Exams
PLEASE NOTE THAT CIW HAVE RECENTLY CHANGED THEIR CERTIFICATION PATHS.
This website will be updated shortly to reflect these changes.
CIW modules offered by the University of the West of Scotland are
assessed using official CIW exams. Each module requires you to pass one
exam, with the exception of Web
Languages for which two exams are required. Exam content is provided by
CIW - again with one exception: the
Java Programming course which is assessed using Sun's official exam
where a pass is recognised by both Sun and CIW.
CIW exams are fairly expensive if you use a commercial testing centre
like Pearson VUE or Prometric. However, by registering with the University
you will be offered a free exam attempt, and discounted
resits, provided you use the University's Test Centre.
The free exam must be taken by the cut-off date
announced by your course tutor. Normally the cut-off date will be 6 weeks
after the last class.
Any exam taken after the cut-off date - be it your
first attempt or a resit - is chargable. Please contact the
University's Test Centre
[http://www.uws.ac.uk/schoolsdepts/computing/itacademy/test-centre.asp]
for payment details and exam booking on 0141 848 3735, or by email to
mary.kennedy@uws.ac.uk.
Other Courses