Excelsior General Education Credits

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Specializes in Geriatrics.

Hi everyone,

I see a lot of questions about EC General Ed. requirements.

You need 31 general Ed credits.I had none,so I needed them all!

Here is what I am taking:

Social Sciences:

1. Intro to psychology (clep) 3 hrs.

2. Life Span psychology (EC) 3 hrs.

3. Abnormal psychology (EC) 3 hrs.

4. Intro to sociology (clep) 3 hrs.

Natural Sciences:

5. Anatomy & Physiology (EC) 6 hrs.

6. Microbiology (EC) 3 hrs.

All of my NC Tests.1,3,4,5,6,7

English/Humanities:

7.English Composition (EC) 6 hrs.

8.Ethics (EC) 3 hrs.

Info Literacy (EC) 1 hr.

Total of 31 credits. Now this is for the ASN.You may want to take other exams other than these,but this gives you a good idea of what you could take to achieve 31 credits.I think you can take a clep in place of EC's lifespan(I found that out after the fact!)

This is the order in which I am taking these as well.Except I will probably mix the NC exams up a bit! Hope this helps!

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

Yep, the Human Growth and Development CLEP is accepted in place of Lifespan. :) I feel like I'm preaching the gospel of CLEP lately ... LOL! :D

I'm sure people will find this post VERY helpful!! Thanks for sharing, and good luck on your journey.

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Question, if my summary says I need

2.0 hours in Life Span

2.0 hours in Sociology

Does that mean I need both classes? I am confused cause when you look those classes up they are worth 3.0 hours. Thanks.

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

You'll still need both. You'll just end up with a few more credits than are required. I had the same thing on my summary. :)

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Specializes in ICU, PICC Nurse, Nursing Supervisor.

a normal class you would take at a community college or even the clep would provide you with 3 credit hours. excelsior only requires 2 hours in each subject. so in the end you will end up with 2 credit hours more than you need . which is good because if you transfer these hours most colleges require the 3 hour courses in order to transfer.

question, if my summary says i need

2.0 hours in life span

2.0 hours in sociology

does that mean i need both classes? i am confused cause when you look those classes up they are worth 3.0 hours. thanks.

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I need all of those too...thanks for typing up that way..EC sent me the same info but the way I got it from them seemed confusing

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