Computer Literacy Exam

The KCTCS Computer Literacy Exam is now available for interested, qualified students.

Students wishing to take the exam that will satisfy the computer literacy component of the general education requirements should be proficient in word processing, spreadsheets and basic computer terminology.

Students wishing to take the exam to receive credit for CIS 100 (Introduction to Computers) will need to take an additional database exam.

Vouchers for the exam can be purchased at the WKCTC bookstore (Barnes and Noble). The cost of the vouchers for the exam is $88.30 (this includes the database exam). Students should bring the vouchers to the Emerging Technology Center, located in Room 133, to schedule the exam. The exam will be administered in the Emerging Technology Center room 118 Assessment Center. Please see the tables below for additional information.

Gina Marwa, Program Facilitator Assessments
Tammy Potter, Chair Computer Literacy Committee

Computer Literacy Exam Procedures -- IC3 certification

Details and competencies of the IC3 exam are listed at:
http://www.certiport.com/PORTAL/desktopdefault.aspx?tabid=178&roleid=102&nocache=70773

Materials related to the IC3 exam can be found in the WKCTC library.

Procedure to Follow	Location on Campus	Contact
Student must be accepted for admission to the college.	Anderson Technical Building Room 101	Admissions Office, Room 101
Student purchases voucher from bookstore.	Anderson Building	Todd Mitchell, Bookstore
Student takes voucher and photo ID to Assessment Center and takes IC3 exam.	Emerging Technology Center	Gina Marwa, Room 118
Student takes exam results to Registrar's office to record on transcript.	Anderson Technical Building	Records Office, Room 107

CIS 100 Credit Exam Procedures

Details and competencies of the IC3 exam are listed at:
http://www.certiport.com/PORTAL/desktopdefault.aspx?tabid=178&roleid=102&nocache=70773

Materials related to the IC3 exam can be found in the WKCTC library.

Competencies of the database exam are:

Use a database management program to create, maintain, and print reports from a simple relational database.
Use a database management program to customize the user interface by creating and maintaining forms and reports.
Use a database management program to query tables using basic query operations such as “and”, “or”, “not”, etc.
Print in landscape and portrait orientations.
Demonstrate a basic understanding of database concepts.

Procedure to Follow	Location on Campus	Contact
Student must be accepted for admission to the college.	Anderson Technical Building Room 101	Admissions Office, Room 101
Student purchases voucher from bookstore.	Nemer Building	Todd Mitchell, Bookstore
Student takes voucher and photo ID to Assessment Center and takes IC3 exam and database exam.	Emerging Technology Center	Gina Marwa, Room 118
Students takes passing exam results to Registrar’s office and Registrar completes forms to give student “P” on transcript for CIS 100 (3 hours credit)	Anderson Technical Building	Records Office, Room 107