Degree so far; which exams to take?

[waterv1]

You didn't mention what degree you're hoping to get from Excelsior. I think that https://www.excelsior.edu/program/bachel...ts-degree/ would technically be the easiest degree to get? But, if you wanted a subject degree, I think that you could also get a Psych degree at TESU without writing any papers.

If you do go with the BSLA at Excelsior, you should be able to get all of your UL credits through Coopersmith, TECEPs, and/or UExcel exams. Some of the Coopersmith tests do have "short form" answer sections where you write 2-3 sentences in response. It's not a whole paper, though, and I think you'll write less in a Coopersmith exam than you wrote in your post.  There aren't a lot of upper-level TECEP exams but there are a few and some of them might work for you. The UExcel exams are reportedly pretty difficult, so they probably wouldn't be the first choice for me.

so since I have an A.A., I only need upper-level credits? I've mostly been reading about CLEP and DSST exams, but they don't seem to offer many 300 level credits.