I just got this email in from EC.
While my experience with the college has been 90% positive, maybe this would be a good opportunity to bring up the lame diploma again in a real venue that will get read by someone!
If someone here doesn't get an invite to this survey, post some stuff on this thread that one of us can put in the little "comments" box that always comes with a survey.
-HB


Tell Us What You Think

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William M. Stewart
Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement

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Working On:
NOTHING!!!!
Finished: Graduated BSL 15 Feb 08, Waiting on the USPS to deliver the cert.

Passed:
All Clep Generals (Except Math)
ECE Composition,Clep Intro to Soc,DSST Human Cult Geography,World Conflict,HRM,World Pop,Ethics,ECE Research Methods in Psych,Abnormal Psych,
DSST Technical Writing, Intro World Religions,
MIS,Drugs and Alcohol, R+F USSR,Intro to Computers,Civil War,Criminal Justice,B. Math
Environment+Humanity,Info Systems+Comp Apps, CLEP- US History 1+2,Ana. Lit, DSST- Intro to Buisness

FYI, I was contacted via telephone a few weeks ago and asked if I would be willing to speak to a third party re. my Excelsior experience. I agreed, and when they called I did mention the need for a better diploma. We just need to keep pounding the drum...

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Michael

CLEP - ISCA 68, Sociology 72, Psych 73, A&I Lit 61, HG&D 65, Ed Psych 70, Marketing 72, Management 69, Macroeconomics 63, Microeconomics 67
DSST - Intro to Comp 66, MIS 61, Supervision 67, Counseling 58 - no study!, Personal Finance 67, Statistics 60, Criminal Justice 57, Ethics 58, Finance 63 (All A's at EC)
COC - 2007 (Community College) - Acctg I&II 10c, Work/Study 4c, Intro to Research (Info Lit req) 1c, Society and Rock & Roll 3c, Fund of Music 3c, Guitar I & II 4c, Bass Guitar I 2c
ECE - Ethics (A), HRM (B), Organizational Behavior (B) | CSU - Operations Mgmt. (A) | TECEP - Business Policy 80 (CR)

My Excelsior Degree Journey

Bachelor of Science in General Business, cum laude
Excelsior College
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No e-mail here...wish they would send one though!

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Associates Degree, Aviation Maintenance Technology, Community College of the Air Force
Bachelors of Science, Liberal Studies Degree, Excelsior
MBA Human Resource Management, California Coast University

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ShotoJuku +
A.S., B.S., M.S.

Always be ready to release your mind and be willing to listen to the advice of others. Remain flexible. - Gichin Funakoshi

I got the "We want your opinion" email. What is the problem everyone has with the diploma? Screw the diploma, how about a name change. I'm just about done with my BSLS degree and the only benefits I can see are the ability to check off "Undergraduate degree" box on applications and admissions to 4th & 5th tier grad school programs. Why can't they give the college a semi normal name like Albany College or something. Excelsior College listed on my resume looks suspect. I'm considering going for a 2nd undergrad at a school with a normal name. Sorry for the rant......

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Excelsior College B.S. Liberal Studies

119 Credits 2.75 GPA

46 Credits transfered in from B & M School (5 D's, gotta love Excelsior)

18 Credits from CLEP
48 Credits From DSST/Dantes

7 Credits from Excelsior College (Information Literacy, World Population & Ethics Theory and Practice)

Remaining Exams/Courses

ECE Org. Behavior

and one of the following ECE exams (what would u recommend?):

Research Methods in Psychology
Foundations of Gerontology
History of Nazi Germany
American Dream
Pathophysiology
Psychology of Adulthood & Aging
World Conflicts Since 1990
Abnormal Psychology
Social Psychology
Organizational Behavior
Religions of the World
Juvenile Delinquency
Bioethics