Posts: 497
Threads: 57
Likes Received: 18 in 8 posts
Likes Given: 201
Joined: Aug 2007
In the Fall 2012, Live & Learn, on page 2, President Ebersole says, "The College took a giant step this Spring by offering a bachelor's degree that can be completed entirely through course assessments (exams)." My question is this: Which degree is this and where can I find it?
Anybody know the answer?
BA Liberal Arts in 2014 from Excelsior College. (Took 25 tests)
Certificate in Writing in 2018 from University of Washington.
Current: MA in Ancient and Classical History from American Public University.
Have 180 hour TEFL/TESOL Advanced Cert from TEFL HERO.
Member of World Genius Directory. IQ 148 sd 15/IQ 151 sd 16.
![[-]](https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/images/collapse.png)
•
Posts: 2,916
Threads: 27
Likes Received: 9 in 7 posts
Likes Given: 1
Joined: Nov 2008
Here is my best guess:
Assessment Based Degree - excelsior.edu
http://www.excelsior.edu/media/10k/10k_d...202012.pdf
It is nice to see that the college is starting to think in terms of testable degrees (plus capstone) and offering ways to facilitate that process. I also like seeing that they are offering Areas of Focus (minors) as part of these degrees; another one to add to the list is an Area of Focus in History.
•
Posts: 497
Threads: 57
Likes Received: 18 in 8 posts
Likes Given: 201
Joined: Aug 2007
They said testing alone in the verbiage. Yes, I know, you can't go very far w/o Information Literacy and a Capstone at Excelsior. Anyway, $10,000 sounds pretty spendy to me.
BA Liberal Arts in 2014 from Excelsior College. (Took 25 tests)
Certificate in Writing in 2018 from University of Washington.
Current: MA in Ancient and Classical History from American Public University.
Have 180 hour TEFL/TESOL Advanced Cert from TEFL HERO.
Member of World Genius Directory. IQ 148 sd 15/IQ 151 sd 16.
•
Posts: 2,916
Threads: 27
Likes Received: 9 in 7 posts
Likes Given: 1
Joined: Nov 2008
If this is the case, the wording was oversimplified a bit. Especially compared to traditional programs, it is a big step toward the direction we (at this forum) consider daily to balance a good education with the money, time, and energy spent. We know the price can be even lower, but $83 per credit for the whole degree is an improved starting point and will get students introduced to the savings involved in credit-by-exam.
•
Posts: 9
Threads: 1
Likes Received: 0 in 0 posts
Likes Given: 0
Joined: Oct 2012
10-31-2012, 04:39 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-31-2012, 04:41 PM by AbleU.)
The BA/BS in Liberal Arts through Excelsior College can be accomplished entirely through CLEP/DSST/ECE exams (excepting for the required capstone and info-lit classes), and if you're imaginative, you can probably figure out how to do a couple of the other ones too. Keep in mind that some of the DSSTs and all of the ECEs will leave you with a letter grade, so be careful. It's really easy to have 6 graded units, 3 in A, 3 in B, and end up with a 3.0 total GPA or something.
•
