Chaminade University of Honolulu Excel Certification Requirement
Business Administration program · MO-210
At Chaminade the Excel certification is built into a course and gates the next one. Pass it in BU-104 or you cannot enrol in BU-225.
Requirement details verified against Chaminade’s own pages on August 26, 2026. Always confirm your deadline with Business Administration program.
What Chaminade requires
Chaminade's catalog puts the certification inside a course: BU-104, the Technology Certification Lab. The course fee covers a Microsoft Excel 365 desktop subscription and the Excel certification itself, so sitting the exam is part of what taking the course means.
It then gates the next course. The catalog states that successful completion of the Excel Certification in BU-104 is a prerequisite for enrolment in BU-225, Data Analytics and Stats in Excel. The certification, not merely the course, is what unlocks it.
BU-225 is where the Excel work continues — data analytics, business functions and formulas, PivotTables and the basics of data modelling — so the certification is the foundation the rest of the sequence is built on rather than a detached credential.
The catalog describes the exam as the Excel Certification on Microsoft Excel 365. The associate-level exam on Microsoft 365 Apps is MO-210, which is what our practice exams are built for.
At a glance
Why passing on the first attempt matters
- The certification is the gate on BU-225, so failing it does not merely cost a grade — it stops you enrolling in the next course in the sequence.
- The exam fee is already inside the BU-104 course fee, which makes an unprepared attempt a wasted one you have effectively already paid for.
- BU-225 assumes the Excel foundation the certification tests. Scraping through would leave you starting a data analytics course on ground you have not actually secured.
- MO-210 is performance-based: you complete tasks in a live Excel workbook rather than answering multiple-choice questions about Excel. Reading about Excel does not prepare you for that.
It says Excel Certification on Microsoft Excel 365 without specifying associate or expert. The associate-level exam on Microsoft 365 Apps is MO-210, which is what a course of this kind normally targets and what our practice exams are built for. Confirm with your instructor which exam BU-104 books you for before you prepare.
How we help you pass MO-210
Our practice exams are timed, task-based and scored out of 1000 against a 700 pass mark, the same shape as the real exam. Your first one is free and needs no card.
You do the tasks in your own desktop Excel and upload the workbook. We grade what you did, task by task, and show you which tasks cost you points, so your next attempt is aimed at something specific instead of at studying Excel in general.
Our MO-210 exams are built from the official skills-measured outline rather than from someone's recollection of the exam, and our exam guide reproduces the objective domains and their weightings so you can see what is actually tested.
Everything we do runs in your own copy of Excel and is graded on the workbook you upload. There is no travel and no testing appointment involved in practising, whatever your campus arranges for the real exam.
Chaminade Excel certification FAQ
What happens if I do not pass the Excel certification in BU-104?
Chaminade's catalog states that successful completion of the Excel Certification in BU-104 is a prerequisite for enrolment in BU-225, Data Analytics and Stats in Excel. Without it, that course is closed to you. Ask your instructor or advisor about retake arrangements.
Is the exam fee included in the course?
The catalog lists a $200 fee for BU-104 covering a Microsoft Excel 365 desktop subscription and the Excel certification, and a further fee for BU-225 covering the subscription. Confirm current fees with Chaminade, since catalog fees change between years.
Which Excel exam is it?
The catalog says Excel Certification on Microsoft Excel 365 without naming a level. The associate-level exam on Microsoft 365 Apps is MO-210, which is what our practice exams are built for. Confirm with your instructor which exam your course books.
What does BU-225 actually use Excel for?
According to the catalog it covers business functions and formulas, PivotTables and the basics of data modelling, alongside analytics and performance metrics. The certification is the foundation that work is built on.
Is Excel Experts Certify affiliated with Chaminade University?
No. We are an independent Certiport Authorized Test Center and practice-exam provider. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Chaminade University of Honolulu. Always confirm your own requirement with the university.
Sources
Every requirement, deadline and fee on this page comes from the pages below, read on August 26, 2026. Chaminade can change them at any time.
Excel Experts Certify is an independent practice-exam provider and a Certiport Authorized Test Center. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Chaminade University of Honolulu or the Business Administration program. University names are used here only to identify whose requirement is described. This page is informational; your requirement, deadline and fees are whatever Business Administration program says they are.
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