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Cost analysis of big 3 - breakdown
#31
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#32
Using Alissa's Bachelor's of Liberal Studies breakdown for Excelsior, I decided to see what I find to be the cheapest breakdowns for the Bachelors (with and without GRE tests)

The core outlay is
Admissions $75
Annual Fee (Enrollment) $895
Graduation $495
Total Core Outlay - $1465

Without GRE -
General Education Requirements--9CR in two areas and 6CR in one area

Social Sciences & History, 6 or 9 Credits
Social Sciences & History CLEP_______________3
Social Sciences & History CLEP_______________3
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _3

Natural Sciences & Mathematics, 6 or 9 Credits, at least 2 of which must be college-level math or statistics
Natural Sciences CLEP______________________3
Natural Sciences CLEP______________________3
Math Course – ALEKS _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _3

Humanities, 6 or 9 Credits
Humanities CLEP__________________________3
Humanities CLEP__________________________3
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature CLEP _ _ _3

ALSO

English Composition Requirement--3CR Written English
Uexcel English Comp______________________3

Information Literacy--1CR Required
Information Literacy – Penn Foster___________1

Depth Requirement #1--12 CR in a single discipline, 3 at upper level
Math Course - ALEKS______________________3
College Mathematics CLEP__________________3
College Mathematics CLEP__________________3
Statistics Course – ALEKS__________________3UL

Depth Requirement #2--12 CR in a single discipline, 3 at upper level
US History I CLEP________________________3
US History II CLEP________________________3
American Government CLEP ________________3
Civil War and Reconstruction DSST___________3UL

You will need 15 more upper level credits in the Arts & Sciences
Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union DSST________3UL
Substance Abuse DSST____________________3UL
ECE Test________________________________3UL
ECE Test________________________________3UL
ECE Test________________________________3UL

Additional Upper Level Credits, you need nine--These can be Applied Professional/Free Elective
Business Law II DSST_____________________3UL
MIS DSST ______________________________3UL
Principles of Finance DSST _________________3UL

Additional Arts & Sciences/Applied Professional/Free Electives--up to 60 Credits
You can take whatever you want to fill up the rest of your credits, as long as it does not duplicate what is listed above
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature CLEP ____3
American Literature CLEP__________________3
American Literature CLEP__________________3
English Literature CLEP ___________________3
English Literature CLEP ___________________3
Biology CLEP ___________________________3
Biology CLEP ___________________________3
Chemistry CLEP_________________________3
Chemistry CLEP_________________________3
Spanish/French CLEP_____________________3
Spanish/French CLEP_____________________3
Spanish/French CLEP_____________________3
Spanish/French CLEP_____________________3
Lower Level CLEP or DSST ________________3
Lower Level CLEP or DSST ________________3

CLEP Tests Total 15 X $72
CLEP Tests Costs $1080
DSST Tests Total 6 x $80
DSST Tests Costs $480
ECE Tests Total 3 x $240 (I may have found an old chart on this, not sure)
ECE Tests Costs $720
Uexcel Tests Total 1 X $85
Uexcel Tests Cost $85
ALEKS Course Total - 3/20$ Month
ALEKS Costs $40 (You can do it in 1 month, but adding a little pillow here)
Penn Foster Course total - 1@$90
Penn Foster Course Cost - $90
Instant Cert Costs 5 Months - $100
Transcripts Penn Foster, ACE, & College Board - $65

Total Nonmilitary Cost for Testing out of Excelsior with 7 course taken through PF, ALEKS, considering no additional exam fees and no money spent on subject books (IE Hit the Library) - $4125

What really hurts this form is the lack of available upper level test credits through DSSTs. (This would change if Excelsior decided to award ACE's recommendation on several refreshed tests)

With GRE Subject Test, Scoring 55%
General Education Requirements--9CR in two areas and 6CR in one area

Social Sciences & History, 6 or 9 Credits
Social Sciences & History CLEP_______________3
Social Sciences & History CLEP_______________3
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _3

Natural Sciences & Mathematics, 6 or 9 Credits, at least 2 of which must be college-level math or statistics
Natural Sciences CLEP______________________3
Natural Sciences CLEP______________________3
Math Course – ALEKS _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _3

Humanities, 6 or 9 Credits
Humanities CLEP__________________________3
Humanities CLEP__________________________3
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature CLEP _ _ _3

ALSO

English Composition Requirement--3CR Written English
Uexcel English Comp_______________________3

Information Literacy--1CR Required
Information Literacy – Penn Foster___________1

Depth Requirement #1--12 CR in a single discipline, 3 at upper level
Math Course - ALEKS______________________3
College Mathematics CLEP__________________3
College Mathematics CLEP__________________3
Statistics Course – ALEKS__________________3UL

Depth Requirement #2--12 CR in a single discipline, 3 at upper level
GRE Subject_____________________________3
GRE Subject_____________________________3
GRE Subject_____________________________3
GRE Subject_____________________________3UL

You will need 15 more upper level credits in the Arts & Sciences
Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union DSST________3UL
Substance Abuse DSST____________________3UL
Civil War and Reconstruction DSST___________3UL
GRE Subject_____________________________3UL
ECE Test________________________________3UL

Additional Upper Level Credits, you need nine--These can be Applied Professional/Free Elective
Business Law II DSST_____________________3UL
MIS DSST ______________________________3UL
Principles of Finance DSST _________________3UL

Additional Arts & Sciences/Applied Professional/Free Electives--up to 60 Credits
You can take whatever you want to fill up the rest of your credits, as long as it does not duplicate what is listed above
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature CLEP ____3
American Literature CLEP__________________3
American Literature CLEP__________________3
English Literature CLEP ___________________3
English Literature CLEP ___________________3
Biology CLEP ___________________________3
Biology CLEP ___________________________3
Chemistry CLEP_________________________3
Chemistry CLEP_________________________3
Spanish/French CLEP_____________________3
Spanish/French CLEP_____________________3
Spanish/French CLEP_____________________3
Spanish/French CLEP_____________________3
Lower Level CLEP or DSST ________________3
Lower Level CLEP or DSST ________________3

CLEP Tests Total 12 X $72
CLEP Tests Costs $864
DSST Tests Total 6 x $80
DSST Tests Costs $480
ECE Tests Total 1 x $240 (I may have found an old chart on this, not sure)
ECE Tests Costs $240
Uexcel Tests Total 1 X $85
Uexcel Tests Cost $85
GRE Subject Test Total 1 x $130
GRE Subject Test Cost $130
ALEKS Course Total - 3/20$ Month
ALEKS Costs $40 (You can do it in 1 month, but adding a little pillow here)
Penn Foster Course total - 1@$90
Penn Foster Course Cost - $90
Instant Cert Costs 5 Months - $100
Transcripts Penn Foster, ACE, & College Board - $65

Total Nonmilitary Cost for Testing out of Excelsior with 7 course taken through PF, ALEKS, 55% on the GRE Subject Test, considering no additional exam fees and no money spent on subject books (IE Hit the Library) - $3559

Obviously, you'd save even more money getting higher than a 55% on the GRE Subject, but I was shooting for baseline.

Edit - Took out Straighterline because the costs outweighed the benefits (compared to three tests) added the transcript fees in, and got rid of the extra $440 fee that I had added in by mistake.
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Wile E. Coyote, genius. I am not selling anything nor am I working my way through college, so let's get down to basics: you are a rabbit and I am going to eat you for supper. Now don't try to get away, I am more muscular, more cunning, faster and larger than you are, and I am a genius, while you could hardly pass the entrance examinations to kindergarten, so I'll give you the customary two minutes to say your prayers.

Bachelor of Science in PsychoRabbitology degree
Master of Education with a specialty in Rabbit-specific destructive munitions (or eLearning & Technology, I forget which)
Doctor of Philosophy in Wile E. Leadership with an area of specialty in Acme Mind Expansion - 2017 Hopefully
#33
I also have some updated EC plans. I would have posted them sooner, but I was busy with finals last week! Thanks to NAP for looking these over for me!

Excelsior College B.S. Liberal Studies Plan #1
Penn Foster Information Literacy--1 credit--$90

GRE Psychology--30 credits--$130--Social Science and History requirement and Depth #1 met
GRE Literature in English--30 credits--$130--Humanities Requirement & 2nd Depth met
GRE Computer Science--30 credits--$130

CLEP Social Sciences & History-6LL--$80

CLEP Biology--6 LL--$80
CLEP Natural Sciences—6LL--$80

CLEP College Mathematics--6 LL--$80--Math requirement met

UExcel College Writing--$85—3LL-Written English Requirement met
CLEP Analyzing & Interpreting Literature--$80--6LL

Application Fee: $75
Enrollment fee:$895 *
Graduation Fee: $495
Exams: $975

Total: [SIZE="4"]$2440[/SIZE] If only it were that easy!

*Excelsior's enrollment fee can be spread out over six monthly payments

** This plan assumes you have one year to complete your degree, since you can't schedule GRE exams whenever you like.

# This plan is almost the same as my earlier cheapest plan for Excelsior, but I think substituting the UExcel exam for the AP exam would be wise, since it would be easier to schedule and also yields a letter grade.

_________________________________________________








Plan #2
Excelsior College—B.S. Psychology

General Education Requirements--9CR in two areas and 6CR in one area

Social Sciences & History, 6 or 9 Credits
CLEP Social Sciences & History-$80-6 credits
CLEP U.S. History 1-$80-3 credits

Natural Sciences & Mathematics, 6 or 9 Credits, at least 2 of which must be college-level math or statistics
Aleks Statistics--$20—3 credits
CLEP Natural Sciences-$80-6 credits

Humanities, 6 or 9 Credits
CLEP Humanities--$80--6
CLEP American Literature--$80--6

ALSO

English Composition Requirement--3CR Written English
UExcel College Composition--$85—3 credits

Depth Requirement #1--Major Option, 30 credits in a single discipline, 15 at the upper level
GRE Psychology—scoring above the 80th percentile--$130-3
GRE Psychology--$0-3 credits
GRE Psychology--$0-3 credits
GRE Psychology--$0-3 credits
GRE Psychology--$0-3 upper level credits
GRE Psychology--$0-3 upper level credits
GRE Psychology--$0-3 upper level credits
GRE Psychology--$0-3 upper level credits
GRE Psychology--$0-3 upper level credits
GRE Psychology--$0-3 upper level credits

Excelsior Research & Writing in the major--$425---1 upper level credit

Depth Requirement #2--12 CR in a single discipline, 3 at upper level
GRE Biology-scoring above the 55th percentile$130—3
GRE Biology-$0--3
GRE Biology-$0--3
GRE Biology-$0—3 upper Level


You will need 18 more lower level credits in the Arts & Sciences
CLEP College Mathematics-$80--6 credits
CLEP English Literature--$80—6 credits
GRE Biology-$0-3
CLEP Algebra--$80--3


Additional Upper Level Credits, you need nine--These can be Applied Professional/Free Elective or Arts & Sciences
DSST Management Information Systems--$90—3UL
DSST Civil War and Reconstruction--$90—3UL
DSST Rise & Fall of the Soviet Union--$90—3UL

Additional Arts & Sciences/Applied Professional/Free Electives--up to 30 Credits
You can take whatever you want to fill up the rest of your credits, as long as it does not duplicate what is listed above


Information Literacy--1CR Required
Penn Foster Info. Lit--$90—1 credit

CLEP Analyzing & Interpreting Literature--$80--6
CLEP Foreign Language-$80—12 credits

Application Fee: $75
Enrollment fee:$895 *
Graduation Fee: $495
Exams: $1950
Total: [SIZE="4"]$3415[/SIZE]
___________________________________________






Plan #3—No GREs
Excelsior College
B.S. Liberal Studies

General Education Requirements--9CR in two areas and 6CR in one area

Social Sciences & History, 6 or 9 Credits
CLEP Western Civ I--$80--3LL
CLEP Western Civ. II--$80--3LL
CLEP Introductory Psychology--$80--3LL

Natural Sciences & Mathematics, 6 or 9 Credits, at least 2 of which must be college-level math or statistics
Aleks--Statistics--$20--3LL
CLEP Natural Sciences--$80--6LL

Humanities, 6 or 9 Credits
CLEP Humanities--$80--6LL

ALSO

English Composition Requirement--3CR Written English
UExcel College Writing--$85—3LL

Information Literacy--1CR Required
Penn Foster Info Lit--$90--1 credit


Depth Requirement #1--12 CR in a single discipline, 3 at upper level
**OPI/ACTFL Foreign Language Exam--$200--6LL & 6UL ACTFL Article

Depth Requirement #2--12 CR in a single discipline, 3 at upper level
CLEP U.S.History I--$80-3LL
CLEP U.S. History II--$80-3LL
DSST Civil War & Reconstruction--$90--3UL
DSST Rise & Fall of the Soviet Union--$90-3UL

You will need 9 more upper level credits in the Arts & Sciences
ECE Abnormal Psychology--$205--3UL
ECE Lifespan Developmental Psychology--$205--3UL
DSST Money & Banking--$90--3UL


Additional Upper Level Credits, you need nine--These can be Applied Professional/Free Elective
DSST Mgmt. Info. Systems--$90--3UL
DSST Substance Abuse-$90--3UL
DSST Principles of Finance--$90--3UL

Additional Arts & Sciences/Applied Professional/Free Electives--up to 60 Credits
You can take whatever you want to fill up the rest of your credits, as long as it does not duplicate what is listed above
CLEP College Mathematics--$80--6LL
CLEP American Literature--$80--6LL
CLEP English Literature--$80--6LL
CLEP Analyzing & Interpreting Literature--$80--6LL
CLEP Biology--$80--6LL
CLEP Chemistry--$80--6LL
CLEP Social Sciences & History-$80--6LL
CLEP Foreign Language-$80—12LL
Application Fee: $75
Enrollment Fee: $895
Graduation Fee: $495
Exams: $2545
[size="5"]Total: $4010 [/size]

• This plan goes over by three credits, feel free to substitute any free elective exam you see fit.
**This plan assumes a high level of foreign language proficiency, here's the link to an older thread discussing this test: http://www.degreeforum.net/excelsior-tho...-exam.html


New COSC plans in a few weeks, I promise!
[SIZE="6"]~~ Alissa~~[/SIZE]
[size="4"]"Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right." - - Henry Ford[/size]
[COLOR="DarkSlateGray"][SIZE="2"]DONE:
BS Liberal Studies, Excelsior College May 2009
[/SIZE][/COLOR]
Current website favorite:
http://www.careeronestop.org/
#34
Isn't there a $440 Student Services Fee if you don't take 6 credits minimum through Excelsior?

Edit - Whoops, that's the enrollment fee for the second year on at Excelsior. Fixed the two roadmaps to reflect that, and made other minor changes.
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Wile E. Coyote, genius. I am not selling anything nor am I working my way through college, so let's get down to basics: you are a rabbit and I am going to eat you for supper. Now don't try to get away, I am more muscular, more cunning, faster and larger than you are, and I am a genius, while you could hardly pass the entrance examinations to kindergarten, so I'll give you the customary two minutes to say your prayers.

Bachelor of Science in PsychoRabbitology degree
Master of Education with a specialty in Rabbit-specific destructive munitions (or eLearning & Technology, I forget which)
Doctor of Philosophy in Wile E. Leadership with an area of specialty in Acme Mind Expansion - 2017 Hopefully
#35
It's also worth mentioning--since this thread lists so many cost-saving measures like Aleks and FEMA--that the National Fire Academy does have two one-credit courses similar to FEMA that can be transcribed on an ACE transcript for just the initial $40 transcription fee, less if you are already using ACE transcripts for Aleks. I think it's worth looking into, especially since the information literacy requirement often puts Excelsior students graduating with 121 rather than the 120 credits needed. These two credits can round out that oddball info lit credit so that you don't have to take a three-credit CLEP or DSST just to get the two credits needed. I meant to rework one of my plans to include this, since it would have saved at least $40. But since I didn't squeeze it in there, here's the link in case anyone would rather use those two free elective credits instead of taking an extra exam: NFA Online Home Page
[SIZE="6"]~~ Alissa~~[/SIZE]
[size="4"]"Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right." - - Henry Ford[/size]
[COLOR="DarkSlateGray"][SIZE="2"]DONE:
BS Liberal Studies, Excelsior College May 2009
[/SIZE][/COLOR]
Current website favorite:
http://www.careeronestop.org/
#36
And remember, just about any way you do a degree through Excelsior, TESC, or Charter Oak will put you in a better position than this guy.
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Wile E. Coyote, genius. I am not selling anything nor am I working my way through college, so let's get down to basics: you are a rabbit and I am going to eat you for supper. Now don't try to get away, I am more muscular, more cunning, faster and larger than you are, and I am a genius, while you could hardly pass the entrance examinations to kindergarten, so I'll give you the customary two minutes to say your prayers.

Bachelor of Science in PsychoRabbitology degree
Master of Education with a specialty in Rabbit-specific destructive munitions (or eLearning & Technology, I forget which)
Doctor of Philosophy in Wile E. Leadership with an area of specialty in Acme Mind Expansion - 2017 Hopefully


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