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free credits at Excelsior - clep3705 - 09-18-2017
What free courses does Excelsior grant credit for?
RE: free credits at Excelsior - Life Long Learning - 09-18-2017
You mean will they except?
Or grant like COSC does for FEMA IS?
RE: free credits at Excelsior - clep3705 - 09-18-2017
Grant credit means post hours on your Excelsior transcript. Yes, like COSC does for FEMA. Or TESU does for TEEX.
RE: free credits at Excelsior - Life Long Learning - 09-18-2017
Excelsior posted all of my ACE credits including all my 13 TEEX credits. They posted all my *DSST (78 SH) *CPL (64) *JST Military/ACE (48) *CBA (44) *CLEP (42) *FEMA IS (40) *FEMA EM (38) *ECE/UExcel (30) *PLA Portfolio (28) *EMI/ACE (19) *TEEX/ACE (13) *CWE (11) *NFA/ACE (10) *Kaplan/ACE (3) *CPC (2) *AICP/ACE (2) *Sophia/ACE (1) *FRTI-UM/ACE (1).
They posted all my FCC FEMA IS Credits and CCC EM credits that TESU would not on both.
RE: free credits at Excelsior - dfrecore - 09-18-2017
As Life Long Learning is pointing out, they will grant credit for everything that is ACE-approved (or NCCRS approved I think). The only issue - as it is with any school - is whether those credits will fit into your degree plan.
RE: free credits at Excelsior - Life Long Learning - 09-18-2017
(09-18-2017, 08:34 PM)dfrecore Wrote: As Life Long Learning is pointing out, they will grant credit for everything that is ACE-approved (or NCCRS approved I think). The only issue - as it is with any school - is whether those credits will fit into your degree plan.
100% agree!
RE: free credits at Excelsior - clep3705 - 09-19-2017
No, it's not absolutely true that the only issue is whether or not credits apply to a degree plan. A person may want to go beyond the minimum credits for a degree. The additional credits could show breadth beyond the degree requirements. Add some free credits while waiting for the next session to start, for example.
RE: free credits at Excelsior - Life Long Learning - 09-19-2017
(09-19-2017, 10:08 PM)clep3705 Wrote: No, it's not absolutely true that the only issue is whether or not credits apply to a degree plan. A person may want to go beyond the minimum credits for a degree. The additional credits could show breadth beyond the degree requirements. Add some free credits while waiting for the next session to start, for example.
I have only seen this officially in accounting in the Federal Gov. I have seen job postings for BS degrees and ++ more credits in accounting credits.
RE: free credits at Excelsior - dfrecore - 09-20-2017
(09-19-2017, 10:08 PM)clep3705 Wrote: No, it's not absolutely true that the only issue is whether or not credits apply to a degree plan. A person may want to go beyond the minimum credits for a degree. The additional credits could show breadth beyond the degree requirements. Add some free credits while waiting for the next session to start, for example.
I didn't say this was the only issue in regards to what you're talking about, I said it was in regards to the question you asked - what free credits will they grant credit for. They will grant credit for anything that's ACE or NCCRS-approved.
I guess I was confused by what you were asking, I'll be sure not to answer any of your questions again. Sorry.
RE: free credits at Excelsior - clep3705 - 09-20-2017
Thanks to both of you, it was the NCCRS part I was missing.