Roadmap for New Excelsior College Students

[Zelenn]

Wow, thank you for the quick responses. This is a lot of information to sift through and put together, and it doesn't help that I've decided to jump in here right in the middle of EC making some changes to their requirements. However, I'm starting from scratch, which means that I have a good while to go before I enroll in EC and I have many CLEP, DSST's, and such to take before I even get to that bridge.

So on the positive note, if I understand this correctly there are certain exams which I will be taking regardless. These would be CLEP College Math, CLEP College Algebra, CLEP Intro to Educational Psychology, CLEP a Language, DSST Intro to Counseling, and though there are many, many more, this will at least get me started in a productive direction and I can figure the rest out as I go along. (Ready, Fire, Aim.) :-)

And, I agree with you that I should plan my own roadmap. However, though I'm only 23, I've spent my time traveling, serving in the Navy (joined when I was 17 and was a fool not to use their resources; now that I'm out I kick myself every day *sigh*), and gaining life experience by doing all kinds of things, in all kinds of places, thus, its been quite a while since I've had anything to do with our educational system. Consequently, I don't even have a frame of reference for understanding what tests and exams will satisfy their requirements. It's hard to plan when I don't know what will count for what or what the exams are worth.

This is what I think I know; I welcome corrections to any errors:

I have found out that the DSST's are worth 3 credits a piece and that the CLEP's are 3-6 depending on the exam, but the Language ones award credit based on your score, up to 12 credits I've read. ECE's seem to be 3-6 depending on the exam. Don't know much about TECEP, ALEKS, or Ohio U, but I will research them when I am done with this post.

Also, I'm not sure I understand 'depth' requirements. Can someone explain this? And as I've alluded to, I'm in serious need of an education in 'how to create' a degree plan. :-)

Thanks for all your help, btw this forum is great.