received my EC unoffical evaluation...advice?

[TMW2010]

Just to add...

So my questions are:

1. I thought I had a total of over 30 upper level credits...if I enroll in the BS program instead of the BA program is it possible that this requirement may already be complete?

Depends on what you're credits are in. If they don't duplicate you could always take Rise & Fall of the Soviet Union, Civil War and Reconstruction, or Substance Abuse dssts to fill the A&S credits if you want to stick with a BA.

2. When I enroll, Do I have to choose to be in either the BS or BA program definitely or can I decide that/change that after I enroll without penalty?

Answered

3. I took a math class at art school called 'Math for survival' at an RA 4-year art school. It was a college-level course teaching math to right-brain thinkers. Great course actually, I learned a lot. This satisfied that school's math requirement. I wish I knew if EC would accept it as their quantitative requirement, it's kind of frustrating not to know. Here's hoping they will

Sounds like they likely won't... But $20 and a few hours with ALEKs would get you what you needed. And if you don't already have Stats, I think that would kill two birds with one stone, being 3 UL credits that fulfills the Quant Reasoning requirement. That is if you have enough credits in electives to cover any gaps to get you to 120.

4. Information Literacy - From what I've read here it seems the best strategy for this requirement is to just order it through Penn Foster. Is that still true?

Yep, cheap, easy, and somewhat boring.

5. I've never heard of the EC Student Experience course. Can anyone shed light on this? Is this required for both BA and BS degrees?

I think its required for all students now. Its just clicking a few links and paying attention to what's going on. I did mine this weekend, if if you've learned to navigate Excelsior's site already, there's very little to be excited about. Hint - Keep the quiz answers in mind when you take it, because many of them actually are on the 'test' at the end.

So far the only test I could take that would give me UL credits at UTEP and A&S credits at EC is DSST-Money and Banking.

Nope, that's a Business Test which would fall under General Electives. You need classes under Natural Science, Political Science, or Humanities for EC. Here's the breakdown. (And don't pay attention to ALL of the tests that show as UL credit, because EC only gives LL credit for the ones I didn't list up there.

Anyway...any advice is much appreciated, either about my questions above, courses to take to satisfy the requirements or anything else.

Good luck! Also, EC does have a few 8 week Criminal Justice UL courses that fall under Social Sciences if you want to get something done quick. And they're available on CD-ROM, which you could actually do the class faster than the 8 weeks.