10-20-2014, 08:10 PM
Has anybody here tried to use an Excelsior College credential outside of the United States? I'm in Canada and WES is the standard evaluator for foreign credentials. While they state that I have been awarded a Bachelor of Science, they do not transfer the GPA for what they deem to be "transfer" credits. They include the DSST and UExcel exams that I have as a letter grade on my Excelsior transcript as "transfer" credits and simply say they are a "Pass." So, my degree has a lower GPA in Canada than in the United States because my exam marks were on average higher than my coursework marks. My GPA in the eyes of an American school is 3.46, but my GPA in the eyes of a Canadian school is 3.0.
Has this happened to anyone else or am I the only one? Taking exams for which Excelsior awards a letter grade seems utterly useless for students who intend to go to graduate school outside of the United States unless they do not mind that grade being classified only as a "Pass."
Has this happened to anyone else or am I the only one? Taking exams for which Excelsior awards a letter grade seems utterly useless for students who intend to go to graduate school outside of the United States unless they do not mind that grade being classified only as a "Pass."
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