How to find out what classes are required without enrolling

[cookderosa]

Hi again, I got some great advice before and so I am now looking at an AA from Excelsior.

What I have been searching the forum for, but I can't seem to find, is how do you take what's on the Excelsior website and then figure out what classes (and then tests) you actually need?

For instance, here is the Associate in Arts requirements link: https://my.excelsior.edu/documents/78666...837bc9b8f6

It only says things like 'arts and sciences electives' or 'written english requirement', not the actual class names. When I contacted them, they won't help me unless I pay to register.

Can someone please let me know how I can take that link and then figure out what actual classes I need, then find their equivalent CLEP test.

I am sure this is 'common knowledge' to all the forum regulars but to a newbie this is extremely confusing. Thank you in advance.

It might be common knowledge, but it's learned knowledge. Anyone here started just like you - and you'll get it too!

You're doing what a college advisor usually does, it takes a little time to master the terms, learn the available exams, etc. Also, as soon as you decide you'd rather look at a different college....everything changes lol.

Excelsior has a lot of good webpages that will help you navigate. I'm not an expert on their programs, but your first stop is to find out what their categories of classes are so you know where things go. For instance, when they say "social sciences" you need to know what subjects (and therefor which CLEPs) are considered social sciences. This is a very good link to get you started - be sure to go all the way to the bottom:

https://info.excelsior.edu/student-polic...uirements/

Take that information and use it to match up exams here:

http://www.collegeboard.org

Then, if you want someone to "check your work" you can post a thread that says something like - "I want to use the CLEP US History 1 exam plus the CLEP Psychology exam to meet my social science and history requirement at EC. Will that work?"

That's the best type of question, and you will get an answer. You're less likely to get a good answer if you ask something like "I want to get a degree, which CLEPs should I take?" In other words, do as much on your end as you can, and then just ask for others to help keep you in line as you go. Eventually, you'll start to get the hang of it, and others will throw in suggestions too - like "did you know you can get that course cheaper over at XYZ?" And so on.

Welcome and good luck!!