Anne Arundel Community College defines a student who is competent in computing and information technology as one who can:
- demonstrate a working knowledge of computer hardware and an appropriate operating environment to generate, store, retrieve, transfer and manipulate data; and
- use the computer as a tool to solve problems and produce information appropriate to coursework.
There are three ways to satisfy the computer competency requirement. A student may:
- Complete a course or sequence of courses from the list of approved computer competency courses (refer to this list below); or
- Transfer in an equivalent course from another institution; or
- Test out of an approved course by passing a CLEP exam or departmental exam.
Regardless of how the computer competency requirement is met, students must complete the number of credits required by their degree program. Consult with an Academic Advisor, as needed, to ensure proper progress toward degree completion and to discuss computer technology, computer competency and other degree program required courses.
