anar579 Wrote:I got my response from the advisor today, here it is:

[INDENT]Thank you for your message. Excelsior College accepts all FEMA (EMI) courses which come to us on an official transcript from Frederick Community College. These courses are degree level and usually are worth one credit per course. They apply toward degree requirements as Applied Professional Elective credit (you need about 12 credits in this area).

In order to get your FEMA courses listed on an official Frederick Community College (FCC) transcript, you need to complete an application for independent study college credit, which you can download (Adobe PDF) from http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/downloads/ccrdtapp.pdf . The completed application may be mailed or faxed; details are on the form. The list of possible courses for credit can be found at http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/IS/cc.asp . The FCC fee for this is $60 per course (please check, as this fee might have changed since we updated our information).

It will not be necessary to go through Thomas Edison to get credit for the FEMA courses. FYI, enrollment in a credit bank program is not the same thing as enrollment in a degree program. Excelsior also offers a credit bank service, and it is less expensive than being enrolled in a degree program. Students who enroll in a credit bank program do not want to earn a degree; rather, they want to list all of their college-level credit on one document for the purpose of presentation to an employer, graduate school, etc.

I hope this information is helpful, and please contact me again if you have any questions about this information.
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This is basically what we already knew, gotta pay the $60 to FCC.

She mentions these apply to Applied Professional Elective credits, in my case business credits. I would like to know if maybe I can use these to replace an upper level business exam, so I'm asking the advisor if these FEMA courses would be considered Upper or Lower level credit. I'll post when I get a response.

anar579 Wrote:When I get a response about the upper/lower level of credit granted, I'll call and ask them a question over the phone, giving the cost-savings angle. I, too, wouldn't care much to transfer in these courses at $60 a credit. Maybe Excelsior's own credit bank would be an option as well. Again, I'll ask about this stuff in a couple of days.

sirjake Wrote:Senate panel calls for abolishing FEMA
Bipartisan investigation finds disaster agency beyond repair

Read the rest here:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/27/katrina.fema/

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&q=abolishing+fema&btnG=Search+News

ShotoJuku Wrote:Has any Excelsior students had any success with gaining credit yet???

If so, perhaps I can take just one of these and then try to tackle algebra by itself giving me a total of 4 needed credits.

Any hints on which is the fastest and easiest??? Do any count as math??

Thanks!!

snazzlefrag Wrote:Yes,

An online friend of mine needed just two more credits to graduate at Excelsior. So he took two of the FEMA courses in one evening, and sent off the $60 per credit transcript fee to Frederick Community College the next day.

Excelsior accepted the credits and he got his diploma yesterday.

He confirmed everything with Excelsior, just to guarantee their acceptance of the credits. Excelsior told him (in writing) that they accept ANY/ALL FEMA credits, as long as they are on an RA transcript.

They apply the FEMA credits as "Applied Professional" electives (not math, sadly).

If I were you, I would do a course like "Leadership & Influence". It is only 25 questions instead of their usual 50, and it won't sound too "FEMA-ish" on your transcript. This quiz can be completed in a an hour or so (open book/untimed).

Hope that helps,
Snazzlefrag