Information Technology Requirement Waiver

 

• Successful completion of the free IT exam allows students to waive the Information Technology Requirement of the GEC.  A STUDENT MAY TAKE THE EXAM ONLY ONE TIME and NO CREDIT HOURS ARE GIVEN FOR PASSING THE EXAM.
 
• The exam covers basic information about computers and communication systems, how they are used and how the work. (hardware, input, output, processing, storage, software (system software and applications software); communications (channels, devices, networks); as well as social and ethical implications of information technology.
 
• Students who pass the exam will be considered to have staisfied the Information Technology Requirement of the GEC; the exam does not cover the content of any specific course, and does not award course credit

IT WAIVER EXAM SCHEDULE:

The exam will be given at

• 5:00 PM on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 in  Fondren Science 133.

Students should allow an hour for the test, though most students finish early. Arrive on time; Bring a pen or pencil, plus SMU ID.

Students and Advising Center will be informed of test results by email.

The waiver exam will next be given twice at the beginning of the Spring 2009 term (with time enough for students to drop or add a class) and once in April 2009.