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Excelsior AP Transfer guide - cstun000 - 03-17-2019
Howdy team!
I'm hoping someone can help me with any credit equivalencies they may have received for AP exams for Excelsior college? I know that the lang/lit course is the best for Excelsior Writing requirement but that's all I can find?
Below are my scores I am wondering about and what they would transfer as per ACE guidelines but... no where can I find what course equivalents it covers such as Excelsior posts for CLEP/Uexcel/Dantes. If you can help me identify the corresponding courses for Excelsior for the AP scores below I would be grateful.
English Lit - 4
English Lang - 4
Gov & Politics US - 3
Gov & Politics Comparative - 3
US History - 4
Environmental Science - 4
European History - 4
Art History - 4
Biology- 4
RE: Excelsior AP Transfer guide - cookderosa - 03-17-2019
(03-17-2019, 01:36 AM)cstun000 Wrote: Howdy team!
I'm hoping someone can help me with any credit equivalencies they may have received for AP exams for Excelsior college? I know that the lang/lit course is the best for Excelsior Writing requirement but that's all I can find?
Below are my scores I am wondering about and what they would transfer as per ACE guidelines but... no where can I find what course equivalents it covers such as Excelsior posts for CLEP/Uexcel/Dantes. If you can help me identify the corresponding courses for Excelsior for the AP scores below I would be grateful.
English Lit - 4
English Lang - 4
Gov & Politics US - 3
Gov & Politics Comparative - 3
US History - 4
Environmental Science - 4
European History - 4
Art History - 4
Biology- 4
Without a list, I can tell you with about 95% certainty that you'll get full ACE value for every score (3 or higher). http://www2.acenet.edu/credit/?fuseaction=browse.getOrganizationDetail&FICE=300271
BTW, you're awesome- those are great scores and so many of them!!! Did you pick up the AP Scholar awards too?
RE: Excelsior AP Transfer guide - dfrecore - 03-17-2019
Just an FYI that applies to TESU, but I'm not sure how EC/COSC do it: TESU follows ACE exactly for AP. Unlike most other schools, TESU has no policy to accept AP except through ACE (the thousands of other schools that take AP exams take them on their own merit, and most schools have a policy right on their website).
The bad thing about it for TESU students is that the AP English Language exam expired through ACE on 12/31/17, and so TESU won't give any credits for that exam if you take it after that expiration date. That exam is the most popular and something like 800,000 people take it each year, and if you took it this year and passed, Harvard will take it but TESU won't.
RE: Excelsior AP Transfer guide - sanantone - 03-17-2019
TESU asks for official score reports to be sent directly from the College Board.
https://www.tesu.edu/academics/catalog/ap-tests
Quote:The College Entrance Examination Board administers the Advanced Placement Program (AP), a series of college-level examinations, to high school juniors and seniors. Thomas Edison State University will grant up to 6 credits per exam for AP examinations for which a score of 3 or better has been awarded. Students should request that official score reports for these examinations be sent to the Office of the Registrar by contacting the AP Program. For more information, visit Advanced Placement Score Reporting Services.
I couldn't find Excelsior's policy on AP exams. They mention them in the document that shows equivalencies for CLEP and DSST, but they don't have equivalencies listed for AP. It's also unclear if they'll follow the ACE recommendations.
https://www.excelsior.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/46/2018/12/Using_Exams_to_Complete_Your_Excelsior_College_Degree-.pdf
RE: Excelsior AP Transfer guide - cookderosa - 03-17-2019
There are awards linked to AP exam achievements (varies by award). If you're planning AP, this is a nice little boost on your scholarship applications or internship resume.
https://apscore.collegeboard.org/scores/ap-awards/ap-scholar-awards/
AP Scholar Granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams.
AP Scholar with Honor
Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.
AP Scholar with Distinction
Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.
State AP Scholar
Granted to the one male and one female student in each U.S. state and the District of Columbia with scores of 3 or higher on the greatest number of AP Exams, and then the highest average score (at least 3.5) on all AP Exams taken.
National AP Scholar
Granted to students in the United States who receive an average score of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams.
National AP Scholar (Canada)
Granted to students in Canada who receive an average score of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on five or more of these exams.
National AP Scholar (Bermuda)
Granted to students in Bermuda who receive an average score of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on five or more of these exams.
DoDEA AP Scholar
Granted to the one male and one female student attending Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools with the highest average score on the greatest number of AP Exams. The minimum requirement is a score of 3 or higher on three exams.
International AP Scholar
Granted to the one male and one female student attending a school outside the United States and Canada that is not a DoDEA school with the highest average score on the greatest number of AP Exams. The minimum requirement is a score of 3 or higher on three exams.
AP International Diploma (APID) Visit APID Opens in a new window to see the criteria for this award.