Roadmap help for Bachelor's In Business (Marketing)/ MBA Dual Degree EXCELSIOR

[Hpkitty]

Has anyone done a dual BA/MBA at Excelsior?  I can't quite figure out the required courses.

This is what I have so far:

ARV 121 Design
CPT 101 Introduction to Co
CPT 160 Digital Vector Gra
CPT 161 Intro to Digital
CPT 162 Intro to Web Page
CPT 251 Digital Video Prod
CPT 252 Digital Animation
CPT 257 Operating Systems
CPT 269 3D Digital Animati C
CPT 293 Adv Multimedia App
CPT 295 Desktop Publishing
ENG 032 Developmental Engl
ENG 101 English Compositio
IST 238 Adv Tools Website
MAT 102 Intermediate Algeb
MAT 110 College Algebra
MGT 120 Small Business Man
MKT 101 Marketing C
MKT 110 Retailing
MKT 120 Sale Principle
MKT 240 Advertising
MUS 105 Music Appreciation
PSY 201 General Psychology
RDG 032 Developmental Read
SPC 205 Public Speaking



Search isn't showing me a roadmap -- does anyone have one?

[bjcheung77]

If you're in the US, I highly recommend you do the BSBA/MBA at WGU instead for a LOT cheaper/easier/faster than Excelsior. That's not the only reason either, WGU is ACBSP accredited and Excelsior is IACBE (which is the third and least known programmatic or secondary accreditation, not many people or schools even go for that accreditation). The value of the WGU degrees would be a better proposition than the degrees at Excelsior.

So, in order to get started, you just pretty much take the same MS/CLEP courses for General Education or if you prefer everything online, do the StraighterLine and Study.com combo. Complete as many transferable courses as possible before you enroll, you can apply to both Excelsior/WGU free if you already have some SL/Study.com under your belt...

[Merlin]

I agree. None of the big three are cost-effective unless you're able to transfer in most of the credits towards a degree; their master's programs are even more expensive than the undergrad.

If there were cheap ways to earn grad credits to transfer in, that might make it worthwhile, but there are not. So, with the dual degrees, you end up paying even more since you're required to take the master's courses from them directly, some of which apply to the undergrad degree as well (rather than being credits you can earn much faster and less expensively elsewhere).

[dfrecore]

I would NEVER do a master's degree at any of the Big 3. They are just too expensive. If you're going to spend that much money, you could go almost anywhere; and many schools will either cost less, or cost the same but have a better reputation/brand name.