ITC Course Credit Equivalency for IT Exams
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Inver Hills Community College will grant credit equivalencies to the information technology courses listed based on certification exam results that meet the following criteria:
- Exam is administered by Pearson VUE, Thomson/Prometric or a future authorized industry certification testing company. Certification results are confirmed directly from certifying agent (e.g., Cisco, Microsoft, CompTIA) through mail, secure website or other means initiated by the certifying agent. The student is responsible for making arrangements to provide this documentation.
- The certification exam is based on outcomes and objectives that correspond substantially to the content being taught in current courses. In cases where the current course content is based on technology that is substantially different from the certification exam taken by the student, credit will not be granted. Students my retake exams to qualify for credit equivalency.
- In the case of certifications with expiration dates the certification is not expired. In the case of individual exams or certifications without expiration dates the exam taken is the most current version.
The table below is a general guideline and does not assure the academic credit will be granted for specific exams. Exams vary in content and structure over time and may not measure the current outcomes and objectives of a course; in such cases, credit cannot be given for current courses. A faculty member from the CNT department will review all credit equivalencies for CNT courses and determine whether the exam taken or certification obtained substantially corresponds to the course.
| Exam/Certification | Course No. | Course Description | Credits |
| CompTIA A+ Certification (2 Exams) | CNT 2300 | PC Hardware and Software (A+) | 3 |
| LPIC-1 or CompTIA Linux+ | CNT 2311 | Administering Linux Operating Systems | 3 |
| Microsoft 70-620 or 70-680 | CNT 2451 | Windows Operating Systems | 3 |
| Microsoft 70-622 or 70-623 | CNT 2452 | Windows OS and Application Support | 3 |
| Microsoft 70-642 | CNT 2453 | Windows Server Network Infrastructure | 3 |
| Microsoft 70-640 | CNT 2454 | Windows Server Directory Services | 3 |
| Microsoft 70-646 | CNT 2455 | Windows Server Administration | 3 |
| CompTIA Network+ or Cisco CCNA or Cisco ICND1 | CNT 2510 | Networking Essentials CCNA 1 | 3 |
| Cisco CCNA or Cisco ICND1 | CNT 2520 | Network Routers and Routing Fundamentals CCNA 2 | 3 |
| Cisco CCNA or Cisco ICND2 | CNT 2530 | Switching Fundamentals and Intermediate Routing CCNA 3 | 3 |
| Cisco CCNA or Cisco ICND2 | CNT 2540 | Wide Area Network Technologies CCNA 4 | 3 |