Received my Eval!

[learflyer]

Here's what EC sent my last night. Can someone take the time to see what I should take first, etc. Also, do i need to enroll to use an advisor? Can't believe my volleyball credits won't transfer! thanks!





EXCELSIOR COLLEGE NAME:
7 Columbia Circle Student ID:
Albany, NY 12203 BS - Criminal Justice Homeland Security Emphasis
(888) 647-2388 08-15-2008
http://www.excelsior.edu
________________________________________

Congratulations on your Admission to the Excelsior College School of Liberal Arts and on taking an important step toward completing your degree!

The Undergraduate Application and transcripts that you submitted have been reviewed. Based on the information that you provided, the following summary of transfer credits has been prepared for you. Please note that this review is unofficial and is not a degree completion plan.

Now that you have been admitted, your next step is to ENROLL. An Enrollment Package containing an Enrollment Form, catalog and other important information has been mailed to you under separate cover. You may also enroll online by visiting MYEC page on our website.

As a matriculated Excelsior College student you will be assigned to a team of Academic Advisors who can assist you with degree planning and official course approval.

Once again, congratulations on taking this important step. We look forward to welcoming you as a member of our student body and hope that you will find your Excelsior College experience to be enriching and rewarding. If you have any questions, please contact the Admissions Office at 1-888-647-2388, ext 27.

Unofficial Summary - Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice Major - Homeland Security Emphasis (BS)

Credits from the following sources were used in this evaluation:
1) FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
2) THE SAGE COLLEGES
3) FULTON MONTGOMERY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
4) STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE

Listed below are the requirements you still need to complete:

General Education (Arts & Sciences Requirement)
29.00 semester hours at the lower level
21.00 semester hours at the upper level

Distribution Requirements
6.00 in Humanities
2.00 in Social Science/History
9.00 in Natural Science/Math
or
3.00 in Humanities
5.00 in Social Science/History
9.00 in Natural Science/Math
or
6.00 in Humanities
5.00 in Social Science/History
6.00 in Natural Science/Math

Humanities Requirement
To complete this requirement, you need a minimum of 3 semester hours or 4 quarter hours in one of the following disciplines:art, music, literature, foreign languages, philosophy, religion, speech, ethics, or advanced writing.

Quantitative Requirement
All baccalaureate degree students are required to take a course (equal to at least 2 semester hours or 3 quarter hours) in quantitative reasoning. You may satisfy this requirement by taking a college level course or examination such as college algebra, trigonometry, or statistics.

Depth Requirements

A depth in the Arts & Sciences

A second depth in any academic area, including applied
professional/electives

Applied Professional Credits or Additional Arts & Sciences
21.00 semester hours lower level in any academic area
9.00 semester hours upper level in any academic area

Information Literacy Requirement
There are several ways to satisfy the Information Literacy requirement. As the universe of information grows and technology continues to transform learning, information literacy (accessing academic information electronically, selecting credible resources, etc.) becomes increasingly important. You may demonstrate competency in this area by successfully completing the Excelsior College course "Information Literacy" (INL 102) or an approved course from the regionally accredited college of your choice. You must earn a minimum of one semester hour in Information Literacy with a grade of C or higher in order to complete the requirement. Please visit http://www.excelsior.edu and click on the Excelsior College courses link for information pertaining to INL 102.

Major

You expressed an interest in earning a major in Criminal Justice Homeland Security Emphasis. The required subjects and/or credits you still need are as follows (a minimum of 2 semester hours is necessary to satisfy Core (I) and Intermediate and upper-level (II) course
requirements):

11.00 semester hours at the lower level
15.00 semester hours at the upper level

I. Core Requirements
B. Intro to Criminal Justice Administration
C. Theoretical Course (ie. Criminology)
D. A course in research methods in the social sciences
E. Research and Writing

II. Intermediate and Upper Level Courses

You still need 4 courses from the following:

A. International Terrorism [CJ 350]
B. Domestic Terrorism [CJ 352]
C. Managing Homeland Security [CJ 354]
D. Counterterrorism [CJ 450]
E. Security Planning and Assessment [CJ 452]

The following courses cannot be applied toward your degree because you did not attain the required minimum grade:



The following courses cannot be applied toward your degree because Excelsior College does not award credit for high-school level GED examinations, continuing education units, Carnegie units, orientation courses, or physical education activity courses:

FULTON MONTGOMERY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 1991/SP VOLLEY/RKT

[dc67]

When did you send in your application? I am still waiting on my eval and just wondered. I applied around the end of July and they received my last transcript on 8/5.

Thanks,

Doug

[barcotta]

Can someone take the time to see what I should take first, etc.

Maybe...but I would recommend you take a shot at it yourself first. If you go to this link you can find pdf copies of a Liberal Arts Catalog and a Student Guide to Credit by Examination. The Liberal Arts Catalog will tell you about the classes you could take through EC or other schools to satisfy the requirements in the various areas, and the Guide to Credit by Exam will tell you which tests you could take.

In most cases--the order doesn't make a lot of difference and it's seldom mandated--but once you know what courses you would like to take generally I would expect that someone could help you put them in a logical order based on your needs and strengths.

Congrats on taking this step. This is actually the hardest part. It's all downhill from here. Good luck.

Michael

[learflyer]

When did you send in your application? I am still waiting on my eval and just wondered. I applied around the end of July and they received my last transcript on 8/5.

Thanks,

Doug

Hi. I first sent my app in 9 weeks ago! I guess i sent it in at a bad time with graduation, etc taking alot of time away from the evaluators.

[slacker]

Hello,
Could you please post what FAA credit Excelsior has approved?
That would be a big help, as I am having difficulty getting an official answer from them (Not enrolled yet, doncha know).
Thanks.

[bat21]

Go on the ACE Web Site, they list a Obscene amount of FAA Academy courses both at the Lower and Upper level, with course numbers and so forth, at leaset 12 pages worth I do believe.

[learflyer]

Hello,
Could you please post what FAA credit Excelsior has approved?
That would be a big help, as I am having difficulty getting an official answer from them (Not enrolled yet, doncha know).
Thanks.

All I have is the eval that I posted on this thread. they didn't break it down for me. Just FAA CERTIFICATION. I have an ATP with several type ratings. I'm not sure if I get credit for each type rating or what.

[slacker]

All I have is the eval that I posted on this thread. they didn't break it down for me. Just FAA CERTIFICATION. I have an ATP with several type ratings. I'm not sure if I get credit for each type rating or what.

Thanks for your reply. I see you're no closer than I am to the official answer. Well, that's not entirely true, at least you've got the wheels rolling.
On another forum, someone posted this in 2007:
[INDENT]From the Excelsior Business Catalog (page 47):

Private Pilot 4 semester hours
Commercial 6 semester hours
Instrument 6 semester hours
Multiengine 2 semester hours
Flight Instructor 2 semester hours
[/INDENT]

ADDENDUM: I should add that I received an email from Excelsior that reiterated this info.

What I'm hoping to get an answer to is whether the 6 credits for the Commercial rating is in addition to the 4 credits for the Private, or if the Commercial supersedes the Private. All in good time, I suppose.

Anyway, congratulations on taking the leap, and good luck on finishing up.

[slacker]

Go on the ACE Web Site, they list a Obscene amount of FAA Academy courses both at the Lower and Upper level, with course numbers and so forth, at leaset 12 pages worth I do believe.

Bat21,
Thank you for the ACE tip.
You're right, that [I]is[I] an obscene amount of info; a link that will be very useful.

[learflyer]

in my first post, where it says: 29.00 for LL, and 21.00 for UL, I take it I need 50.00 "gen ed" credits? And the "distribution requirements." What is that? Is that seperate from the 29/21? or is it a breakdown of the geneds that I need? i'm getting close to cracking this mystery!