Challenge Exams

Schedule of Exams for Truax Campus, Fall 2011 - Spring 2012*

Students may schedule an exam for any Tuesday, Friday or by appointment during the school year.

*Online students, see Online Administrative Professional Challenge Exam Form for exam dates.

** Please arrive at least 2 hours prior to the lab closing time to allow sufficient time to complete the exam.

Challenge Exams are Available for the Following Courses:

All Microsoft Office challenge exams will be given using version 2010 of the software.

10-103-123 Windows 7*

10-103-137 Beginning Word*
10-103-143 PowerPoint Beginning*
10-103-133 Beginning Excel*
10-103-145 Beginning Access*
10-103-136 Intermediate Word*
10-103-139 Intermediate Excel*
10-103-125 Intermediate Access*
10-103-126 Advanced Word*
10-103-132 Advanced Excel*  
10-103-127 Advanced Access*  
10-103-146 Introduction to Internet
10-106-101 Introduction to Keyboarding
10-106-139 Keyboard Skillbuilding
10-106-165 Medical Office Procedures
10-106-182 Information Technology Concepts
10-106-103 Records Management
10-106-108 Proofreading and Editing
10-106-133 Word Processing Applications
10-103-168 Dreamweaver
10-106-178 Medical Language for Business Professionals 1
10-106-179 Medical Language for Business Professionals 2
10-804-123 Math with Business Applications

* SAM 2010 Printed Access Card required. See SAM 2010 Printed Access Card instructions.
 

Procedures

1. The student completes the Challenge Exam Request Form. It gets submitted to Ann Camillo in the Business Open Lab, Truax, Room 358. The deadline to submit a request form is the Friday before the scheduled exam date.
2. Students will need to purchase a SAM (Skills Assessment Manager) card from the Madison College Bookstore for the Microsoft software challenge exams. Please contact the administrator if you have questions. A separate SAM card must be purchased for each student; however, some cards can be used for additional Microsoft challenge exams. Cards are also bundled with current 2010 textbooks, and thus do not need to be separately purchased.
3. Two hours have been allotted to complete each exam. Therefore, if the exam requires a SAM 2010 Printed Access Card, please purchase it before the scheduled test date and set it up on your own following the SAM 2010 Printed Access Card instructions or arrive ten minutes early for the exam to get it set up.
4. For exams taken at the Truax campus, arrive at the Business Lab, room 358, at least 5 minutes before the start time of the challenge exam. For other locations, please see the respective form for that campus's testing location.
5. Exam results will be sent to the student, and their respective divisional office, by the Business Open Lab Coordinator. Advanced standing (credit) will be granted as appropriate.
6. If you registered for a challenge exam session but can't attend, please contact Ann Camillo, (608) 243-4019 at least 24 hours in advance so that your spot may be offered to another student.
7. The student cannot be enrolled in the course during the semester/quarter in which the challenge exam is taken. As a courtesy to students, challenge exams will be allowed in the first week of classes only, if the student is unaware of the policy and/or at the instructor's discretion. No challenge exam will be offered to a student who drops the course.
8. A challenge exam is for a specific course and may be taken one time only. If a passing score is not achieved, the student will need to complete the course if it is required for his/her program.
9. The Business Technology office reserves the right to deny Challenge Exam requests if guidelines and/or procedures are not met. If you have any questions, please contact camillo[at] matcmadison [dot] edu (Ann Camillo) (camillo[at] matcmadison [dot] edu) at Truax, Room 358 or by phone at (608) 243-4019.

SAM 2010 Printed Access Card Registration Instructions
Required for Challenge Exams in Windows 7, Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.

Before taking the challenge exam complete ALL of the following:

1. Purchase a SAM 2010 Printed Access Card at the Madison College bookstore.
2. Register your preliminary information. This can be done on a computer in one of the following rooms at Truax: 351, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 364, 368 or the library (2nd floor).
3. Open the SAM 2010 Printed Access Card.
4. Follow the directions printed inside the pamphlet:

   Go to the SAM2010 website: http://sam2010.course.com

   CLICK on the new user button--The Institution Key for Madison College is T2036608. You will find your SAM System Key printed on the SAM card on the inside of the pamphlet; it must be keyed in EXACTLY as printed.

   BUILD your SAM Profile--Enter you first name, last name, a 6-10 character password of your choice, and email address. Your UserID will be your email address. The alias and ID# entries are optional.

   Write down your user name and password on the SAM card located in the lower right corner of the inside of the pamphlet before exiting the SAM program.

   At this point your SAM account is ready for the challenge exam. The test proctor will add you to the correct course at the testing site.

   If you have questions/problems setting up the SAM profile or joining the proper section, come about 15 minutes early to the exam so that the test administrator can assist you. If you fail to set up the profile or join the proper section before the exam time, you will have less time available to complete the exam during the testing session.