Portfolios at Excelsior or TESC in Music

[dbarnes]

Thanks Marianne.

I think it would be foolish of me to ignore so many voices echoing the same sentiments. I've just about decided on Excelsior for a couple of reasons, and I will at least probably talk to them about it.

Without going into too much detail, rock-solid documentation of my music accomplishments and mapping many of them to existing courses at accredited universities and colleges would not be a problem. But I do understand that even given all that, it's a risk that might not be worth the investment in time.

I had a great meeting with a representative from the University of Oklahoma's College of Liberal Studies today, and from what I can tell, if a particular test, or certification is recommended for credit by ACE, OU will accept it. But it sounded to me like it would be much easier if all of the varied sources of credit were gathered together on one transcript, especially if some of them carried letter grades.

I am not familiar with the DSST exams, but I intend to become familiar with them. It seems their the only ones who at least still award letter grades for DSST exams.

I'm very new to this and will learn as I go. I'm just trying to make an informed start so that I don't waste any more time than necessary. If it turns out that PLAs don't make sense, I don't have a problem with that. And I'd rather find it out sooner than later.

Thanks again,
David