11-24-2009, 04:35 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-24-2009, 07:25 PM by daniellevine.)
Wow, I spoke to Emily today and I had about 12 questions. She absolutely nailed every one of them without hesitation. I'm really impressed with Excelsior's customer service right now. A lot of my questions were really specific about transferring credits and the nature of enrollment fees. For anyone who could use this information, here you go...
For Liberal Studies...
-Every student needs to take Information Literacy (1 credit, $315.) If you are a general degree major, you need only this. If you choose to major in a subject (or double major), you need to also take the Writing and Research course (1 credit, $315.) So if you major in a Liberal Arts subject, put aside $630.
-If you pay the $395 enrollment fee, you need to take at least 20 credits (over $6,000) from Excelsior. If you pay the $895 enrollment fee, you can use as many transfer credits, DSST, CLEP, and GRE as you want. You'll just have to take the required classes stated above.
-Understand that each degree requires a new enrollment fee and a new graduation fee. A double major is considered one degree, but if you want a degree in both Liberal Studies and Business, you'll have to get one, then pay a second enrollment fee, and a second graduation fee, for the other. Likewise, an Associate's degree is considered a separate degree, so if you are planning to get a Bachelor's degree, it's probably not worth paying between ($1,000 and $1,500) to get your Associate's, which will become irrelevant once you get your Bachelor's. Of course, everyone's situation is different, and if it's going to be years in between degrees, maybe you want the Associate's for now.
-You don't have to pay the graduation fee until you are ready for your degree.
-As I understand it, if you are doing a major then you are getting a B.S. You can't do a major with a B.A.
For Liberal Studies...
-Every student needs to take Information Literacy (1 credit, $315.) If you are a general degree major, you need only this. If you choose to major in a subject (or double major), you need to also take the Writing and Research course (1 credit, $315.) So if you major in a Liberal Arts subject, put aside $630.
-If you pay the $395 enrollment fee, you need to take at least 20 credits (over $6,000) from Excelsior. If you pay the $895 enrollment fee, you can use as many transfer credits, DSST, CLEP, and GRE as you want. You'll just have to take the required classes stated above.
-Understand that each degree requires a new enrollment fee and a new graduation fee. A double major is considered one degree, but if you want a degree in both Liberal Studies and Business, you'll have to get one, then pay a second enrollment fee, and a second graduation fee, for the other. Likewise, an Associate's degree is considered a separate degree, so if you are planning to get a Bachelor's degree, it's probably not worth paying between ($1,000 and $1,500) to get your Associate's, which will become irrelevant once you get your Bachelor's. Of course, everyone's situation is different, and if it's going to be years in between degrees, maybe you want the Associate's for now.
-You don't have to pay the graduation fee until you are ready for your degree.
-As I understand it, if you are doing a major then you are getting a B.S. You can't do a major with a B.A.
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