Getting started with Excelsior College

Heres an idea for you guys who want to know what credits you need---RUE and publishing companies such as it, have to review your transcripts to determine which modules to receive from them. I believe that they do this for free and you dont actually have to sign the contract until you know what youre "in for"--and of course dont sign the contract. Im not 100% sure if this is true or not, but it was just an idea that I thought of.

Felicia

PS-I went through (or am in contract with) RUE and they were spot on with their assessment of my credits. The only additional credit I needed was Info Lit (which I did through Penn Foster)

Felicia, I've heard that as well -- the publishing companies generally have a good idea of what will transfer. But if a person has to apply to EC and pay their application fee at some point, I'd recommend getting it directly from the source -- EC -- from the beginning. No third-party publisher can say for certain what will and will not transfer because they don't truly have a relationship with the school. Heck, you or I could probably look at the requirements and come up with a pretty good estimate of what anyone would need, if we had transcripts in one hand and the EC brochures in the other. Basically, college credits transfer, so things that were wrapped up into part of a vo-tech type of program probably won't transfer.

lojo534, after you've done had your unofficial eval from EC and you've established an account/student number, you can have CLEP send results directly to EC, and that way they'll receive them first-hand. Also, I enrolled more than 6 months after my initial application/evaluation, and they didn't make me do it over. But you're subject to whichever curriculum is actually in effect when you enroll, so if between the time of your initial application/evaluation and enrollment they decide to add a class or switch things up, you'll be subject to the new curriculum. (Not that I've heard they're changing anything ... they just did that last year, so I doubt they'd do it again anytime soon.)

You will not have to pay another $75. I enrolled in Excelsior about 1 1/2 years ago and then took my Gen Ed classes else where. I am now starting the actual nursing classes. Good luck

Pay the evaluation fee and enroll AFTER to clep out of your gen eds. Nio point in paying the annual enrollment fees while you're taking stuff you don't need to take there.

I am just starting nursing at excelsior. I am also new to this site. Can someone tell me what is the best way to study and get ready for the nusing exams? I have been studying the guide and text book however, I am not sure if that is enough...

Thanks for the info., your experience with EC is very helpful. I've already started "clepping" and plan to enroll when I've completed all the clep exams that will apply.

hey im going go take class at exceior college life span developmeny psychology...can u tell me how to study 4 it ..thank please reply me
thank u

krupali, start a new thread on this in Distance Learning.