07-06-2006, 12:22 PM
Hi Christa,
The others are right. As long as you are certain that none of your credits overlap with each other, and that you have fulfilled ALL the requirements for you particular degree, you could technically earn all the necessary credits before you ever enroll at Excelsior.
However, there is a risk that you could end up paying for exams or courses that Excelsior will later 'throw out'. In this case, it would have been safer to enroll a little earlier so that your Excelsior advisor could warn you of any potential problems.
Once you pay the enrollment fee, you have one full year to complete your degree before you must pay any additional 'renewal' fees. Therefore, it would seem to be to your advantage to enroll at the point that you know you are within one year of fulfilling all the requirements for your degree.
In my own case, I feel pretty confident that I know which credits overlap, and which credits will fulfill the various requirements. However, I still plan on enrolling at Excelsior prior to earning all 120 credits. Just so that I don't waste money on unnecessary exams, and to ensure that I still have time to correct my plans in the final stages, if necessary.
Hope that helps,
Snazzlefrag
The others are right. As long as you are certain that none of your credits overlap with each other, and that you have fulfilled ALL the requirements for you particular degree, you could technically earn all the necessary credits before you ever enroll at Excelsior.
However, there is a risk that you could end up paying for exams or courses that Excelsior will later 'throw out'. In this case, it would have been safer to enroll a little earlier so that your Excelsior advisor could warn you of any potential problems.
Once you pay the enrollment fee, you have one full year to complete your degree before you must pay any additional 'renewal' fees. Therefore, it would seem to be to your advantage to enroll at the point that you know you are within one year of fulfilling all the requirements for your degree.
In my own case, I feel pretty confident that I know which credits overlap, and which credits will fulfill the various requirements. However, I still plan on enrolling at Excelsior prior to earning all 120 credits. Just so that I don't waste money on unnecessary exams, and to ensure that I still have time to correct my plans in the final stages, if necessary.
Hope that helps,
Snazzlefrag
My name is Rob
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Exams/Courses Passed (43):
- Courses (4): 1 Excelsior, 1 CSU-Pueblo, 2 Penn Foster.
- Exams (39): 24 DSST, 15 CLEP.
Total Credits: 142 (12 not used).
[SIZE=1]GPA: 4.0
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Exams/Courses Passed (43):
- Courses (4): 1 Excelsior, 1 CSU-Pueblo, 2 Penn Foster.
- Exams (39): 24 DSST, 15 CLEP.
Total Credits: 142 (12 not used).
[SIZE=1]GPA: 4.0
[/SIZE]
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