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The proficiency exam
will consist of five sections: Basic Concepts, Word Processing, Spreadsheet,
Presentation, and Web Pages. The Microsoft Office Suite will be the software
of choice for word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation files. Macromedia
Dreamweaver, Netscape Composer, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, or
a text editor may be used to create web pages. The entire exam will be
administered through Blackboard. Each section is worth 20 points.
In order to pass the exam, students must have an overall passing score
of 75 points or 75%, plus a minimum score of 12 points or 60%, on any one
section. Below are examples of passing and failing scores.
Students are notifed of the results via email, generally within
about a week of the date the exam is administered.
Undergraduate students who
fail the exam will be asked to enroll in CPS 150
to satisfy the computer proficiency requirement. Undergraduate students may be
offered the chance to retake one section of the exam under
very select circumstances.
Graduate students
who fail the exam must notify graduate program staff which courses or
workshops they will undertake to shore up their knowledge. Once the plan
is approved and carried out with documentation of completion provided,
the computer proficiency requirement will be satisfied. Graduate students
cannot retake the exam.
The exam will be offered
at least four times per academic year on the main campus and once at
each site. The cost to the student will be $50 per test attempt. The money
will be used to cover costs of development and administration of the exam,
as well as to purchase and maintain site-licensed software that education
students will use in their courses. This will be software considered unique
to applications in P-12 education.
Students should consider
the following questions to help determine whether they are ready to
take the exam. Remember, this exam is meant to facilitate academic progress
for undergraduate students who are "good" at using technology.
If you see yourself as "average" or "below average" you
are advised to enroll in CPS 150.
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