College 005

All Entering Students are required to take the COLL 005 course within the first year of enrollment. COLL 005 is a non-credit course.

Access to the COLL 005 course will be available in Blackboard Monday, June 22, 2009.

There are two parts to COLL 005:

1. Mills Information Literacy Evaluation or M.I.L.E. (Modules 1-6)
   M.I.L.E. consists of one course with six modules and each module has a corresponding test.
   
   
2. Microsoft Office Training
   (Word, Excel & PowerPoint for PC or MAC)
   Each of the three Microsoft Office training courses includes a test. 
   
   If you are a PC user, take the PC Microsoft Office training. The training and corresponding tests should be taken on a PC.
   
   If you are a Mac user, take the Mac Microsoft Office training. The training and the corresponding tests should be taken on a Mac.

You must pass all 9 tests (6 for M.I.L.E., 3 for Microsoft Office -- one each for Word, Excel & PowerPoint) with a score of 70% or higher on each test to fulfill your COLL 005 requirement.  Tests may be taken multiple times with your highest score being retained.

How to access the College 005 course

If you have never accessed the Mills Portal you will need to set your password first. Please follow the directions on the Set Your Password for the First Time page.

If you have never accessed Blackboard, but have accessed the Mills Portal, you may need to reset your password. First login to the Mills Portal and then click on the "Change Your Password..." link in the lefthand area of the portal homepage and follow the rules for changing your password.

1. Launch Internet Explorer on a PC or Safari or Firefox on a Mac.
2. Go to the Mills Portal at https://portal.mills.edu/ and login using your Mills username (You can also login via your SSN or BannerID).
3. Click on the “Blackboard for Mills” link in the upper right corner of the browser window.
4. Click on the Blackboard "Courses" tab.
5. Type the word"college" in the "Course Search" field and click “GO!”
6. Select COLL005 by clicking on "Enroll".
7. On the Self-Enrollment page, click "Submit".
8. Click "OK" to continue to the College 005's Blackboard homepage.
9. After completing the M.I.L.E. Modules, PC Microsoft Office OR Mac Microsoft Office courses, click on the "Take Your Tests Here" link in the left navigation area to access the exam.

If you have problems accessing the COLL 005 course on Blackboard please email: blackboard@mills.edu