COM 130 and COM 140 Waiver Exam Academic Policy

Only students who are extremely proficient in the content of COM 130 or COM 140 should attempt this exam (Word, Excel, Access (COM 140 only), PowerPoint, Windows/Internet). Students are ineligible to take the exam if they have received a grade of W or F in the course at Saint Leo. The exam is Pass/Fail and you must receive a minimum score of 60% to pass. If you receive a passing score, you are exempt from taking the course. However, you will not receive credit for the course. Additionally, you are required to replace those 3 credits by completing another course at Saint Leo or by using transfer credits. If you receive a score below 60%, you are required to enroll in the course. There is no charge for the test.

Waiver Testing Information

The Waiver Exam tests your knowledge of Word, Excel, Access (COM 140 only), PowerPoint and Windows/Internet. Any student can take the COM140 Waiver Exam. Since it is a super set of the COM130 Waiver Exam, it covers both. Business students and those who think they will be taking a business major must take this exam or the course itself. The COM130 Waiver exam is for non-business students. Should a student take the COM130 Waiver Exam and later realize he wants to major in business, with the addition of the Access 2003 and Access 2007 Waiver Exams, all the student has to do is take and pass one of these tests to meet the qualifications for COM140. The student has to decide whether he wants to take the Office 2003 Waiver Exam or the Office 2007 Waiver Exam. If he picks one, takes it and fails, he does not get to try the other. The policy is very clear: barring some clear system malfunction, certified personal situation, or something clearly wrong, students get one and only one attempt to take the test. Should the student fail to log in and take the test during one term, he can try again in another term but should he log in and try the test and quit, he cannot do it again.

Exam	Min. Passing Score	Questions	Time Allotted
COM 130 - Office 2003	60	65	90 Minutes
COM 130 – Office 2007	60	42	60 Minutes
COM 140 – Office 2003	60	100	100 Minutes
COM 140 – Office 2007	60	50	75 Minutes
Access 2003	60	20	30 Minutes
Access 2007	60	20	30 Minutes

Waiver Testing Procedure

• You may take either COM 130 (AA Liberal Arts and Criminology Majors) or COM 140 (Business/CIS Majors) waiver exam. You cannot take both exams.
• The Waiver exam may only be taken once.
• Students must request enrollment in the Waiver.
• The exam must be completed within the designated testing period.
• Emails are sent to qualified students at the beginning of the testing period with access instructions.
• Requests to enroll in the Waiver are accepted during the registration periods only.

Registration Dates	Test Dates
11/19/2009 - 1/18/2010	1/11/2010 - 3/1/2010

Click here to access the COM130/140 waiver registration form.