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Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3) Requirement

All students in the School are required to present passing scores on the 3 separate IC3 exams upon enrolling in a program of study.  The Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3) is a series of three exams in the following areas - Computing Fundamentals, Key Applications and Living Online. Students must take the 2007 Standard (based on Windows Vista (and some Mac) and Office 2007 to fulfill this requirement.

Each exam has a 45 minute time limit and will cost $30 per exam. Exams must be taken at a Certiport testing center - for a complete list of centers, please visit http://www.certiport.com. Students in metro Detroit may take the exam at Wayne State by contacting the SLIS office at 313-577-1825 or asklis@wayne.edu.

Remember, tests taken at SLIS have one free retake.

A presentation on preparing for the IC3 exam is available at https://connect.slis.wayne.edu/ic3/.

New Students (Spring/Summer 2009 and after):

IC3 exam scores from the 2007 Standard Exam must be submitted upon enrolling in LIS 6080.

Certiport has more information about  the IC3 exam at http://www.certiport.com/Portal/desktopdefault.aspx?tabid=229.

Certiport Transcripts – Submitting Your IC3 Score Reports

1. Go to http://www.certiport.com.
2. Log in with the username and password you used when you took the exam.
3. Under the MyCertiport tab, select My Transcript.
4. For View Mode, select the Personal View (Authorized View does not have the necessary details).
5. Click the Score Report button next to the exam report you want.
6. Select the save button, and follow the steps to choose a name and location. Please include your name and the name of the test in the filename. Example: SmithJohnPowerPoint2007.pdf. Your file is now saved as a .pdf

 Submitting Your Score:

1. If exam is completed prior to application: Please upload your Certiport Transcripts in the transcript section when you submit your online application.
2. If exam is completed prior to enrolling in LIS 6080: Please email a copy to Jan Utz at am3714@wayne.edu

Download illustrated, step-by-step instructions.