# Excel Specialist Certification (Self-Paced)

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## Overview

Prepare for the Microsoft Excel Specialist exam at your own pace with this comprehensive certification program. You'll begin by mastering Excel fundamentals, then progress to more advanced functions and features, building the practical skills needed for exam success.

The program includes three Excel courses (18 hours total), two hours of private tutoring, and the Microsoft Excel Specialist exam with a free retake. Additional video resources are included to further support your preparation. You also have the option to replace the exam with an extra hour of private tutoring if preferred.

## What you'll learn

- Calculations, basic functions, graph creation, formatting, and printing
- Functions like VLOOKUP and SUMIFS
- Summarizing data with PivotTables
- Sorting and filtering databases
- Working with text: splitting, joining, and using drop-down menus
- Advanced database functions such as INDEX and MATCH
- Creating basic macros
- Using What-If Analysis for Goal Seek and Data Tables

## Curriculum
1. **Excel Level I: Fundamentals Course Online (Self-Paced)**
2. **Excel Level II: Intermediate Course Online (Self-Paced)**
3. **Excel Level III: Advanced Course Online (Self-Paced)**
4. **Assessment Test**

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $959