NAP Wrote:I assume you are going for a Bachelor of Science degree. You are also close to a Bachelor of Arts, if you want it. I think you would just have to choose an Arts & Sciences UL instead of the MIS exam.

NAP Wrote:I am only counting 27 credits for your major, but I think that is because you got 12 LL for the GRE and not just 9.

NAP Wrote:What are you planning to do for the Research & Writing in the major requirement?

By my count, you are planning another 52 credits (without Research & Writing). If you want, you could get your plan down to 120 credits and eliminate some of the other exams.

NAP Wrote:About Research & Writing in the major:

According to the 2008 Liberal Arts catalog page 21 (let me know if you have a newer catalog, I’ll need to download it), there are several options for the Research & Writing in the major requirement:

certain Excelsior courses,

an 8 page graded paper written for a UL course for your major,

Excelsior’s Research & Writing in the major 1 UL credit course (an 8 page paper),

or Excelsior’s Graduate Research & Writing 3 grad credits course (4 papers)
(more on grad course - http://www.degreeforum.net/excelsior-thomas-edison-charter-oak-specific/9593-ec-application-enrollment-2.html#post72185)

As a math major, I do not have to do this, but all other majors do. I am thrilled about this policy. (My screen name – NAP – represents my favorite part of independent study and taking exams for credit. There are No Assigned Papers to write!) I don’t really understand the policy, though. I would like to participate on medical research teams, so knowing more about how the research papers are written is important to me. I will probably choose between Excelsior’s UL or grad-level course.

It looks like one of the UL courses you are taking to complete the major could be a way to meet this requirement. I don’t know if they just accept the paper that you submit, or if they re-evaluate it themselves. (I’d have a back-up plan for this.)

NAP Wrote:About the BA: [...]
I think you have all of this already in your plan, but I want to be sure. Would you do a huge favor for me? Put your courses/exams into this template that Alissa made for a BA with major and paste into a new post:

http://www.degreeforum.net/excelsior-thomas-edison-charter-oak-specific/8341-template-ecs-ba.html#post62468

I would be happy to double-check it for you, but it will be a lot easier for me with her template.

No Writing Assigned Wrote:About Research & Writing in the major:[...]

Excelsior’s Research & Writing in the major 1 UL credit course (an 8 page paper),

or Excelsior’s Graduate Research & Writing 3 grad credits course (4 papers) [...]

It looks like one of the UL courses you are taking to complete the major could be a way to meet this requirement. I don’t know if they just accept the paper that you submit, or if they re-evaluate it themselves. (I’d have a back-up plan for this.)

NAP Wrote:Extra credits:

This is certainly an inexpensive and convenient time to be taking some extra exams. If you’d like, I think you could eliminate 4 exams from your plan to get down to 120 credits. If they are all topics that you would like to learn about and receive college credit for, I think that is a good idea, too.

I am very happy to see that you are making plans to complete your major. It has been fun to watch your progress!

NAP Wrote:Yes, this looks good. I am counting 82 LL Arts & Sciences, 31 UL Arts & Sciences, and 7 LL Applied Professional for a total of 120. (plus Research & Writing 0-3 credits)

I’d keep the Literary Time Period with the major and just try to remember that 3 “extra” UL credits are there.

NAP Wrote:I am surprised that A&I Lit does not duplicate the GRE. That is great!

I’d like to know what your adviser says about your plan.

NAP Wrote:It seems like you will be able to finish this relatively quickly. Are you thinking about graduate school?

TMW2010 Wrote:I wouldn't advise the grad level class unless you were well prepared for it, and your writing background is strong.

NAP Wrote:I’d like to know what your adviser says about your plan.

My EC Adviser Wrote:At this point, since you need a large number of credits (40 semester hours), it's best if we plan your degree in bite-size chunks. This is generally how we like to approach situations like yours, or else we run the risk of being overly ambitious and approving you for courses/exams that won't either be offered in the future or otherwise won't apply.

For now, let's approve you for the following 19 credits:

UExcel College Writing
INL 102 Information Literacy
DANTES Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union
DANTES Money and Banking
DANTES Civil War and Reconstruction
CLEP Western Civ I
CLEP Western Civ II

As far as your Research and Writing question goes, we have a system in place whereby students have the opportunity, if they wish, to appeal to meet the Research and Writing Requirement without taking the actual course. [...]

[Guidelines:]
* One paper, 8-10 pages in length (choose your best work)
* Faculty-graded (either right on the paper itself, or supporting documentation)
* From an Upper Level course for which you have sent us a transcript, or from an EC course
* Documentation of in-text citations and references in the style appropriate to the discipline (in your case, APA format)

Your paper would be reviewed by faculty for its ability to demonstrate research and writing ability with respect your major field of study, and we would then get back to you with the results.

NAP Wrote:.....I’d keep the Literary Time Period with the major and just try to remember that 3 “extra” UL credits are there....

Ruddigore Wrote:.....Yes, that sounds good for the Lit Time Period. I guess it's better to have more UL credits than not enough! Worst case scenario, I take another class, which wouldn't be terrible!....