Certification to Curriculum Crosswalk
Students enrolled in pre-approved continuing education training courses may request awarded credit in corresponding curriculum programs. They must first register, pay, and pass the continuing education course with a satisfactory grade. In order to request awarded credit, the student must be enrolled in the corresponding curriculum program.
The list of pre-approved continuing education courses with corresponding curriculum programs is available in the tables below:
Accepted Assessments Accepted CLEP Exams Minimum Scores Needed Equivalency American Government 50 POL 120 American Literature 50 ENG 233 Biology 50 BIO 110 Calculus 50 MAT 271 College Algebra 50 MAT 121 College Composition 50 ENG 111 College Mathematics 50 MAT 143 English Literature 50 ENG 242 Financial Accounting 50 ACC 120 History of the United States 1: Early Colonization to 1877 50 HIS 131 History of the United States 2: 1865 to Present 50 HIS 132 Human Growth and Development 50 PSY 241 Humanities 50 HUM 120 Information Systems 50 CIS 110 Introductory Psychology 50 PSY 150 Introductory Sociology 50 SOC 210 PreCalculus 50 MAT 175 Principles of Macroeconomics 50 ECO 252 Principles of Marketing 50 MKT 120 Principles of Microeconomics 50 ECO 251 Spanish Language: Level 1 & 2 50 SPA 111 Spanish with Writing: Level 1 & 2 50 SPA 111 Western Civilization 1: Ancient Near East to 1648 50 HIS 121 Western Civilization 2: 1648 to Present 50 HIS 122
Accepted DSST Exams Minimum Scores Needed Equivalency Business Mathematics 400 MAT 110 Fundamentals of College Algebra 400 MAT 121 Introduction to Business 400 BUS 110 Introduction to World Religions 400 REL 110 Lifespan Developmental Psychology 400 PSY 241 Principles of Public Speaking 400 COM 231 Principles of Statistics 400 MAT 152
Health and Wellness
Certification and/or Continuing Education Course PCC Equivalency Hours NURSE AIDE Current NC Nurse Aide I Registry NAS 101 6 Current NC Board of Nursing NA II Listing NAS 102 6 COSMETOLOGY Current NC Cosmetology LicenseStudent must be seeking GOT degree NOT certificate or diploma program COS 111 ,112,113,114,115,116,118, 240 41 MEDICAL CODING/HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY CPC Certificate MED 121 , MED 122 , OST 148 9 CCA Certificate MED 121 , MED 122 , OST 148 9 CCS-P Certificate MED 121 , MED 122 , OST 148 9 MEDICAL ASSISTING CMAA or CEHRS certification MED 118 ,121, 122, 130, 131, OST 148 , 280 18 EMS/MEDICAL Basic First Aid & BLS Certification through American Heart Association HSC 120 2 Current EMT (NCOEMS) OR National Registered EMT EMS 110 9 Current AEMT (NCOEMS) OR National Registered AEMT EMS 110 , EMS 120 , EMS 121 17 Current Paramedic (NCOEMS) OR National Registered Paramedic EMS 110 , EMS 122 , EMS 130 , EMS- 131, EMS 160 , EMS 220 , EMS 221 , EMS 231 , EMS- 240, EMS 241 , EMS 250 , EMS 260 , EMS 270 , EMS 285 45 EMS 3163 BIO 163 5 EMS 3168 BIO 168 4 EMS 3169 BIO 169 4 Current EMS Level I Instructor (at any EMS Credential Level) OR Current EMS Level II (at any Credential Level) EMS 125 3
Public Safety
Certification and/or Continuing Education Course PCC Equivalency Hours FIRE NC Firefighter I & II FIP 120 3 NC Fire & Life Safety Educator III FIP 124 3 NC Fire Investigator Technician (FIT) OR NC Certified Fire Investigator (CFI) FIP 128 3 NC Fire Prevention Inspector Level I (Standard Certificate) FIP 136 NC Fire Instructor II FIP 224 3 NC Hazardous Materials Technician OR NC Level II Hazardous Materials Responder FIP 230 3 NC Fire Officer II Choose One: FIP 226 FIP 240 FIP 248 FIO 276 4 FIP 4728 Managing Fire Services or NC Fire Officer II FIP 276 Managing Fire Services 4 NC Hazmat Tech or Responder II FIP 230 Chemistry of Hazmat 5 LAW ENFORCEMENT Certified NC Law Enforcement Officer OR Certified NC Sheriff’ Deputy OR BLET Training CJC 121 CJC 131 CJC 132 CJC 221 CJC 225 CJC 231 PED 110 21 NC Correctional Officer – General CJC 141 CJC 225 6 NC Probation and Parole Officer – General or Probationary CJC 241 3 NC Juvenile Justice Officer – General or Probationary CJC 113 3 Sheriffs’ Detention Officer CJC 141 CJC 225 CJC 232 CJC 233 9 Criminal Justice Instructor – General COM 231 3 CJC 5010 Service Law & Ethics PAD 152 Ethics in Government 3 CJC 5015 Local Govt. & Finance PAD 251 Public Finance & Budgeting 3 CJC 5015 Public Administration PAD 151 Intro to Public Admin 3 CJC 5015 LEO Mgmt. & Supervision CJC 240 Law Enfor Mgmt. & Supervision 3 NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM National Incident Management System (NIMS) ICS 100 , ICS 200 , ICS 300 and ICS 400 EPT 150 3
Business Studies and Emerging Technologies
Certification and/or Continuing Education Course PCC Equivalency Hours INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IT Support Technician – CompTIA A+ (CompTIA A+ Certification) – CTS 3250 CTS 120 3 NOS 110 3 CompTIA IT Fundamentals Certification CIS-3100* CTI 110 3 Cloud and Storage Concepts – Amazon Web Services Certified Cloud Practitioner – (AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner) – CTI 141 3 Swift Programming CSC-3118* CSC 118 3 Computer Programming – C# (C# Certification) – CSC 3110 CSC 153 3 Computer Programming – Java SE 8 OCA Certification Part I (Oracle Certified Associate Java SE 8 Programmer) – CSC 31110A CSC 151 3 Computer Programming – Java SE 8 OCA Certification Part II (Oracle Certified Associate Java SE 8 Programmer) – CSC 31110B CSC 251 3 Computer Programming – PCEP (Certified Entry Level Python Programmer) – CSC 3110 CSC 121 3 Cybersecurity – CompTIA Security+ (CompTIA Sec+ Certification) – CCT 3110 SEC 110 3 Database Concepts – AWS Certified Database Specialist – DBA 3110 DBA 120 3 Database Concepts – Azure Fundamentals Certification (MS Certified: Azure Fundamentals) – DBA 3110 DBA 110 3 Office Software Application – MOS Excel Associate (MOS Excell Associate – MO-200) – OST 3100 CTS 130 3 Office Software Application – MOS PowerPoint Associate (MOS PowerPoint Associate – MO-300) – OST 3100 CTS 125 3 Networking Technology – AWS Certified Advanced Networking (AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty) – NET 3100 NET 110 3 Networking Technology – CCNA (CCNA) – NET 3100 NET 110 3 Networking Technology – CompTIA Net+ (CompTIA Net+ Certification) – NET 3110 NET 110 3 Networking Technology – MS Networking Fundamentals Certification (MTA: Networking Fundamentals) – NET 3110 NET 110 3
Technical and Manufacturing Programs
Certification and/or Continuing Education Course PCC Equivalency Hours WELDING Welding I – WLD 3106 WLD 110 and WLD 112 4 Welding II – WLD 3106 Must take Welding I before Welding II WLD 115 5 AWSD1.1 Certification WLD 110 , WLD 112 , WLD 121 8
