Excelsior---Liberal Arts Degree

[rachel83az]

Downsides?

• Capstone contains a group project.
  
• Only the first transcript evaluation is free, subsequent ones cost $300
  
• New policy states that students must take Excelsior classes and cannot stop taking classes lest they become unenrolled
  
• 30 UL credits required, compared to TESU's 18 and UMPI's variable amount
  
• Obscure course mapping - even with past students' experiences being put on the forum/wiki, it's not always clear how to complete a degree
  
• Somewhat bizarre restrictions sometimes. That is, they do not accept the English Comp CLEP at all.
  

Honestly, you might pay a bit more for a TESU degree, but TESU is more straightforward and doesn't feel like they're trying to yank students around as much. The only (currently guaranteed) advantage, IMO, of Excelsior over TESU is that Excelsior doesn't require any RA or RA-equivalent credits. But that's not a huge advantage right now, IMO. There are cheap/easy ways to get credit for TESU degrees.