Help me avoid the Cultural Diversity ECE?

[argentnox]

I am going through Excelsior, and I am about to enroll with them. I have been working on my spreadsheet as to what I need and do not need forever, and I was wondering if anyone can help me find a way to avoid some tests that I really do not want to take...

I have what I HAVE taken in my signature.

I am trying to avoid Cultural Diversity (since I am having a hard time finding study guides for ECEs), but I need to have 12 total humanities credits. I want to also see if I am on the right track with my overall plan.

Here is my calculated breakdown (ones in red are ones I still have to take)...

GEN ED
Written: Freshman Comp CLEP - 3 credits (split)
[COLOR="Red"]Math: College Math CLEP - 3 credits (split)
Information Literacy EC Course - 1 credit
Humanities CLEP - 3 credits (split)[/COLOR]

MAJOR (Bio)
Human Bio Course - 4 credits
Human Genetics Course - 4 credits
[COLOR="Red"]Human Ecology Course - 3 Upper Level credits
Bio GRE - Remaining credits needed[/COLOR]

MINOR (Psych)
Child Psych Course - 3 credits
Adolescent Psych Course - 3 credits
Intro to Social Psych Course - Upper Level credits

SOCIAL SCIENCES/HISTORY
World History I Course - 3 credits
US History to 1877 Course - 3 credits
Intro to Psych Course - 3 credits
Intro to Sociology Course - 3 credits

HUMANITIES
Ethics in America DSST - 3 credits
[COLOR="Red"]Humanities CLEP - 3 credits (split)
Intro to World Religions CLEP - 3 credits
Cultural Diversity ECE 0 3 credits[/COLOR]

NATURAL SCIENCES/MATH
[COLOR="Red"]College Math - 3 credits (split)
Natural Sciences DSST - 6 credits[/COLOR]

ELECTIVES
Intro to Speech Course - 3 credits
American Lit CLEP - 6 credits
English Lit CLEP - 6 credits
A&I Lit CLEP - 6 credits
Principles of Supervision DSST - 3 credits
Freshman Comp CLEP - 3 credits (split)
[COLOR="Red"]Human Growth & Development Course - 3 credits
Human Ecology Course - 3 credits (I think this one is upper level)[/COLOR]
Substance Abuse - 3 Upper Level credits

[marianne202]

I just took the EC Cultural Diversity in Healthcare course. It is an 8 week online course and was very enjoyable. It is a ton of reading and you have to write an 8-10 page paper in APA format, but it was an enjoyable course with a great instructor. Just an alternative thought.

[peace123]

Maybe I am confused but I think the 6 credit humanities clep would count as 6 credits under your humanities section.

( Credits used to satisfy requirements in one area may simultaneously satisfy requirements in another area)

So your 12 credits in Humanities would be :

Ethics in America DSST - 3 credits
Humanities CLEP - 6 credits
Intro to World Religions CLEP - 3 credits

But if you are getting a depth in humanities then one test or class would have to be upper level credits of 3 credits.

[perrik]

The good news: you've already completed your humanities requirement!

From the Liberal Arts catalog:
"You must take at least one examination or course (at least 3 semester hours or 4 quarter hours) within such disciplines as art, music, literature, foreign language, philosophy, religion, speech, or creative/advanced writing."

So let's re-write that part of your gameplan...

HUMANITIES
Ethics in America DSST - 3 credits
CLEP American Literature - 6 credits
Intro to Speech Course - 3 credits

The bad news: CLEP English Composition is not accepted at EC. We've confirmed that the CLEP English Comp with Essay is not accepted for any credit at Excelsior; the non-essay version might be, but it does not fulfill the Written English Requirement. You must take an actual English composition class or Excelsior's comp exam.

[barcotta]

Why not give Cultural Diversity a shot?

Here's a link to some notes that were painstakingly produced by one of our members based on the test description and the recommended text(s). They appear to be very comprehensive and there have been reports of others using them and passing the ECE exam. If I were you I would turn them into flash cards--study for a week or two and give it a go. Here's the link:

culturediversitynotes

Good luck!

[argentnox]

Oh, I just spoke with my husband. Since he was off work today, he contacted them to see about the written portion. My writing class from Park University (that I need to take for my degree no matter what) counts for my written requirement. So the Comp CLEP will just roll into electives instead of the writing class being elective credits.

So any other humanities I take could be just elective credits?

Barcotta, I will certainly give it a shot! I just was not sure where to find any study material for it! That is a great help. Thank you very much!