Can I finish my degree in 3 months from Either TESU, COSC or Excelsior

[davewill]

I'm currently taking courses at Excelsior and was hoping to complete my BS requirements in March.  Will I need to apply for graduation or can I bypass graduation and request a transcript that states that I have completed required BS program.

I'm not entirely sure what you're asking. If you're asking whether you have to go to graduation, definitely not. They will simply send you your diploma. If you're asking whether you can show you've earned a degree without actually applying for graduation, I would think not. I don't know any real details about Excelsior, but a transcript won't show that you've earned a degree until you graduate. Until then it's just a big list of courses you've completed. I suppose you could print out something from your student account that might show you have all the degree requirements fulfilled, but I doubt it would be very useful for much. Maybe a new employer who is hiring you with the understanding that you will be graduating shortly would accept something like that in the interim.

After I had applied for graduation and my credits were successfully audited, TESU sent me two copies of a letter on their letterhead stating I had completed the requirements for my degree. If I had had an employer that cared my degree, THAT might have been useful. Maybe Excelsior does or can do something similar, but that would only come after they had reviewed all your credits for graduation.