COLLEGE CREDIT RECOMMENDED FOR

CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL SECRETARYÒ (CPSÒ)

and

CERTIFIED ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL® (CAP®)

EXAMINATIONS

Since 1976, the American Council on Education (ACE), Washington DC, has reviewed the CPS examination for possible college credit; the CAP exam has been reviewed since 2003.

In 2006, the American Council on Education (ACE), Washington DC, provided the following credit recommendation for the exam blueprint effective 2004. Colleges and universities can find the complete recommendation in the ACE Guide to Educational Credit by Examination.

CPS EXAMINATION                         CREDIT RECOMMENDATION

Office Systems & Technology           3 Lower Division Associate/Baccalaureate Degree – Computer Concepts

                                                      3 Lower Division Associate/Baccalaureate Degree – Information Systems

Office Administration                        3 Lower Division Associate/Baccalaureate Degree – Records Management

                                                      3 Lower Division Associate/Baccalaureate Degree – Business Communications 

Management                                   3 Lower or Upper Division - Human Resources Management

                                                      1 Lower Division – Accounting

                                                      4 Lower or Upper Division – Management or Supervision

CAP EXAMINATION                        CREDIT RECOMMENDATION

Office Systems & Technology           3 Lower Division Associate/Baccalaureate Degree – Computer Concepts

                                                      3 Lower Division Associate/Baccalaureate Degree – Information Systems

Office Administration                        3 Lower Division Associate/Baccalaureate Degree – Records Management

                                                      3 Lower Division Associate/Baccalaureate Degree – Business Communications 

Management                                   3 Lower or Upper Division - Human Resources Management

                                                      1 Lower Division – Accounting

                                                      4 Lower or Upper Division – Management or Supervision

Advanced Organizational                  3 Upper Division Baccalaureate Degree – Organizational Behavior

Management                                   3 Upper Division Baccalaureate Degree – Communications

                              3 Upper Division Baccalaureate Degree – Leadership

October 2006