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Excelsior Ethics courses - radconjohn - 05-23-2018
I was told by my Excelsior advisor that if I take either one of the following courses that I will be able to knock out both of my ethics and written English requirements at the same time. I am thinking of doing it to get the most bang for my buck.
Has anyone taken either of these 8 week courses and was wondering if there was any feedback about them.
- COMM 335 Ethics in Communication
- BNS 301 Ethics and Diversity in National Security
Thanks for any help!
RE: Excelsior Ethics courses - radconjohn - 05-28-2018
Does anyone have feedback??
Thanks
RE: Excelsior Ethics courses - Life Long Learning - 05-28-2018
2 for 1 is a great deal.
RE: Excelsior Ethics courses - dfrecore - 05-28-2018
You're not going to find many people on this forum who have taken courses at EC, as they are pricey ($1200-$1500 per course). You can take an alternative credit course for under $100.
RE: Excelsior Ethics courses - MrBossmanJr - 05-28-2018
Sorry, I've only taken lower level courses at Excelsior.
RE: Excelsior Ethics courses - 22gunsonfire - 05-28-2018
Military costs for EC undergrad courses are 250$/credit so way more affordable. For the cost of a single course though you could take the DSST business ethics @ approx 120$ (to include sitting fee) and Comp 1+ 2 from StraighterLine @ 200ish (with coupon). And be done with all the requirements in less than a month. Even if you paid the residency waver you could possibly come out cheaper than taking 1 course from them. Traditionally being 1500 + books for each course.
I know they take SL english as that's what I used to satisfy my requirements for my degree.
RE: Excelsior Ethics courses - dfrecore - 05-28-2018
(05-28-2018, 05:20 PM)22gunsonfire Wrote: Military costs for EC undergrad courses are 250$/credit so way more affordable. For the cost of a single course though you could take the DSST business ethics @ approx 120$ (to include sitting fee) and Comp 1+ 2 from StraighterLine @ 200ish (with coupon). And be done with all the requirements in less than a month. Even if you paid the residency waver you could possibly come out cheaper than taking 1 course from them. Traditionally being 1500 + books for each course.
I know they take SL english as that's what I used to satisfy my requirements for my degree.
Military costs for the CLEP and DSST exams is $0.
EC doesn't have the residency waiver, only TESU has that.
RE: Excelsior Ethics courses - eriehiker - 05-29-2018
I love how direct you are, dfrecore.
RE: Excelsior Ethics courses - Old Guy - 05-30-2018
If you are going to take courses from Excelsior, why not take a degree from a state university that someone has actually heard of instead? The advantage of Excelsior is alternate credit they accept not the quality of their courses although I sure they are fine.
RE: Excelsior Ethics courses - 22gunsonfire - 06-01-2018
(05-28-2018, 05:28 PM)dfrecore Wrote:(05-28-2018, 05:20 PM)22gunsonfire Wrote: Military costs for EC undergrad courses are 250$/credit so way more affordable. For the cost of a single course though you could take the DSST business ethics @ approx 120$ (to include sitting fee) and Comp 1+ 2 from StraighterLine @ 200ish (with coupon). And be done with all the requirements in less than a month. Even if you paid the residency waver you could possibly come out cheaper than taking 1 course from them. Traditionally being 1500 + books for each course.
I know they take SL english as that's what I used to satisfy my requirements for my degree.
Military costs for the CLEP and DSST exams is $0.
EC doesn't have the residency waiver, only TESU has that.
Military costs are $0 for the first exams yes.
Excelsior has a residency waiver. I know because I paid for it. For those of us earning fewer than 15 credits from Excelsior for bachelor degrees there are two options:
https://www.excelsior.edu/costs-and-financing/military/undergraduate-fees
Multi-source option (Military) - $760
Or
https://www.excelsior.edu/costs-and-financing/undergraduate
Multi-source option (Everybody else) - $1095
EC might not call it a "residency waiver" but that is what it is. It alleviates you from requiring to take 5 classes in-house.
The capstone in-house is still a requirement.