MIS 100 and MIS 101 Exemption Exams

All Stetson students are required to show basic proficiency in four Microsoft Office applications. Students show proficiency by passing two separate exams. The first exam relates to the use of Microsoft Office Word 2010 as well as PowerPoint 2010 and must be successfully passed to demonstrate proficiency for MIS100 (Information Technology I). The second exam relates to the use of Microsoft Office Excel 2010 as well as Access 2010 and is offered as an alternative to completing the in-class requirements for MIS101 (Information Technology II). If you pass either test, the proficiency requirement for that test will be completed, but no academic credit will be given.

Proficiency is demonstrated by obtaining a score of 70 percent or higher on each exam. Should you be unsuccessful in passing either exam, you will be given the option to retake that exam at a later date.

You must take these exams during one of the scheduled times below. Each exam has a maximum 1.5 hour time limit. You may take only one test per day. To review a list of topics covered on each exam use the following web pages: Microsoft Word 2010, Microsoft PowerPoint 2010, Microsoft Excel 2010 and Microsoft Access 2010.

Spring 2013 Test Dates

  • Thursday, January 17 at 1pm (LBC319)
  • Wednesday, January 30 at Noon (LBC317)
  • Wednesday, February 6 at Noon (LBC317)
  • Monday, February 11 at 8:30am (LBC317)
  • Tuesday, February 19 at 4pm (LBC317)
  • Thursday, February 28 at 1pm (LBC319)
  • Wednesday, March 13 at Noon (LBC317)
  • Friday, March 22 at 1pm (LBC317)
  • Wednesday, March 27 at Noon (LBC319)
  • Thursday, April 11 at 8:30am (LBC317)
  • Tuesday, April 16 at 4pm (LBC317)
  • Monday, April 29 at 1pm (LBC317)

To register for an exam, contact Glenna Roof at 386-822-7440 or groof@stetson.edu. You must bring your Stetson University ID to the exam. You will not be allowed to take an exam without your ID card.

Create Your Testing Account

  1. Using Internet Explorer on a PC, go to http://sam2010.course.com
  2. You must click the "New User" button.
  3. You will be prompted for the university's 8-digit institution key, which is T2042274.
  4. Next, you will be asked for the PIN number to register on SAM2010. A PIN number for SAM2010 can be acquired from the Stetson University Bookstore or purchased online at http://www.cengagebrain.com/shop/isbn/9781111669362. The fee for the exam and all relevant support materials is $91 if purchased online or $121 if purchased from the bookstore.
  5. You can then enroll yourself by creating a user ID and password (this is entirely up to you); you need only properly spell your first and last name and enter your email address. You will now have a testing account.
  6. You must next join a section that will be used for testing. Click the "Section" button on the left. Next, click the "Join a Section" button on the right. Choose the "Fall 2012 School of Business Technology Testing" section.

Optional Training

In addition to the training material that comes with your examination fee, Stetson University subscribes to an online training site called Atomic Learning. Go there for a list of training tutorials that support the topics covered in the exemption exams. They are first grouped by software application: Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access. Under each group, there are logical groupings of topics. Each tutorial area will then give a very specific link or key number. The training video will last one to three minutes. You can watch it as many items as you wish and concentrate on the areas with which you are unfamiliar. If it asks you to log in, the user ID should be "stetson" and the password is "hatters."