsoft Office system, meeting the demand for the most up-to-date skills on the latest Microsoft technologies. Candidates who successfully pass a certification exam demonstrate that they can meet globally recognized performance standards.   MCAS is the most up-to-date certification (Office 2007), but the MOS certification (Office 2003) is also available to those who are interested.  Examinees may be certified through Rock Valley College in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access. 

Certification testing is conducted in the RVC Testing Center, located on the lower level of the Student Center.  Appointments may be scheduled Monday through Thursday between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., allowing at least 24 hours prior notice.  To schedule an appointment, please call the Rock Valley College Testing Center at (815)921-2385. 

Standard fees for MCAS and MOS are $85 per test.  Payment by check or cash will be due at the time of testing.  Examinees that already have a voucher for MOS/MCAS (from work, Certiprep, Elevate America, or another source) must bring the voucher to the appointment.  These examinees will be charged only a $10 proctor fee.

For more information about the exam, visit

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/mbc.aspx#tab2

To prepare for the exam, you may try these resources:

http://learning.microsoft.com/Manager/Catalog.aspx

Certiprep is available for purchase through Certiport, the company that administers the Microsoft exam.  For more information, view the link listed below. http://www.certiport.com/Portal/desktopdefault.aspx?page=common/pagelibrary/certiprep_home.html

The Microsoft® Certified Application Specialist Study Guide by Joyce Cox, Joan Preppernau and Online Training Solutions, Inc. (ISBN: 0-7356-2548-4) http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/book.aspx?ID=12291&locale=en-us

Create Dynamic Charts in Microsoft Office Excel 2007 by Reinhold Scheck (ISBN: 0-7356-2544-1)

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?ID=77-601&locale=en-us

Rock Valley College’s credit course PCI 228, Personal Computer Information Specialist.  See college catalog for description and pre-requisites.  Certification exam fees are included in tuition/lab fees for the class.