Using Study.com to Fill in Excelsior Degree Requirements

[bjcheung77]

For Excelsior students who are trying to complete requirements in a flexible, budget-conscious way, Study.com can sometimes help — especially for general education, some major prerequisites, and electives (where accepted by Excelsior’s current policies). Below is an overview of how the platform is structured and what might matter when you’re planning around an Excelsior degree plan.
 
Course format & pacing
Study.com’s courses are built around video lessons that break content into small, manageable chunks. You can move at your own pace, which can be useful if you’re trying to finish a few courses before an Excelsior term milestone, evaluation, or graduation deadline.
 
Subscription model & credit strategy
Instead of paying per course, Study.com uses a subscription model. There is a $95/month plan designed so that you can work on multiple courses in a month, with a limit of being actively enrolled in two at once. For someone steadily putting in time each week, this can allow several courses to be completed within a single billing period, depending on how quickly you move through the material and finish the assignments. When you’re planning for Excelsior, that kind of structure can be especially helpful if you’re trying to knock out clusters of general education courses, pick up missing prerequisites before moving on to higher-level work, or add electives to reach the total credits required for graduation.
 
Exams & grading turnaround
Study.com’s final exams are now open book and open note, and they no longer have proctoring. That change can ease some of the usual proctoring hassles such as scheduling, tech setup, and finding a quiet environment. Graded assignments are typically turned around fairly quickly, which helps you keep momentum instead of waiting weeks for scores and makes it easier to estimate whether you can realistically finish a course before a key Excelsior date.
 
Flexibility for working adult students
Excelsior has a lot of working adult learners, and Study.com is structured with that audience in mind as well. The platform includes a mobile app that lets you watch lessons and take quizzes away from your computer, courses that are available on demand rather than tied to specific start dates, and the ability to pause and resume lessons without losing your place. If your schedule is unpredictable or you’re fitting school around family and full-time work, this kind of “whenever you can log in” design can make a noticeable difference.
 
Planning around Excelsior requirements The most important piece is making sure any alternative credit actually fits into your Excelsior degree plan. It’s a good idea to confirm with Excelsior—through an advisor, evaluator, or official resources—before relying on a course to satisfy a particular requirement, especially if it’s a newer course or you’re close to graduating. Because policies and equivalencies can change, it’s worth double-checking things rather than assuming older lists or forum posts are still current.

If anyone here has recent experience using Study.com credits toward an Excelsior degree—whether it went smoothly or you ran into surprises—it would be helpful to hear how the process worked and what you’d recommend others double-check before they start.