The Microsoft Office Specialist Program provides industry-leading assessments of skills and knowledge through our new project-based testing, giving students and professionals real-world exercises to appraise their understanding of Microsoft Office.
This guarantees that every certified user has demonstrated the ability to command the full features and functionality of Microsoft Office, preparing them for future academic or workforce opportunities.
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Demonstrate that you have the skills needed to get the most out of Word by earning the Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Expert Certification. This certification demonstrates competency in creating and managing professional documents for a variety of specialized purposes and situations. An individual earning this certification has approximately 150 hours of instruction and hands-on experience with the product, has proven competency at an industry expert-level and is ready to enter into the job market. They can demonstrate the correct application of the principal features of Word at an expert-level and can complete tasks independently. Skills measured
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Demonstrate that you have the skills needed to get the most out of Word by earning the Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Associate Certification. This certification demonstrates competency in the correct application of the principle features of Word by creating and editing documents for a variety of purposes and situations. An individual earning this certification has approximately 150 hours of instruction and hands-on experience with the product, has proven competency at an industry associate-level, and is ready to enter into the job market. They can demonstrate the correct application of the principal features of Word and can complete tasks independently. Skills measured
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Demonstrate that you have the skills needed to get the most out of Excel by earning the Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Expert Certification. This certification demonstrates competency in creating, managing, and distributing professional spreadsheets for a variety of specialized purposes and situations. An individual earning this certification has approximately 150 hours of instruction and hands-on experience with the product, has proven competency at an industry expert-level and is ready to enter into the job market. They can demonstrate the correct application of the principal features of Excel at an expert-level and can complete tasks independently. Skills measured
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Demonstrate that you have the skills needed to get the most out of Excel by earning the Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Associate Certification. This certification demonstrates competency in the fundamentals of creating and managing worksheets and workbooks, creating cells and ranges, creating tables, applying formulas and functions, and creating charts and objects. An individual earning this certification has approximately 150 hours of instruction and hands-on experience with the product, has proven competency at an industry associate-level and is ready to enter into the job market. They can demonstrate the correct application of the principal features of Excel and can complete tasks independently. Skills measured
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Demonstrate that you have the skills needed to get the most out of Outlook by earning the Microsoft Office Specialist: Outlook Associate Certification. This certification demonstrates competency to customize the Outlook user interface format message content, create or insert graphic elements, and send and respond to emails and meeting requests. An individual earning this certification has approximately 150 hours of instruction and hands-on experience with the product, has proven competency at an industry associate-level and is ready to enter into the job market. They can demonstrate the correct application of the principal features of Outlook and can complete tasks independently. Skills measured
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Demonstrate that you have the skills needed to get the most out of PowerPoint by earning the Microsoft Office Specialist: PowerPoint Associate Certification. This certification demonstrates competency to create, edit, and enhance presentations and slideshows. An individual earning this certification has approximately 150 hours of instruction and hands-on experience with the product, has proven competency at an industry associate-level and is ready to enter into the job market. They can demonstrate the correct application of the principal features of PowerPoint and can complete tasks independently. Skills measured
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If a candidate does not achieve a passing score on an exam the first time, the candidate must wait 24 hours before retaking the exam.
If a candidate does not achieve a passing score the second time, the candidate must wait 2 days (48 hours) before retaking the exam a third time.
A two-day waiting period will be imposed for each subsequent exam retake.
There is no annual limit on the number of attempts on the same exam.
If a candidate achieves a passing score on an MOS exam, the candidate may take it again.
For specific details on the Microsoft Office Specialist exams please refer to Microsoft's Exam Policies and FAQ
To prep for these exams, here are LinkedIn Learning Videos: Link to Collection you can review.
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