11-25-2009, 03:42 PM
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Cost analysis of big 3 - breakdown
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 lol I hadn't noticed! Cool hilarious 
Using Alissa's Bachelor's of Liberal Studies breakdown for Excelsior, I decided to see what I find to be the cheapest breakdowns for the Bachelors (with and without GRE tests)
The core outlay is Admissions $75 Annual Fee (Enrollment) $895 Graduation $495 Total Core Outlay - $1465 Without GRE - General Education Requirements--9CR in two areas and 6CR in one area Social Sciences & History, 6 or 9 Credits Social Sciences & History CLEP_______________3 Social Sciences & History CLEP_______________3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _3 Natural Sciences & Mathematics, 6 or 9 Credits, at least 2 of which must be college-level math or statistics Natural Sciences CLEP______________________3 Natural Sciences CLEP______________________3 Math Course – ALEKS _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _3 Humanities, 6 or 9 Credits Humanities CLEP__________________________3 Humanities CLEP__________________________3 Analyzing and Interpreting Literature CLEP _ _ _3 ALSO English Composition Requirement--3CR Written English Uexcel English Comp______________________3 Information Literacy--1CR Required Information Literacy – Penn Foster___________1 Depth Requirement #1--12 CR in a single discipline, 3 at upper level Math Course - ALEKS______________________3 College Mathematics CLEP__________________3 College Mathematics CLEP__________________3 Statistics Course – ALEKS__________________3UL Depth Requirement #2--12 CR in a single discipline, 3 at upper level US History I CLEP________________________3 US History II CLEP________________________3 American Government CLEP ________________3 Civil War and Reconstruction DSST___________3UL You will need 15 more upper level credits in the Arts & Sciences Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union DSST________3UL Substance Abuse DSST____________________3UL ECE Test________________________________3UL ECE Test________________________________3UL ECE Test________________________________3UL Additional Upper Level Credits, you need nine--These can be Applied Professional/Free Elective Business Law II DSST_____________________3UL MIS DSST ______________________________3UL Principles of Finance DSST _________________3UL Additional Arts & Sciences/Applied Professional/Free Electives--up to 60 Credits You can take whatever you want to fill up the rest of your credits, as long as it does not duplicate what is listed above Analyzing and Interpreting Literature CLEP ____3 American Literature CLEP__________________3 American Literature CLEP__________________3 English Literature CLEP ___________________3 English Literature CLEP ___________________3 Biology CLEP ___________________________3 Biology CLEP ___________________________3 Chemistry CLEP_________________________3 Chemistry CLEP_________________________3 Spanish/French CLEP_____________________3 Spanish/French CLEP_____________________3 Spanish/French CLEP_____________________3 Spanish/French CLEP_____________________3 Lower Level CLEP or DSST ________________3 Lower Level CLEP or DSST ________________3 CLEP Tests Total 15 X $72 CLEP Tests Costs $1080 DSST Tests Total 6 x $80 DSST Tests Costs $480 ECE Tests Total 3 x $240 (I may have found an old chart on this, not sure) ECE Tests Costs $720 Uexcel Tests Total 1 X $85 Uexcel Tests Cost $85 ALEKS Course Total - 3/20$ Month ALEKS Costs $40 (You can do it in 1 month, but adding a little pillow here) Penn Foster Course total - 1@$90 Penn Foster Course Cost - $90 Instant Cert Costs 5 Months - $100 Transcripts Penn Foster, ACE, & College Board - $65 Total Nonmilitary Cost for Testing out of Excelsior with 7 course taken through PF, ALEKS, considering no additional exam fees and no money spent on subject books (IE Hit the Library) - $4125 What really hurts this form is the lack of available upper level test credits through DSSTs. (This would change if Excelsior decided to award ACE's recommendation on several refreshed tests) With GRE Subject Test, Scoring 55% General Education Requirements--9CR in two areas and 6CR in one area Social Sciences & History, 6 or 9 Credits Social Sciences & History CLEP_______________3 Social Sciences & History CLEP_______________3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _3 Natural Sciences & Mathematics, 6 or 9 Credits, at least 2 of which must be college-level math or statistics Natural Sciences CLEP______________________3 Natural Sciences CLEP______________________3 Math Course – ALEKS _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _3 Humanities, 6 or 9 Credits Humanities CLEP__________________________3 Humanities CLEP__________________________3 Analyzing and Interpreting Literature CLEP _ _ _3 ALSO English Composition Requirement--3CR Written English Uexcel English Comp_______________________3 Information Literacy--1CR Required Information Literacy – Penn Foster___________1 Depth Requirement #1--12 CR in a single discipline, 3 at upper level Math Course - ALEKS______________________3 College Mathematics CLEP__________________3 College Mathematics CLEP__________________3 Statistics Course – ALEKS__________________3UL Depth Requirement #2--12 CR in a single discipline, 3 at upper level GRE Subject_____________________________3 GRE Subject_____________________________3 GRE Subject_____________________________3 GRE Subject_____________________________3UL You will need 15 more upper level credits in the Arts & Sciences Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union DSST________3UL Substance Abuse DSST____________________3UL Civil War and Reconstruction DSST___________3UL GRE Subject_____________________________3UL ECE Test________________________________3UL Additional Upper Level Credits, you need nine--These can be Applied Professional/Free Elective Business Law II DSST_____________________3UL MIS DSST ______________________________3UL Principles of Finance DSST _________________3UL Additional Arts & Sciences/Applied Professional/Free Electives--up to 60 Credits You can take whatever you want to fill up the rest of your credits, as long as it does not duplicate what is listed above Analyzing and Interpreting Literature CLEP ____3 American Literature CLEP__________________3 American Literature CLEP__________________3 English Literature CLEP ___________________3 English Literature CLEP ___________________3 Biology CLEP ___________________________3 Biology CLEP ___________________________3 Chemistry CLEP_________________________3 Chemistry CLEP_________________________3 Spanish/French CLEP_____________________3 Spanish/French CLEP_____________________3 Spanish/French CLEP_____________________3 Spanish/French CLEP_____________________3 Lower Level CLEP or DSST ________________3 Lower Level CLEP or DSST ________________3 CLEP Tests Total 12 X $72 CLEP Tests Costs $864 DSST Tests Total 6 x $80 DSST Tests Costs $480 ECE Tests Total 1 x $240 (I may have found an old chart on this, not sure) ECE Tests Costs $240 Uexcel Tests Total 1 X $85 Uexcel Tests Cost $85 GRE Subject Test Total 1 x $130 GRE Subject Test Cost $130 ALEKS Course Total - 3/20$ Month ALEKS Costs $40 (You can do it in 1 month, but adding a little pillow here) Penn Foster Course total - 1@$90 Penn Foster Course Cost - $90 Instant Cert Costs 5 Months - $100 Transcripts Penn Foster, ACE, & College Board - $65 Total Nonmilitary Cost for Testing out of Excelsior with 7 course taken through PF, ALEKS, 55% on the GRE Subject Test, considering no additional exam fees and no money spent on subject books (IE Hit the Library) - $3559 Obviously, you'd save even more money getting higher than a 55% on the GRE Subject, but I was shooting for baseline. Edit - Took out Straighterline because the costs outweighed the benefits (compared to three tests) added the transcript fees in, and got rid of the extra $440 fee that I had added in by mistake.
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Wile E. Coyote, genius. I am not selling anything nor am I working my way through college, so let's get down to basics: you are a rabbit and I am going to eat you for supper. Now don't try to get away, I am more muscular, more cunning, faster and larger than you are, and I am a genius, while you could hardly pass the entrance examinations to kindergarten, so I'll give you the customary two minutes to say your prayers.
Bachelor of Science in PsychoRabbitology degree Master of Education with a specialty in Rabbit-specific destructive munitions (or eLearning & Technology, I forget which) Doctor of Philosophy in Wile E. Leadership with an area of specialty in Acme Mind Expansion - 2017 Hopefully 
12-20-2009, 08:44 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-23-2010, 08:08 PM by alissaroot.)
I also have some updated EC plans. I would have posted them sooner, but I was busy with finals last week! Thanks to NAP for looking these over for me!
Excelsior College B.S. Liberal Studies Plan #1 Penn Foster Information Literacy--1 credit--$90 GRE Psychology--30 credits--$130--Social Science and History requirement and Depth #1 met GRE Literature in English--30 credits--$130--Humanities Requirement & 2nd Depth met GRE Computer Science--30 credits--$130 CLEP Social Sciences & History-6LL--$80 CLEP Biology--6 LL--$80 CLEP Natural Sciences—6LL--$80 CLEP College Mathematics--6 LL--$80--Math requirement met UExcel College Writing--$85—3LL-Written English Requirement met CLEP Analyzing & Interpreting Literature--$80--6LL Application Fee: $75 Enrollment fee:$895 * Graduation Fee: $495 Exams: $975 Total: [SIZE="4"]$2440[/SIZE] If only it were that easy! *Excelsior's enrollment fee can be spread out over six monthly payments ** This plan assumes you have one year to complete your degree, since you can't schedule GRE exams whenever you like. # This plan is almost the same as my earlier cheapest plan for Excelsior, but I think substituting the UExcel exam for the AP exam would be wise, since it would be easier to schedule and also yields a letter grade. _________________________________________________ Plan #2 Excelsior College—B.S. Psychology General Education Requirements--9CR in two areas and 6CR in one area Social Sciences & History, 6 or 9 Credits CLEP Social Sciences & History-$80-6 credits CLEP U.S. History 1-$80-3 credits Natural Sciences & Mathematics, 6 or 9 Credits, at least 2 of which must be college-level math or statistics Aleks Statistics--$20—3 credits CLEP Natural Sciences-$80-6 credits Humanities, 6 or 9 Credits CLEP Humanities--$80--6 CLEP American Literature--$80--6 ALSO English Composition Requirement--3CR Written English UExcel College Composition--$85—3 credits Depth Requirement #1--Major Option, 30 credits in a single discipline, 15 at the upper level GRE Psychology—scoring above the 80th percentile--$130-3 GRE Psychology--$0-3 credits GRE Psychology--$0-3 credits GRE Psychology--$0-3 credits GRE Psychology--$0-3 upper level credits GRE Psychology--$0-3 upper level credits GRE Psychology--$0-3 upper level credits GRE Psychology--$0-3 upper level credits GRE Psychology--$0-3 upper level credits GRE Psychology--$0-3 upper level credits Excelsior Research & Writing in the major--$425---1 upper level credit Depth Requirement #2--12 CR in a single discipline, 3 at upper level GRE Biology-scoring above the 55th percentile$130—3 GRE Biology-$0--3 GRE Biology-$0--3 GRE Biology-$0—3 upper Level You will need 18 more lower level credits in the Arts & Sciences CLEP College Mathematics-$80--6 credits CLEP English Literature--$80—6 credits GRE Biology-$0-3 CLEP Algebra--$80--3 Additional Upper Level Credits, you need nine--These can be Applied Professional/Free Elective or Arts & Sciences DSST Management Information Systems--$90—3UL DSST Civil War and Reconstruction--$90—3UL DSST Rise & Fall of the Soviet Union--$90—3UL Additional Arts & Sciences/Applied Professional/Free Electives--up to 30 Credits You can take whatever you want to fill up the rest of your credits, as long as it does not duplicate what is listed above Information Literacy--1CR Required Penn Foster Info. Lit--$90—1 credit CLEP Analyzing & Interpreting Literature--$80--6 CLEP Foreign Language-$80—12 credits Application Fee: $75 Enrollment fee:$895 * Graduation Fee: $495 Exams: $1950 Total: [SIZE="4"]$3415[/SIZE] ___________________________________________ Plan #3—No GREs Excelsior College B.S. Liberal Studies General Education Requirements--9CR in two areas and 6CR in one area Social Sciences & History, 6 or 9 Credits CLEP Western Civ I--$80--3LL CLEP Western Civ. II--$80--3LL CLEP Introductory Psychology--$80--3LL Natural Sciences & Mathematics, 6 or 9 Credits, at least 2 of which must be college-level math or statistics Aleks--Statistics--$20--3LL CLEP Natural Sciences--$80--6LL Humanities, 6 or 9 Credits CLEP Humanities--$80--6LL ALSO English Composition Requirement--3CR Written English UExcel College Writing--$85—3LL Information Literacy--1CR Required Penn Foster Info Lit--$90--1 credit Depth Requirement #1--12 CR in a single discipline, 3 at upper level **OPI/ACTFL Foreign Language Exam--$200--6LL & 6UL ACTFL Article Depth Requirement #2--12 CR in a single discipline, 3 at upper level CLEP U.S.History I--$80-3LL CLEP U.S. History II--$80-3LL DSST Civil War & Reconstruction--$90--3UL DSST Rise & Fall of the Soviet Union--$90-3UL You will need 9 more upper level credits in the Arts & Sciences ECE Abnormal Psychology--$205--3UL ECE Lifespan Developmental Psychology--$205--3UL DSST Money & Banking--$90--3UL Additional Upper Level Credits, you need nine--These can be Applied Professional/Free Elective DSST Mgmt. Info. Systems--$90--3UL DSST Substance Abuse-$90--3UL DSST Principles of Finance--$90--3UL Additional Arts & Sciences/Applied Professional/Free Electives--up to 60 Credits You can take whatever you want to fill up the rest of your credits, as long as it does not duplicate what is listed above CLEP College Mathematics--$80--6LL CLEP American Literature--$80--6LL CLEP English Literature--$80--6LL CLEP Analyzing & Interpreting Literature--$80--6LL CLEP Biology--$80--6LL CLEP Chemistry--$80--6LL CLEP Social Sciences & History-$80--6LL CLEP Foreign Language-$80—12LL Application Fee: $75 Enrollment Fee: $895 Graduation Fee: $495 Exams: $2545 [size="5"]Total: $4010 [/size] • This plan goes over by three credits, feel free to substitute any free elective exam you see fit. **This plan assumes a high level of foreign language proficiency, here's the link to an older thread discussing this test: http://www.degreeforum.net/excelsior-tho...-exam.html New COSC plans in a few weeks, I promise!
[SIZE="6"]~~ Alissa~~[/SIZE]
[size="4"]"Whether you think you can or think you canât, youâre right." - - Henry Ford[/size] [COLOR="DarkSlateGray"][SIZE="2"]DONE: BS Liberal Studies, Excelsior College May 2009[/SIZE][/COLOR] Current website favorite: http://www.careeronestop.org/
Isn't there a $440 Student Services Fee if you don't take 6 credits minimum through Excelsior?
Edit - Whoops, that's the enrollment fee for the second year on at Excelsior. Fixed the two roadmaps to reflect that, and made other minor changes.
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Wile E. Coyote, genius. I am not selling anything nor am I working my way through college, so let's get down to basics: you are a rabbit and I am going to eat you for supper. Now don't try to get away, I am more muscular, more cunning, faster and larger than you are, and I am a genius, while you could hardly pass the entrance examinations to kindergarten, so I'll give you the customary two minutes to say your prayers.
Bachelor of Science in PsychoRabbitology degree Master of Education with a specialty in Rabbit-specific destructive munitions (or eLearning & Technology, I forget which) Doctor of Philosophy in Wile E. Leadership with an area of specialty in Acme Mind Expansion - 2017 Hopefully
12-20-2009, 09:49 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-20-2009, 09:52 PM by alissaroot.)
It's also worth mentioning--since this thread lists so many cost-saving measures like Aleks and FEMA--that the National Fire Academy does have two one-credit courses similar to FEMA that can be transcribed on an ACE transcript for just the initial $40 transcription fee, less if you are already using ACE transcripts for Aleks. I think it's worth looking into, especially since the information literacy requirement often puts Excelsior students graduating with 121 rather than the 120 credits needed. These two credits can round out that oddball info lit credit so that you don't have to take a three-credit CLEP or DSST just to get the two credits needed. I meant to rework one of my plans to include this, since it would have saved at least $40. But since I didn't squeeze it in there, here's the link in case anyone would rather use those two free elective credits instead of taking an extra exam: NFA Online Home Page
[SIZE="6"]~~ Alissa~~[/SIZE]
[size="4"]"Whether you think you can or think you canât, youâre right." - - Henry Ford[/size] [COLOR="DarkSlateGray"][SIZE="2"]DONE: BS Liberal Studies, Excelsior College May 2009[/SIZE][/COLOR] Current website favorite: http://www.careeronestop.org/
12-20-2009, 11:02 PM
And remember, just about any way you do a degree through Excelsior, TESC, or Charter Oak will put you in a better position than this guy.
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Wile E. Coyote, genius. I am not selling anything nor am I working my way through college, so let's get down to basics: you are a rabbit and I am going to eat you for supper. Now don't try to get away, I am more muscular, more cunning, faster and larger than you are, and I am a genius, while you could hardly pass the entrance examinations to kindergarten, so I'll give you the customary two minutes to say your prayers.
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