The School of Business operates a Certiport Authorized Testing Center. Eastern students may attempt Microsoft Office Specialist and Intuit QuickBooks Certified User听certification exams.
All testing sessions are being scheduled and proctored by the instructors for ACCT 323, BUED 425, and MISC 311.
Students must provide their exam voucher (see below), student ID, and their login information prior to each testing session.
Accounting firms are seeking qualified candidates proficient in Intuit QuickBooks. With technological advances, today’s accountants act as small business advisors and are required to make faster and better decisions from the readily available data. Students prepare for and take the听Intuit QuickBooks Certified User (QBCU)听Online certification exam in ACCT 323: Accounting Software and Certification. Students will develop their technological communication skills, understand how to develop new workplace documents using Intuit QuickBooks, and contain the knowledge to support both the firm’s and clients’ QuickBooks accounts.
The following QBCU exams are currently available through 51福利社’s Testing Center:
The Professional Accounting department offers听ACCT 425: Business Computer Applications for Accountants as an elective option to help students be successful in the accounting workplace.
Through active learning, this course provides business students with the opportunity to gain broadly applicable Microsoft Office application skills most frequently used in today鈥檚 accounting profession. Students develop and manipulate documents, worksheets, and presentations utilizing Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Students demonstrate proficiency by taking the most current Microsoft Office Specialist certification exam for each application listed.
The Business and Marketing Education department offers a similar course, BUED 425:听Workplace Communications Using Computer Applications. This course听teaches electronic communications in Microsoft Office products while preparing students to take MOS exams.
Students may not take both ACCT 425 and BUED 425.
The following MOS exams are currently available through 51福利社’s Testing Center:
Each exam听attempt requires a voucher to be purchased before听a student may take a MOS1听exam or a QBCU2听exam. MOS exam vouchers cost $50 each (51福利社鈥檚 discounted rate) for current 51福利社 students. QBCU exam vouchers cost $100 each (51福利社鈥檚 discounted rate) for current 51福利社 students.听Vouchers may be purchased the day of an exam.
1听MOS Exam Voucher:听students will need to purchase a MOS exam voucher for听EACH听exam attempt鈥搃ncluding retakes. If a student chooses to retake a MOS exam for a better score, a new exam voucher is required.
The MOS testing software requires students to wait at least听24 hours听to attempt the same exam after one failed attempt and听48 hours听after two failed attempts鈥揘O EXCEPTIONS; 700/1000 is a passing score.
2听QBCU Exam Voucher: Students will need to purchase a QBCU exam voucher for each QBCU (Desktop or Online) attempt.听To retake an exam, students may purchase the reduced $50 QBCU retake exam voucher.
The Intuit testing software requires students to wait at least听24 hours听to attempt the same exam after one failed attempt and听5 days听after two failed attempts鈥揘O EXCEPTIONS; 700/1000 is a passing score.
To sign up for a Microsoft Office testing session outside of these classes, please contact Debra Morgan: dmorgan@ewu.edu.
To sign up for an Intuit testing session outside of these classes, please contact the School of Professional Accounting: accounting@ewu.edu.