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Help me with General Classes

I got my unofficial summary from Excelsior telling me what classes I need. I need 3 Humanities, 2 Social Sciences, and Information Literacy besides my nursing courses.

Can someone give me some insight on which class would be the easiest to take. It lists art, music, literature, theatre. I am horrible at all of these. Which ones does Excelsior offer?

Which is a better class to take thru Excelsior, Life Span Dev Physc or Sociology?

Going to a community college is not an option for me.

Also what is the Information Literacy class. It is something you have to test out of? Thanks soooo much from a clueless beginner!!

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i just finished information literacy. it is a one hour go at your own pace course . it is suppose to last a whole semester but i finished it in 3 hours. it is concerned with obtaining info off the web, library resources and plagiarism. you have 5 modules with a quiz at the end of each one. if you score a 70 then you can move on to the next module. after the fifth then you can take the final. it is either a pass or fail and you must score 70% on the final to pass. hope that helps...oh i would take general psych or sociology if you are looking for a easy course.

i got me unofficial summary from excelsior telling me what classes i need. i need 3 humanities, 2 social sciences, and information literacy besides my nursing courses.

can someone give me some insight on which class would be the easiest to take. it lists art, music, literature, theatre. i am horrible at all of these. which ones does excelsior offer?

which is a better class to take thru excelsior, life span dev physc or sociology?

going to a community college is not an option for me.

also what is the information literacy class. it is something you have to test out of? thanks soooo much from a clueless beginner!!

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Information Literacy is a very easy class, really ... just pricey! But required, so we've all had to suck it up and just do it. LOL! It's all done through EC's website -- five learning modules with little quizzes, then an exam at the end (it's been almost 2 years since I've taken it, so I can't remember if it's 50 or 100 questions). It's pass/fail. Not a big deal, really.

There are a lot of CLEP tests that are great alternatives to taking EC exams -- for example, taking the Human Growth & Development CLEP instead of Lifespan, or the Introductory Sociology CLEP for the sociology credits. There is more information on CLEP credits here: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/clep/about.html

However, ALWAYS check with EC before taking a CLEP test for credit to make sure they accept it -- there are a few that they do not accept. I only know for sure about the two I've mentioned because I'm taking them. :)

I didn't need that many non-nursing courses (besides A&P and Micro, that is) because I already have two Associates degrees, so I can't really say too much about the other classes.

the information literacy modules are 10 questions per quiz and there is 50 questions on the final exam.

information literacy is a very easy class, really ... just pricey! but required, so we've all had to suck it up and just do it. lol! it's all done through ec's website -- five learning modules with little quizzes, then an exam at the end (it's been almost 2 years since i've taken it, so i can't remember if it's 50 or 100 questions). it's pass/fail. not a big deal, really.

there are a lot of clep tests that are great alternatives to taking ec exams -- for example, taking the human growth & development clep instead of lifespan, or the introductory sociology clep for the sociology credits. there is more information on clep credits here: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/clep/about.html

however, always check with ec before taking a clep test for credit to make sure they accept it -- there are a few that they do not accept. i only know for sure about the two i've mentioned because i'm taking them. :)

i didn't need that many non-nursing courses (besides a&p and micro, that is) because i already have two associates degrees, so i can't really say too much about the other classes.

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Thank you for the information. You two are always so helpful. I think I would do better taking the class thru Excelsior, even though it is going to cost more money.

Do you know what classes they offer for the Humanities credit I need. Anyone take one thru excelsior and can give me feedback? Thanks!

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