Newbie here. Any suggestions would be great on BA degree at EC

[justmeok]

Hi there, I have applied at Excelsior and have transcript being sent. I was wondering what classes I will need for sure to start CLEP or other ways to earn credits that will DEFINITELY be needed. I have an Associates in Applied Technology. The classes I have taken are as follows. Jut looking for ideas or suggestions.

Eng. Comp 1 3 Credits
Intro Info tech 3 Credits
Princ of Mgmt 3 Credits
Strategic staffing 3 credits
Training and development 3 credits

employment law 3 credits
client operating systems 3 credits
visual basic 1 3 credits
writing for business and tech 3 credits

Applied Technology 24 credits

Human resource management 3 credits
College algebra 3 credits
General Phys 1 3 credits

Also have my A+ certification I am hoping will apply.

What is my easiest course to a Bachelors?

Greg

[NAP]

Welcome to the forum!

I'm sure someone will be able to help you with your questions. I just want to clarify what you mean by BA. Are you looking at the BA in Liberal Studies? (If so, why are you getting a BA instead of a BSLS which has more room for free electives?) Are you planning a certain major? Do you need a degree in business or technology or health instead?

Be sure to download the catalog for your degree choice and the Student Guide to Credit by Exam:

https://www.excelsior.edu/469

[justmeok]

Welcome to the forum!

I'm sure someone will be able to help you with your questions. I just want to clarify what you mean by BA. Are you looking at the BA in Liberal Studies? (If so, why are you getting a BA instead of a BSLS which has more room for free electives?) Are you planning a certain major? Do you need a degree in business or technology or health instead?

Be sure to download the catalog for your degree choice and the Student Guide to Credit by Exam:

https://www.excelsior.edu/469

Actually I want any Bachelors degree. I mis-stated in my post.

[NAP]

The BSLS is likely to be the most flexible degree. Let's put that aside a minute, though.

Is your Associate degree from EC? If so, it should fit nicely into a Bachelor's degree in one of the technology categories.

Which degree did you apply for/request an evaluation for?

What are your plans for your degree - grad school or career? It is often easier to know your goals and then plan backwards the best way to get there.

[justmeok]

No my Associate is from a local community college. I don't recall requesting an evaluation for any specific degree other than a Bachelors. I need it for my career and anyone will do. Grad school, never considered it but I guess it is a possibility.

What I am looking for is whether there are certain courses I will likely need for any Bachelor's degree that I can start preparing for and take CLEP or other tests for credit while I await more detailed information from the college.

Does that make sense? I just don't want to waste time or effort at this point.

[NAP]

I understand; it is just hard to help you with a plan without knowing which degree you want and need. A lot of the 60 credits left for a bachelor's degree are specific to that degree/major.

This may help:

http://www.degreeforum.net/excelsior-tho...lling.html

If these gen eds apply to any bachelor's degree you choose (double-check this), then you could start working on these.

For instance, figure out your best options for English II. A&I Lit CLEP is usually a good choice for humanities.

Here's the problem - Some of the degrees may have more specific requirements, like business requires Ethics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and a certain level of math. Or if you decide on a Liberal Studies degree, it would help if you start building the 2 depth requirements while you are working on the gen eds. In other words, you can use the gen ed credits as part of the depths, if you plan it correctly.