Excelsior degree info needed

[rachel83az]

I'm not that knowledgable about Excelsior so I'm not going to be able to help you much with your course allocations. They look okay to me, though. But right off the bat, I do see that you have 4 courses from Saylor. Saylor may be cheaper but we do tend to discourage the use of Saylor because of its downsides. The exams don't always match the content that well and it can take a while for them to actually grant credit after you pass an exam. If you're okay with giving them a shot anyway, that's fine. Otherwise, you should be able to get these credits done at Study.com.

World Geography - Geography 101: Human & Cultural Geography
Software Engineering - Computer Science 307: Software Engineering

But you can also get some more credits from Sophia. BIO-103 (instead of BIO-101, US History I or II (instead of the CLEP), Approaches to Studying Religions (instead of Geography).

I also suspect that the chem & biology you currently intend to take at Saylor would overlap with the courses at SDC. You can't get double credit for taking the same class twice. Might also overlap with the bio I & II classes at UoPeople.

Instead of the American Government CLEP, I would suggest the InstantCert course. It's supposed to be relatively fast and easy, though obviously it won't be free.

Also, instead of English Comp at Davar and UoPeople, you might want to consider the TECEP exams. Davar is $70 + $15 for RPNow. UoPeople is $120. Total cost $205. The TECEPs are $150 each + $50 application fee or $350 total. It'll cost a little more but it'll be completed more quickly because you won't have to take a full UoPeople course.