Earn College Credit

Earn College Credit

The American Council on Education's College Credit Recommendation Service connects workplace learning with colleges and universities by helping adults gain access to academic credit for formal courses and examinations taken outside traditional degree programs.

For decades, colleges and universities have trusted American Council on Education (ACE) to provide reliable course equivalency information to facilitate credit award decisions.

Participating organizations – such as corporations, professional and volunteer associations, schools, training suppliers, labor unions and government agencies – have trusted ACE to review their courses (from Arabic to Waste Management) toward providing credit recommendations of the highest caliber.

MOS Certification

Pass a Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification exam on one or more Microsoft Office programs, and you can earn one semester hour of college credit in lower-division classes on computer applications, information technology, or computer information systems.

To Earn College Credit

To provide the institution of your choice a record verifying your Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certifications, follow these steps:

1. Enroll in the ACE Transcript Service
An American Council on Education (ACE) transcript is a secure, universally accepted document with easy-to-read descriptions, ACE college credit recommendations, and suggested transfer areas. You can list all of your educational achievements, including certifications, on the transcript. It can be sent at any time to the college or university of your choice.

2.Submit your exams for verification
After you have registered with ACE, you will be able to search the ACE Course Catalog for the exams you have passed. Exams are listed under the Microsoft Office Specialist Certification program.

Add the exams that you have passed to your ACE course list. You will need to enter the date that you received each certification. When you are finished adding exams to your course list, select Send Your Record for Review. Your information will be sent to Certiport (the third-party organization that administers MOS exams) for verification.

After your courses have been verified by Certiport, you will receive confirmation from ACE by e-mail. You can then access your updated ACE transcript.

3.Send the ACE transcript to your school
Submit a transcript request to ACE from the ACE Web site. You will need to log on by using the account you created when you registered. ACE will send your official ACE transcript to the college or university of your choice. You must pay a one-time fee (US$40) to activate your ACE transcript account; the fee covers the cost of your first transcript. Additional transcripts can be requested for a nominal fee.

Log on to the ACE Web site (Acenet.edu)