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Excelsior BSB Gen admin. Deploying Sailor. - NavyET2020 - 11-02-2013
Friends,
The good: I have just graduated with an AAS in Technical studies form Excelsior.
The bad: I deploy in 3 weeks. Lol. Since my evaluation (attached bellow) I have passed DSST Ethics in America, CLEP Business law, DSST Business Ethics.
I have about 3 weeks to test out of as many of these as possible.. What do you guys recommend?
I am continuing to take classes online with Excelsior. Which ones should I take and in what order?
Are ALEKS classes proctored? (Deployed..)
"After a review of your current academic record, it appears that you would need to complete a minimum of 57 semester credit hours to earn the degree, to include the following core and distribution requirements. This assessment is an estimate of your prospective academic standing.
Arts and Sciences Requirements
3 credits in humanities electives (may include Ethics) DSST Ethics in America
3 credits in Microeconomics
3 credits in Macroeconomics
3 credits in Business Statistics ?
3 credits in College Algebra ?
Business Component Requirements
3 credits in Financial Accounting
3 credits in Managerial Accounting
3 credits in Business Law CLEP Business Law
3 credits in Principles of Management
3 credits in Financial Management
3 credits in Operations Management
3 credits in Business Policy and Strategy (Students are required to take this BUS*495 course with Excelsior College)
15 credits in business electives
The following two requirements may apply either toward the arts and sciences, or as business elective (even upper-level) requirements. You would apply these credits to the component where it benefits you the most.
3 credits in Ethics DSST Business Ethics
3 credits in Organizational Behavior"
I want to keep the ball rolling for me and my family.
All your insight is greatly appreciated. THANK YOU!!
-Steven
Excelsior BSB Gen admin. Deploying Sailor. - sanantone - 11-02-2013
You ended up posting the same thread twice, so I'll just respond to the first one. I just wanted to let you now that the ACE approval of ALEKS courses expired on 10/31/13. No one knows when they will be reapproved. This means that you cannot get college credit for ALEKS. Currently, ALEKS has no proctored exams.
Excelsior BSB Gen admin. Deploying Sailor. - UptonSinclair - 11-02-2013
I am not sure what you schedule is like when you are deployed, but if you have study time it might be worth bringing some textbooks with you to study for additional DSSTs, CLEPs, and ECE's. With DSST, there are recommended textbooks that can be picked up used for a few dollars. I use thriftbooks.com but there are several similar sites on the web. I believe Excelsior has recommended textbooks for their exams as well. The ECEs will cost you money but they may save you time.
Excelsior produced this document that shows how the requirements can be met with their exams, but you can get a good idea of equivalent DSST and CLEPs from the same document.
http://www.excelsior.edu/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=969eaa1d-b672-4eaf-8576-f3afcce7119e&groupId=78666
Excelsior BSB Gen admin. Deploying Sailor. - NavyET2020 - 11-03-2013
Thank you!!!
