Entrance Exam & Pre-Enrollment Course

As part of our admissions process, we require applicants to pass a problem-solving entrance exam. But don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

We want to help you prepare for the exam by offering a pre-enrollment 8-lesson course on Problem-Solving with JavaScript. The course includes 1-1 instructor support and mentoring.

The course is self-paced, meaning you can work through it as quickly or slowly as your schedule allows.

This pre-enrollment course will teach you the concepts needed to pass our entrance exam. Passing the exam will make you eligible for the program. Please note that a second confirmation test will be held after acceptance to the program.

How to Join

To join the free pre-enrollment course click on this link https://msd.miu.edu/apply-pre-enrollment/ It’s a great way to get a taste of the course and to find out if software development is for you.

Get Help From Our Professor

The course instructor will be available to work with you during the pre-enrollment course over Microsoft Teams to answer questions and review lesson material with you.

Lessons Include

1. Sequence and Selection
2. Turtle Graphics
3. Expressions
4. Iteration
5. Reading and Writing Code
6. Functions
7. Lists
8. Nested Loops

1. Sequence and Selection
2. Turtle Graphics
3. Expressions
4. Iteration

5. Reading and Writing Code
6. Functions
7. Lists
8. Nested Loops

Sample Lesson

Please see below a short snippet of one of the lessons from the course:

Sample Test Questions

To download sample test questions, click here.

Exam Dates

The next exam date will be announced soon for the upcoming February 2024 entry.

Earn A Certificate of Completion

By taking our pre-enrollment course, you can earn a certificate of completion. To earn this certification, you must watch all lesson videos, complete every homework assignment, and pass the exam.

FAQ

This free course is open to eligible applicants to our MSD program. To join the course, you must first complete our initial online application. Then, contact us at msd@miu.edu and request to join the course and we will send you further instructions for accessing the course.

You may also pay $19 to join the course without applying to the program. You can do that here.

You do not have to view a single video; you can take the exam ‘cold,’ as it were. If you do not pass the exam on your first attempt you should actively engage with the materials before taking it a second or third time.

You can only take the exam three times in total. If you apply in multiple entries your number of attempts carries over and does not reset.

The estimated time per lesson is about 4 or 5 hours, making the entire course 32 to 40 hours. There are eight pre-recorded lessons.

Approximately two and 1/2 hours.

This is a pass/no pass exam. We will judge each exam on how well you solve the problems and give a pass / no pass grade.

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