Certification Credits

Certification Credits allow students to receive course credit for certifications in specific, identified areas as recommended and approved by full-time faculty members in discipline areas which have been pre-approved.

Students must have completed one Northwestern Michigan College course before the certification credits will be recorded on the official transcript.

The procedure for students to receive credit is:

• See the Registrar in the Registration office to apply for credits for certifications.
• The Student will present the certificate to the instructor.
• The instructor will authenticate the certificate and validate the timeliness of the certificate. The instructor will add the appropriate number of credits, sign, and return the form to the Testing Coordinator in the Records and Registration office.
• The Testing Coordinator will record the credits on the official transcript and mail results to the student.
• Credits will be recorded as transfer-in credits. No grade will be assigned.
• There will be no cost to the student.

Approved Certifications

• CompTIA A+ would qualify to receive NMC credit for ITH 156 and ITH 157
• CompTIA Linux+ would qualify to receive NMC credit for CIS 256
• CompTIA Net+ would qualify to receive NMC credit for CIS 213 and ITH 225
• Cisco CCNA would qualify to receive NMC credit for ITH 160, 161, 260, 261

The certificate must be the current industry certification covered by the materials in the NMC courses at the time credit is requested. Credit must be requested within two years of completion of the certificate.

Application must be signed by Scott Goethals, Sherry Howard, or Bob Pierson.