Confused on Lower/Upper Level Dantes

[hunter2115]

Ok, I guess I'm not getting this. I am going for a BS in General Business with Excelsior. If I take the two upper level ECE exams for both Organizational Behavior and Ethics, that means they count double as upper level so I only need two more upper level exams. Now, to make the right amount of credits, I need two more tests in the business section to complete the required 45 Semester hours, but they don't need to be upper level.

Can I just pick any test for those two lower levels or do they need to be business related? If they need to be business related, which of the DSST tests are considered "business" lower level? For example, can I take Criminal Justice or Here's to your health?

Thanks!

Christa

After reading your question again, I think you are sort of on the right track. Upper level Ethics and Org Behavior will give you 6 of the 12 required upper level business credits and fulfill the Ethics And Org Behavior requirements at the same time. You will still need 6 more upper level business credits. For example: I took DSST Business Law 2 and ECE Human Resource Management to finish out the 12 total upper level business electives. These 12 upper level business credits count towards the required 45 business component credits required of the degree. If you download the "Self- Review Worksheet" from the Excelsior website, you will see that you must take certain subjects within the business component- these are listed as:
Accounting 1
Accounting 2
Business Law (1)
Computers
Prin. of Management
Prin. of Marketing
Financial Management
Operations/Financial Mgmt
Business Policy
These courses are considered "core" courses, but none of them necessarily need to be upper level. None of the core courses count towards the 12 upper level elective credits, so they can be lower level. The business core courses plus the 12 upper level business electives together make up the 45 credit Business Component portion of the degree. It is kind of confusing. I am pretty sure that I'm correct about this, but you should discuss these requirements with a business program advisor if you are unsure about anything and ask for approvals for exams and courses- just to make sure that you don't end up taking exams that you can't apply to your degree. I believe that I am correct. Anyone have a different understanding?