Example coursework · Independent teaching demonstrations
← Course catalogADVANCED CERTIFICATION / PT0-003
One intensive eight-week hybrid block, with original technical labs, independent practice and a comprehensive practical.
Explore eight weeks ↓An intensive applied course in CompTIA PenTest+ objectives, with independently documented technical work.
Recommended preparation: Security+ knowledge, networking, Linux and Windows administration, and practical authorized security-testing experience.
Plan 12–16 independent hours each week plus the three-hour class (15–19 total). This advanced eight-week format requires prior foundations, sustained reading, practice, weekend lab reservations, remediation and careful evidence preparation. It compresses the schedule, not the work. These are planning estimates, not college credit determinations. Each example uses the same Monday calendar as an alternative offering; arrange a conflict-free schedule before enrolling in multiple blocks.
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WEEK 1 / Jan 11
Demonstrate engagement management through the two assigned activities, interpreted evidence and a professional handoff.
Read the current CompTIA PenTest+ PT0-003 official objectives and instructor-assigned licensed sections for: Engagement management. No textbook edition or ISBN has been selected; the instructor must publish exact chapter/page and licensed slide assignments before instruction.
Open assignments and labs →WEEK 2 / Jan 18
Demonstrate reconnaissance and enumeration through the two assigned activities, interpreted evidence and a professional handoff.
Read the current CompTIA PenTest+ PT0-003 official objectives and instructor-assigned licensed sections for: Reconnaissance and enumeration. No textbook edition or ISBN has been selected; the instructor must publish exact chapter/page and licensed slide assignments before instruction.
Open assignments and labs →WEEK 3 / Jan 25
Demonstrate vulnerability discovery and analysis through the two assigned activities, interpreted evidence and a professional handoff.
Read the current CompTIA PenTest+ PT0-003 official objectives and instructor-assigned licensed sections for: Vulnerability discovery and analysis. No textbook edition or ISBN has been selected; the instructor must publish exact chapter/page and licensed slide assignments before instruction.
Open assignments and labs →WEEK 4 / Feb 1
Demonstrate attacks and exploits: network and identity through the two assigned activities, interpreted evidence and a professional handoff.
Read the current CompTIA PenTest+ PT0-003 official objectives and instructor-assigned licensed sections for: Attacks and exploits: network and identity. No textbook edition or ISBN has been selected; the instructor must publish exact chapter/page and licensed slide assignments before instruction.
Open assignments and labs →WEEK 5 / Feb 8
Demonstrate attacks and exploits: application and cloud through the two assigned activities, interpreted evidence and a professional handoff.
Read the current CompTIA PenTest+ PT0-003 official objectives and instructor-assigned licensed sections for: Attacks and exploits: application and cloud. No textbook edition or ISBN has been selected; the instructor must publish exact chapter/page and licensed slide assignments before instruction.
Open assignments and labs →WEEK 6 / Feb 15
Demonstrate post-exploitation and lateral movement through the two assigned activities, interpreted evidence and a professional handoff.
Read the current CompTIA PenTest+ PT0-003 official objectives and instructor-assigned licensed sections for: Post-exploitation and lateral movement. No textbook edition or ISBN has been selected; the instructor must publish exact chapter/page and licensed slide assignments before instruction.
Open assignments and labs →WEEK 7 / Feb 22
Demonstrate engagement management and integrated exploitation review through the two assigned activities, interpreted evidence and a professional handoff.
Read the current CompTIA PenTest+ PT0-003 official objectives and instructor-assigned licensed sections for: Engagement management and integrated exploitation review. No textbook edition or ISBN has been selected; the instructor must publish exact chapter/page and licensed slide assignments before instruction.
Open assignments and labs →WEEK 8 / Mar 1
Demonstrate all pt0-003 domains through the two assigned activities, interpreted evidence and a professional handoff.
Read the current CompTIA PenTest+ PT0-003 official objectives and instructor-assigned licensed sections for: All PT0-003 domains. No textbook edition or ISBN has been selected; the instructor must publish exact chapter/page and licensed slide assignments before instruction.
Open assignments and labs →COURSE FINALE / TWO SEPARATE ASSESSMENTS
The week 8 meeting is the comprehensive lab day: Monday, March 1, 2027, 5:45–8:45 PM. After the opening readiness quiz, complete one integrated practical with the assigned lab activities as its stations. All stations share the 30% equally. Work independently in the supervised, authorized lab environment; the instructor supplies the fault scenario and permitted tools.
Comprehensive station 1: interpret signed scope, enumerate isolated targets, validate a seeded vulnerability and demonstrate only the authorized impact. Comprehensive station 2: trace the permitted attack path, recommend and retest remediation, remove artifacts and deliver executive and technical reports.
Submit a single organized service portfolio across the assigned station submissions: intake and baseline, diagnosis and alternatives, procedure log, before/after evidence, validation tests, rollback or recovery plan, and a customer handoff. Rubric: correct procedure/result 40%; reasoning/evidence 30%; safety, permissions and data handling 20%; documentation 10%. Closeout includes a short explanation of your diagnosis, questions and exam-readiness announcements.
After the lab day, take the official CompTIA PenTest+ PT0-003 through an authorized testing provider. Schedule a separate appointment after the comprehensive lab and submit result evidence by Sunday, March 7, 2027 at midnight, end of day, America/Chicago. Arrange voucher/payment, identification and testing requirements in advance; this portal does not deliver or book the official exam. MeasureUP is practice and does not replace it. The instructor must announce any approved deadline extension or retake arrangement.
Submit the exam code, date, official scaled score and pass/fail result through the private CertificationExam submission. Provide the official score report through the instructor-approved private method for verification; do not share exam questions or answers. The instructor verifies the result and records the scaled score in administration.
The published passing score for this exam is 750 on a 100–900 scale. For this course only, 100 maps to 0%, the passing score maps to 70%, and 900 maps to 100%, using linear interpolation below and above passing. This is the college course conversion, not CompTIA's percentage score. See the official certification exam information. This course follows the exam version named in its syllabus. Confirm version availability and testing-provider deadlines before buying a voucher or booking.
If your pre-exam coursework average is at least 70% and you pass this course's official exam, your final course grade will be at least 70% (C). Pre-exam coursework includes the comprehensive lab and all other non-exam work, normalized over its combined 70% weight. Higher weighted results earn the corresponding higher grade. Missing or unverified exam results remain ungraded and count as zero until verified; they do not trigger the guarantee.
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