I'm looking for some clarification on Written/English Requirements at Excelsior for the General Business Degree. Here's what I have:

• Excelsior requires a 3 credit Written English Requirement.
• The CLEP English Composition is NOT accepted.
• The Excelsior Business Catalog Guide states: A maximum of 6 credits in English Composition/Freshman English can be applied to your degree.

All Writing Exams available:
ECE ENGLISH COMPOSITION - 6 credits
ECE COLLEGE WRITING - 3 credits
CLEP FRESHMAN COLLEGE COMPOSITION - 6 credits
CLEP ENGLISH COMPOSITION - 6 credits
DSST TECHNICAL WRITING - 3 credits


Written Requirement:
The Catalog only mentions the CLEP English Composition, what about the CLEP Freshman College Composition. I'm assuming it ALSO does not count? And what about the DSST Technical Writing exam? Are there are only 2 exams that meet the written requirement?

ECE English Composition - 6 credits
3 credits will meet the Written Requirements and 3 credits can be applied to Humanities

or

ECE College Writing - 3 credits


Would a maximum of 6 credits in English Composition/Freshman English include the ECE College Writing? Or can I take ECE College Writing (3 credits) to meet the written requirement AND then take the CLEP Freshman College Composition (6 credits), and the DSST Technical Writing (3 credits) exam as Humanity electives and be able to apply 12 credits to ARTS & SCIENCES?


Thank ya!

Someone else can answer this with more authority, but I believe that now there is only one exam that qualifies: ECE English Composition. The ECE College Writing exam was retired last fall, I think. Technical Writing does not qualify; it's not the same kind of thing.

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Alix

Excelsior College, pursuing a B.S. in Psychology
Initial Transfer: 38.67 community college credits

Exams taken (39 credits):
May 2008: A&I Literature-78, General Anthropology-70 (A), Info Sys & Comp. Apps-73, American Government-60, Technical Writing-67 (A), Principles of Supervision-65 (A), Fundamentals of Counseling-68 (A), Drug & Alcohol Abuse-66 (A), Principles of Marketing-73
June 2008: Biology-73, MIS-58 (A)

Comm. college courses taken since enrolling (4 credits): Info Lit, Drawing & 2D design

Next up:
ECE Cultural Diversity
ECE Ethics
More in-person art classes

I did see somewhere that it said College Writing was being retired last year, however the exam is still available as of today so it should still count, right?

You're right, if it is still being offered, then I would think it still applies. But it's always best to ask an advisor before investing in the test, of course.

Good luck!

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Alix

Excelsior College, pursuing a B.S. in Psychology
Initial Transfer: 38.67 community college credits

Exams taken (39 credits):
May 2008: A&I Literature-78, General Anthropology-70 (A), Info Sys & Comp. Apps-73, American Government-60, Technical Writing-67 (A), Principles of Supervision-65 (A), Fundamentals of Counseling-68 (A), Drug & Alcohol Abuse-66 (A), Principles of Marketing-73
June 2008: Biology-73, MIS-58 (A)

Comm. college courses taken since enrolling (4 credits): Info Lit, Drawing & 2D design

Next up:
ECE Cultural Diversity
ECE Ethics
More in-person art classes

I completed my WER via LSU - LSU Independent and Distance Learning (a cheaper alternative).

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Brian R. Fey Sr.
Psy.D - (Very Nearly and Insanely Enrolled)
M.S. - Psychology
B.S. - Criminal Justice
A.S. - Administrative Management

Shoto-Advice:
"EC"
"CCU"
"Prayer"
"A Pass is a Pass"
"Slow and Steady - Wins the Race"
“Sometimes The Easy Way Is Not Always The Best Way”
"Passing a Petersons = Conquering a CLEP -or- Defeating a DSST"
"The 5 R's of Study: Repetition - Re-Enforces - Recognition - Recall - Retention"

"Always be Ready to Release Your Mind & Incorporate the Advice of Others into Your Plans."

"Studying is much like Boiling Water, if it is not Heated Constantly it will Once Again Become Cold Water."

Other Sources of CLEP & DSST Study Material

REA Books, Comex Books, Pass Your Class Guides, Standard Deviants DVD's, Petersons Practice Exams, Dummies Books, Idiot's Guides .

I did mine via Penn Foster English Composition ($175 all in )

I had already completed Clep with essay, Clep without essay and Technical Writing when I enrolled in ECE...none satisfied the WER. I took the Thomas Edison State College English Composition and scored a 96. It only required four simple responses to various questions and a short essay with no tricks. Easy peasy...

"Don't get hung up on the little stuff", "just a bum in the road"...advice given to me encouraging me to just knock out another simple exam and to be done...and I am!
ICS

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Acquired 257 total credits: CCAF 93 credits, Exams 66 credits, ACE 67 credits, Trad 28 credits

<2008
· Psych CLEP - 58
· Human CLEP - 440
· Soc Sci CLEP - 500
. Tech Writ DSST - A
· Coll Math CLEP - 510
· Engl w/ Essay CLEP - 510
· Engl w/o Essay CLEP - 510

2008
· 11 Jan Sociology TESC - B
· 14 Jan Adult/Aging ECE - C
· 20 Jan Housing Privatization, AFIT
· 28 Jan MIS DSST - A
· 30 Jan Org Beh DSST - A
· 04 Feb Ethics T&P ECE - C
· 19 Feb World Pop ECE - C
· 21 Feb Org Beh ECE - C
· 25 Feb Drug/Alc Abuse DSST - A
· 06 Mar Res Meth/Psych ECE - B
· 08 Mar Info Lit ECE - (98) Pass
· 20 Mar Abnor Psych ECE - C
· 25 Mar Found/Geron ECE - C
· 27 Mar Engl Comp TESC - (96) Pass

FAILED: None

· Bachelors of Science Degree, Liberal Arts, Excelsior College, 2008
· Airframe & Powerplant License, Federal Aviation Administration, 2002
· Associates Degree, Aviation Maintenance Technology, Community College of the Air Force, 1998

OK, so only ECE College Writing (if still available) and ECE English Composition will fulfill the Written Requirement.

So the question is, can I take ECE College Writing for the Written Requirement, THEN still be able to take CLEP Freshman English Composition (6 credits) and DSST Technical Writing (3 credits) as electives in ARTS & SCIENCES, or will something cancel one or the other out?

From what I've gathered these 3 exams are some of the easiest so I'm hoping to get 12 credits in ARTS & SCIENCES with these three exams.


Thanks for the help so far!

No, you can still take a course like the ones mentioned from either LSU or PFC.

__________________
Brian R. Fey Sr.
Psy.D - (Very Nearly and Insanely Enrolled)
M.S. - Psychology
B.S. - Criminal Justice
A.S. - Administrative Management

Shoto-Advice:
"EC"
"CCU"
"Prayer"
"A Pass is a Pass"
"Slow and Steady - Wins the Race"
“Sometimes The Easy Way Is Not Always The Best Way”
"Passing a Petersons = Conquering a CLEP -or- Defeating a DSST"
"The 5 R's of Study: Repetition - Re-Enforces - Recognition - Recall - Retention"

"Always be Ready to Release Your Mind & Incorporate the Advice of Others into Your Plans."

"Studying is much like Boiling Water, if it is not Heated Constantly it will Once Again Become Cold Water."

Other Sources of CLEP & DSST Study Material

REA Books, Comex Books, Pass Your Class Guides, Standard Deviants DVD's, Petersons Practice Exams, Dummies Books, Idiot's Guides .

My work pays for my education expenses so the cost doesn't really matter.