Industry Credentials to Validate Technical Skills
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certifications are industry-recognized credentials that validate proficiency in technical skills using software applications.
The Microsoft Office Specialist exams include Word, Word Expert, Excel, Excel Expert, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
SAC BA students passed almost 300 certification exams in 2018!
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.
SAC Business Applications (BA) offers exam preparation courses, practice tests, and a testing center to take the exams.
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?
Take the BA Microsoft Office classes to build technical skills for business projects and to take the exams at the end of each course including FREE practice tests which can be taken on your own computer prior to taking a proctored exam at SAC.

Which BA Microsoft Classes are exam prep courses and include the practice tests and exams?
All individual Microsoft Office courses are 2 units each. The BA 179 course is 3 units.
View details in the Microsoft & Adobe Certification Exam Prep Courses Brochure
SAC Business Applications is also an official testing site for
Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) testing site.