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Can you even obtain a BA from excelsior anymore only by exams. Confused here
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Hi, I originally applied to get a BS in Social Science with an International Relations major but realized that I would not be able to fully CLEP or DSST all the exams out to get a degree and Id have to sign up for their classes. I then decided to switch back to my original major which is a BA in History. Now, Excelsior requires the following for that major:

2 courses in US history
2 courses in European history

To satisfy the 2 courses in US history, I can take the Civil war DSST and that takes care of one course but there's no other exam I can take to satisfy the 2 course requirement and you cant use the US History CLEP
Same with European history, I can take Western Europe since 1945 DSST but that still leaves one more course I need to satisfy the requirements and there is no exam(to my knowledge)that I can take to satisfy the 2 course requirements.

It seems this is set up to force you to take a couple Excelsior classes or am I missing something here?

Here is a link to the requirements for a BA in History Degree:
Excelsior College | Bachelors Degrees | Liberal Arts – History BS | Online Classes
BSLA 100/120 credits

CLEPS
US History I 74
US History II 76
Sociology 63
Psychology 69
Marketing 65
Western Civ. II 56
A&I Literature 62
American Literature 60

DSST
Vietnam War 449
Rise and Fall Of Soviet Union 66
Intro To Computing 456
Civil War & Reconstruction 414
Management Information Systems 448
Substance Abuse 462
Here's To Your Health 440
Western Europe since 1945 62
Modern Middle Eastern History 70

Next up:
CLEP Educational Psychology
DSST Lifestyle Psychology
DSST Criminal Justice
ECE Social Psychology
ECE World Conflicts


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Can you even obtain a BA from excelsior anymore only by exams. Confused here - by lkm370 - 11-15-2014, 11:15 AM

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