Need Help new to Excelsior

[tobyisking]

Hi new to this forum, I was wondering if I could get some help. I just signed up for a BS in marketing through Excelsior and was trying to find help to get through it in the quickest way possible, I am waiting for my credits to transfer over from my old community college, I took a few classes there. I am very interested in testing out of as many classes as I can. Any help is appreciated. Thank you.

[EI2HCB]

Welcome Toby,
So you are currently waiting for your official evaluation. Once its complete you be able to log in and check your "MAP" which will tell you what you need to complete in order to get your degree. Things are beginning change in the landscape of testing out with a number of exams being reduced to lower level status in the next few days, Never fear there are ways around that which you'll discover as you go along.
I presume you are getting a Business degree and Marketing is you concentration? You'll need to meet the residency requirement at Excelsior in order to graduate which currently stands at 12 credits in house if you are in a partnership program. You'll have to clarify that with an advisor. If you click on this link Excelsior College | Other Exam Options you'll find the list of exams that they will take and apply towards your degree plan. You may need to be strategic in how you take your tests so that they are assigned to your requirements in the way that best suits you and not the college. For example I had to that an ethics course to meet the requirement but because all my electives were already met I took the test but the credits don't stack towards my final 120 although it does show that I met the requirement. The advisors recommend dealing with your core concentrations first and then move on to fill in your Gen Ed requirements this isn't a bad idea as you get to progress rapidly in your field through testing out instead of slowly taking classes. Remember that many of the 38,000 students at Excelsior are not testing out of multiple classes as you intend to do so some advisors I have found aren't up to speed on what tests cover what course. Each advisor deals with about 2,000 students a year, generally I have found that the business school advisors are on the ball and you should get clear answers. I always ask them to approve a test it and apply it to my MAP and it will remain there for a few months so you have an idea what your plan was. There are some wise Excelsior students in here that will point you in the right direction. 1st step is to find out the minimum amount of credits you need in house in order to meet the requirements. Then come back and ask a few more questions.