Earn a Proficiency Award
Earn a Proficiency Award
The Proficiency Award
About the Proficiency Award
A Proficiency Award (PA) is a program requiring fewer than 16 semester units and is approved by the Ventura County Community College District (VCCCD) Board of Trustees. Content and assessment standards for PA shall ensure that these programs are consistent with the District Colleges’ mission, meet a demonstrated need that leads to employability, are feasible, and adhere to guidelines on academic achievement.
Requirements for the Proficiency Award
To earn a Proficiency Award, a student must:
- Complete all applicable coursework in a Board-approved Proficiency Award with a grade of “C” or better or “P” (formerly “CR”) in each course.
- Apply for the Proficiency Award through the appropriate college office granting the award.
Note: Proficiency Awards are not state-approved and therefore cannot be recorded on a student's transcript.
Proficiency Awards Offered at Moorpark College
At the time of catalog production, a student may earn the following Proficiency Awards at Moorpark College:
Moorpark College Proficiency Awards
- Accounting, Proficiency Award
- CNSE: Basic Network Specialist, Proficiency Award
- CNSE: Cisco System Network Associate, Proficiency Award
- Commercial Dance, Proficiency Award
- Design Fundamentals, Proficiency Award
- Digital Journalism, Proficiency Award
- Mobile App Developer (iOS), Proficiency Award
- Photovoltaic Technology, Proficiency Award
- Registered Behavior Technician, Proficiency Award
- Taxation, Proficiency Award
- Theatre Arts: Acting, Proficiency Award
- Theatre Arts: Audio, Proficiency Award
- Theatre Arts: Costumes, Proficiency Award
- Theatre Arts: Lighting, Proficiency Award
- Theatre Arts: Makeup, Proficiency Award
- Theatre Arts: Performing Arts Management, Proficiency Award
- Theatre Arts: Playwriting, Proficiency Award
- Theatre Arts: Technical Theatre - General, Proficiency Award
- Web Development, Proficiency Award