TESC vs Excelsior for Liberal Studies, Psychology/Health

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Hello all!

I thought I was all set on TESC but then I read some more about Excelsior and now I can't decide.

I had 3 A Levels (English, Theatre and Religion (grades B, B and D respectively) and an AP Psychology (4) that I'm hoping to transfer in. Plus a UK CertHE that I hope would translate to between 10-20 ish credits.

Ideally I'm looking for the quickest and cheapest way to complete a degree focussed on psychology, health, anatomy, maybe with some education courses too. I do have grad school in mind so I do want my bachelors to be relevant, so for that reason I'm not really interested in doing FEMAs.

Am I correct in thinking it's no longer possible to take the GRE subject test for credit, except at COSC? Wondering if it's worth considering COSC too, if that's the case.

And I would like to test out of as much as possible, so Excelsior would show my actual grades and give me a GPA based on my CLEP/DSST/etc scores, right? But TESC wouldn't?

Sorry for all the questions!

Remember there is no such thing as a stupid question! So you have a high school diploma and A levels? you can convert two of your A levels to College credit not sure about the D in religion, but you'll need to use an evaluation service. The evaluation service depends on the particular college you attend and costs around $150-200 depending on who you use. Excelsior will use your grades for the GPA that might include the D on your A levels I'm not sure but it might be best avoided if that is the case. The only give grades to certain tests in the DSST exams CLEP is either pass or fail and so doesn't effect your GPA. As for your CertHE that will be evaluated and then an amount of credits recommended by the evaluation company. If you are male and arrived in the United States before your 28th birthday you will need to sign up for selective service in order to qualify for grants and loans should you decide to go down that route. If you arrived after your 28th birthday you will need to prove that you were not required to sign up for selective service. More than likely since you have AP scores you came much earlier and so should make sure you signed up. This caused my FAFSA awards to be delayed, although the Fin Aid at Excelsior was top notch in getting it resolved.