If I pass all my tests (several Dantes still waiting for results) I have about 66 credits right now. I am not enrolled in Excelsior yet but will be very soon. For today I have a French exam scheduled for 12 credits. I want to see if there is a maximum limit of credits they allow me to enroll with (I remember reading that somewhere) or can I still transfer with 78 credits? If there is a limit, I will have to wait taking my French test until after I have enrolled.

Thanks!

Christa

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BS Business - Excelsior College Summa Cum Laude
Started with 25 credits in March 2006. Tested out with CLEP, Dantes and Tecep.

Christa,

Good luck on that French exam! I've never heard of a limit on how many credits you can transfer into ECE upon enrollment.

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Ana
96 credits completed (93 by exam)
BS in General Business, Excelsior College (33 credits remaining)
Next exams: DSST Statistics, DSST Business Law 2
Recently taken: DSST Drug/Alcohol (61), CLEP French (63), ECE Gerontology (B ), DSST MIS (65), DSST Counseling (54), DSST Ethics (63)

As long as there are no duplicate credits they'll accept them all - GOOD LUCK!!

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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

Hi Christa,

The others are right. As long as you are certain that none of your credits overlap with each other, and that you have fulfilled ALL the requirements for you particular degree, you could technically earn all the necessary credits before you ever enroll at Excelsior.

However, there is a risk that you could end up paying for exams or courses that Excelsior will later 'throw out'. In this case, it would have been safer to enroll a little earlier so that your Excelsior advisor could warn you of any potential problems.

Once you pay the enrollment fee, you have one full year to complete your degree before you must pay any additional 'renewal' fees. Therefore, it would seem to be to your advantage to enroll at the point that you know you are within one year of fulfilling all the requirements for your degree.

In my own case, I feel pretty confident that I know which credits overlap, and which credits will fulfill the various requirements. However, I still plan on enrolling at Excelsior prior to earning all 120 credits. Just so that I don't waste money on unnecessary exams, and to ensure that I still have time to correct my plans in the final stages, if necessary.

Hope that helps,
Snazzlefrag

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My name is Rob
So far, I have earned 142 credits (12 not used).

Excelsior College
- BS Psychology (5 courses/exams to go)
- BS Business (2 courses/exams to go)
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Upcoming: N/A
In-progress: CSU-Pueblo: Labor Relations course
Most Recently Completed: English Composition at PFC (97).
Exams/Courses Passed To Date (43):
- Courses (4): 1 ECE, 1 CSU-Pueblo, 2 PFC.
- Exams (39): 24 DANTES, 15 CLEP.
GPA: 4.0

Thanks to all of you for the quick response. That will give me a little bit more time to get the funds together

BTW. just came back from CLEPing French. Scored a 73 for 12 credits YES!

That's now 51 credits during 4 1/2 months! And what amazes me most: I go to college to do the test and see all these students walking towards their classes looking exausted. You tell them about CLEP but they say that's just way to hard to do

I have two small children, an extremely busy full time job, and look to complete my degree in October this year, that's 9-10 months!!!

Thanks to all of you for making it happen!

Christa

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BS Business - Excelsior College Summa Cum Laude
Started with 25 credits in March 2006. Tested out with CLEP, Dantes and Tecep.

I paid the enrollment fee in six monthly installments. The fee was just $25 for this option, and my monthly payments were $170.15. It's not what I'd consider low (it's 2x my monthly car insurance payment), but it's better than paying $1000 in one shot.

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Ana
96 credits completed (93 by exam)
BS in General Business, Excelsior College (33 credits remaining)
Next exams: DSST Statistics, DSST Business Law 2
Recently taken: DSST Drug/Alcohol (61), CLEP French (63), ECE Gerontology (B ), DSST MIS (65), DSST Counseling (54), DSST Ethics (63)

OUI!!!!!!!!!

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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

Congratulations! I somehow missed this when I read your post.

Just out of curiosity, how fluent are you in French? I took it for 5 years in school, and even was able to understand a lot and speak a little (I was embarrassed to speak more) on a recent trip to Paris. But, I was intimidated by this exam and never took it.

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Ana
96 credits completed (93 by exam)
BS in General Business, Excelsior College (33 credits remaining)
Next exams: DSST Statistics, DSST Business Law 2
Recently taken: DSST Drug/Alcohol (61), CLEP French (63), ECE Gerontology (B ), DSST MIS (65), DSST Counseling (54), DSST Ethics (63)

That's awsome.. language tests can be a fast way to a lot of credits.

Just to jump in.. there's no limit on what you can transfer in, but plan on taking the 1 Credit Info Literacy course even if you transfer in 120 credits.

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Hi I'm Rob, and I'm an Internetaholic.
Excelsior BSLS - CIS/Psychology Student
3 Credits to go.
DSST Ethics?
.. Graduate, then start over in another program

Christa,


Thanks for the info about the class, I am checking on it as we speak.


Don

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Don G. -Atlanta, GA
A.S. Liberal Arts , Excelsior College,3/2007
B.S. Business, Excelsior College,"On the Way"

"Forget about all the reasons why something may not work. You only need to find one good reason why it will"
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