EC BS Psych requirements

[dave042]

According to my last evaluation by EC, here is what I have left:
[SIZE="2"]I. Core Requirements
B. Statistics
MAT*201 STATISTICS
D. History & Systems/Hist of Psych/Psychological Foundations
E. Research and Writing
LA*491 RESEARCH/WRITING-SOC.SCIENCES

II. Intermediate and upper-level courses
Five different courses are required. You need a minimum of
3 additional courses from the following:
A. Biopsychology and Physiological Foundations
C. Social Influences
PSY*360 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSY*420 HUMAN MOTIVATION
E. Cognitive Bases
PSY*330 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSY*340 PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING[/SIZE]

I would like to get the board's opinion on which exams I can take to meet these requirements.

[dave042]

Here is my guess:
I.
B. DSST Principles of Statistics
D. History & Systems/Hist of Psych/Psych Foundations ???
E. Research Writing ???

II.
A. U of Ohio PSY 380 Psychology of Health and Illness (maybe)
C. ECE Social Psychology
E. CLEP Intro to Educational Psychology

I haven't verified with EC if they will accept the PSY380 exam in lieu of the biopsychology requirement but the description sounds close.

If there are no exams then which online course would be the cheapest to take to complete my requirements?

[gcalvin]

DSST Statistics should cover that requirement. You have to take Excelsior's Research and Writing course -- that's a new requirement that started 9/07. The quickest way to earn the Psychology credits is to pass the Psychology GRE above the 80th percentile. That will earn you 30 credits, and fulfills all the requirements for the major. The next offering of the exam is April 4. Registration fee is $130, so it's definitely the cheapest way to earn the credits, even though it overlaps with credits you have already earned. I passed it with a score of 750 this past April, and forum member alissaroot just passed it with a 720 in October. She left a lot of good prep feedback, so look for that.

As always, discuss your degree plan with your Excelsior advisor just to be sure.

-Gary-

[dave042]

I guess $130 isn't too bad for meeting all the psychology requirements. That's a shame I've spent all that time accumulated psychology credits through testing when I should have been studying for the GRE Psychology exam.

[alissaroot]

Nah, it's not a shame. You will be glad you have all that prior knowledge if you decide to go for the GRE Psych. Plus, if you decide to go to graduate school later, it'll look good that you have some actual exams/classes/grades to factor in there. So, in a sense, you have already spent time studying for the GRE test. If you do ultimately decide to go for it this upcoming April, send me a PM and I'll be happy to email my notes to you. Good luck!