Certificate of Proficiency (CP)

The Certificate of Proficiency is designed for students who wish to receive specialized occupational training for a specific career objective. See page B4 for academic residency requirement. Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 to receive this certificate.

Note: Some General Education Requirements may be met by specific requirements of the program.

• Communication Skills—3 credits
  Complete a minimum of three (3) credits from the following courses:
  
  

  ENGL 097	BTEC 087
  ENGL 098	BTEC 107
  ENGL 099	PTWR 094
  ENGL 101 or 111	PTWR 095
  ENGL 102	PTWR 096
  ENGL 103	PTWR 097
  ENGL 211	PTWR 098
  ENGL 212	PTWR 099

  Note: Pharmacy Technician students may meet the Communication Skills requirement by achieving one of the following:
  • Completion of ENGL 098 and placement in college level reading.
  • COMPASS test score of 78, on Writing skills AND completion of READ 087.
  • COMPASS test score of 78 on Writing skills AND a score of 74 on Reading skills.
    
    
• Computational Skills—3 credits
  Complete a minimum of three (3) credits from:
  1. Any Mathematics (MATH) course, except MATH 096
  2. Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) 121, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224 or any CTEC course except CTEC 102, 103, 104, 105, 180, 181, 200 and 281
  3. Chemistry (CHEM) 050
  4. Business Technology (BTEC) 136
  5. Pharmacy (PHAR) 110
  6. Health Occupation (HEOC) 011
     Only meets the computational skills requirement for:
     Medical Assistant.
  7. Business Technology (BTEC) 040
     Only meets the computational skills requirement for:
     Medical Billing/Coding Specialist
     Medical Record Assistant Medical Transcriptionist
  8. Environmental Science (ENSC) 135


• Human Relations—3 credits
  Complete a minimum of three (3) credits from:
1. Communication Studies (CMST) 201, 211 or 212
2. Any Human Development (HDEV), Psychology
   (PSYC) or Sociology (SOC) course
3. Addiction Counselor Education (ACED) 201
4. Business Technology (BTEC) 141, 143, 145, 147, 166,
   225 or 226

Refer to the prescribed curriculum in the catalog for specific coursework.
Appropriate course substitutions may be made at the recommendation of the faculty.