Earn Industry Certificates to Validate Your Technical Skills
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certifications are industry-recognized credentials that validate proficiency in technical skills using software applications.
SAC Business Applications(BA) is an official software certification testing site for MOS and
Adobe Certified Professional (ACP).
The Microsoft Office Specialist exams include Word, Word Expert, Excel, Excel Expert, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
SAC BA students pass 300+ software certification exams each year!
You can too! Enroll in the BA Microsoft Office classes today to build your technical skills for your career and earn certifications at the same time.
Why become a Certified Microsoft Office Specialist?
A certificate from Microsoft Corporation validates to a prospective employer your techical skills using Microsoft Office software.
A Microsoft certificate on your resume will give you a competitive advantage over other candidates applying for the same position.
You will gain confidence in your skills when interviewing and being able to handle project tasks efficiently and quickly.
91% of hiring managers consider software certifications as criterion for hiring.
What are the exams like?
The exams are not written tests. You complete approximately 50 project-based tasks in the software application within 50 minutes.You only need 70% to pass. For example, a task may instruct you to change the margins of a document in a Word exam.
How can you prepare for the exams?
The BA Microsoft Office classes help you build technical skills for real-world business projects which are similar to the project tasks in the exams.
Which BA Microsoft classes are exam prep courses?
- BA 125 Word
- BA 126 Outlook
- BA 188 Excel
- BA 189 Advanced Excel
- BA 190 PowerPoint
- Computer Science CMPR 167 Access
- BA 179 Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) = 3 apps and 3 exams in 1 class
All individual Microsoft classes are 2 units each. The BA 179 course is 3 units. Courses are available online.
View the Software Certification Exam Prep Courses brochure for details about the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) and Adobe Certified Professional (ACP) certifications.
