Earn Academic Credit for Workforce Training

Select industry credentials and FCC workforce training courses are eligible for academic credit conversion. Advance your career by applying these credits toward a certificate, degree, or transfer program.

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Credentials & Courses Eligible for Credit Conversion

Select a subject area below to learn more about eligible industry credentials, required workforce training courses, and academic credits available.

Project Management

Step 1: Earn Industry Credential

Step 2: Receive Academic Credit

  • Enroll in the Business Administration or Business Management degree program and one FCC course.
  • Receive academic credit for BMGT 290 - Project Management (3 credits) by contacting Registration and Records at transferevaluation@frederick.edu or 301.846.2595.

Home Inspector

Step 1: Earn Industry Credential

Step 2: Receive Academic Credit

Real Estate

Step 1: Earn Industry Credential

Step 2: Receive Academic Credit

  • Enroll in the Business Administration or Business Management degree program.
  • Receive academic credit for BMGT elective (3 credits) by contacting Registration and Records at transferevaluation@frederick.edu or 301.846.2595.

AI, Cloud & Cybersecurity Foundations

Step 1: Earn Industry Credential

Prepare for exam/s either independently or by successfully completing
CMT150: Cloud Computing Fundamentals with Azure (AZ-900)
and/or 
CMT155: Cloud Computing Fundamentals with AWS (CLF-C02)

Pass exam/s to become either Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
and/or an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Step 2: Receive Academic Credit

Enroll in an FCC credit course or program.
Receive academic credit for CMIS 111V: Virtualization and Cloud Fundamentals (3 credits) by contacting Registration and Records at transferevaluation@frederick.edu or 301.846.2595.

Computer Aided Design (CAD)

Step 1: Complete Training

Step 2: Receive Academic Credit

  • Enroll in an FCC credit program and register for at least one 3-credit course.
  • Receive academic credit for one or more of the following by contacting Registration and Records at transferevaluation@frederick.edu or 301.846.2595.
    • CADT 101 - AutoCAD I (3 credits)
    • CADT 102 - AutoCAD II (3 credits)
    • CADT 130 - Revit (BIM) (3 credits)

Culinary Medicine

Step 1: Earn Industry Credential

Step 2: Receive Academic Credit

  • Enroll in the Culinary Arts & Supervision degree program.
  • Receive academic credit for NUTR 102 - Nutrition in a Changing World (3 credits) by contacting Registration and Records at transferevaluation@frederick.edu or 301.846.2595.

Sanitation and Food Safety

Step 1: Earn Industry Credential

Step 2: Receive Academic Credit

  • Enroll in Culinary Arts & Supervision AAS or the Culinary Skills Certificate program.
  • Students must have achieved the ServSafe certification within three years of the date of credit application.
  • Receive academic credit for HCTI 101 - Sanitation and Food Safety (2 credits) by contacting Registration and Records at transferevaluation@frederick.edu or 301.846.2595.

Electricial

Step 1: Complete Training

Step 2: Receive Academic Credit

  • Enroll in an FCC credit program and register for at least one 3-credit course.
  • Receive academic credit for one ore more of  the following courses by contacting Registration and Records at transferevaluation@frederick.edu or 301.846.2595. 
    • BLDT 140 - Fundamentals of Structural Wiring (4 credits)
    • BLDT 241 - Residential Electric (3 credits)
    • BLDT 242 - Commercial Electric (3 credits)
    • BLDT 143 - Specialized Systems (3 credits)

HVAC

Step 1: Complete Training

Step 2: Receive Academic Credit

  • Enroll in an FCC credit program and register for at least one 3-credit course
  • Registration and Records at transferevaluation@frederick.edu or 301.846.2595. 
    • BLDT 110 - Fundamentals of HVACR (4 credits)
    • BLDT 111 - Controls for HVACR (3 credits)
    • BLDT 113 - Fossil Fuels & Hydronic Heating (3 credits)
    • BLDT 212 - HVAC Installation & Troubleshooting (3 credits

Welding

Step 1: Complete Training

Step 2: Receive Academic Credit

  • Enroll in an FCC credit program and register for at least one 3-credit course
  • Receive academic credit for one ore more of  the following courses by contacting Registration and Records at transferevaluation@frederick.edu or 301.846.2595. 
    • BLDT 120 - Introduction to Welding (4 credits)
    • BLDT 121 - Welding Symbols & Blueprint Reading (2 credits)
    • BLDT 222 - Advanced Welding: SMAW (4 credits)
    • BLDT 224 - Advanced Welding: GTAW (3 credits)
    • BLDT 225 - Advanced Welding: GMAW (3 credits)
    • BLDT 223 - Advanced Welding: SMAW 4G (3 credits)

 

Contact Us

Credit Registration & Records
Jefferson Hall (J101)
 registration@frederick.edu
 301.846.2431

CEWD Registration Office
Jefferson Hall (J112)
 ceinfo@frederick.edu
 301.624.2888

 

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