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Excelsior or Charter Oak?
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Inteljustice Wrote:I'd like my major to be a bachelor of science in criminal justice. I want to test out 80-90% of the degree so I can graduate by Dec. 07. My first 2 clep exams are going to be principles of management and intro psychology. Who do you feel has the upper hand, excelsior or charter oak? I'm leaning towards excelsior since they will allow majors rather than concentrations. I want to be a probation/parole officer, so I feel having a major in C.J. would further me faster than having a major in liberal arts or general studies. Do you feel in terms of college names, that one that's called state versus just _________ college offers up more credibility or attractibility in terms of employment?
Best Regards


For what its worth, I am a 22-year veteran of the NYC Police Department. Over the years I tried several times to complete my degree with little success. In May of last year I took a Civil Service promotion exam for the rank of captain. This position requires a four year degree. In June of last year I started "shopping" for colleges to go to to complete my degree expeditiously. I looked at B&M institutions here in NYC as well as UofP and Excelsior.

No school other than Excelsior offered the flexibility in accepting both traditional and non-traditional credits. In August I enrolled in Excelsior. I transcripted 32 FEMA credits to Excelsior via Frederick Community College. I enrolled in two free classes sponsored for the NYPD at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. I topped this plan off with 3 DSST exams and 4 Excelsior courses, including the required Info Lit.

The result- I will be finished with all requirements of my degree next month. I will recieve a BS in CJ -emphasis law enforcement and public safety. I am number 62 out of 244 eligbles on the NYPD promotion list for Captain. I should be promoted by the fall of this year. It is my desire to return to John Jay for a Masters in Criminal Justice via an NYPD-sponsored program also this fall.

I felt that Excelsior answered all my desires in trying to finally get a degree in a short amount of time. They also informed me that they will expedite my graduation date so I have my degree in hand by May in case promotions go faster than expected.

Good luck to you and if I had to do it all over again I would go the non-tarditional route and test out as much as possible. IC is a valuable-actually INvaluable tool in this regard.

Remeber-get as much education as you can when you are young, and never stop the qust for the rest of your life1 Knowledge is tuly power!!

Till next time,
Mike


Messages In This Thread
Excelsior or Charter Oak? - by Inteljustice - 03-11-2007, 03:43 PM
Excelsior or Charter Oak? - by Old Rusty Pipe - 03-11-2007, 04:04 PM
Excelsior or Charter Oak? - by ShotoJuku - 03-11-2007, 04:04 PM
Excelsior or Charter Oak? - by mapalo - 03-11-2007, 05:52 PM
Excelsior or Charter Oak? - by Lifetime Student - 03-11-2007, 06:51 PM
Excelsior or Charter Oak? - by BGN - 03-12-2007, 04:19 PM
Excelsior or Charter Oak? - by ShotoJuku - 03-12-2007, 04:39 PM
Excelsior or Charter Oak? - by BGN - 03-12-2007, 05:13 PM
Excelsior or Charter Oak? - by Katterina - 03-12-2007, 06:50 PM
Excelsior or Charter Oak? - by ShotoJuku - 03-12-2007, 09:20 PM
Excelsior or Charter Oak? - by Bongsau - 03-13-2007, 01:32 PM
Excelsior or Charter Oak? - by sgloer - 03-14-2007, 10:56 AM
Excelsior or Charter Oak? - by carlosamador2006 - 04-23-2007, 04:55 PM
Excelsior or Charter Oak? - by Papa Georgia - 04-24-2007, 03:45 AM
Excelsior or Charter Oak? - by ShotoJuku - 04-24-2007, 06:45 AM
Excelsior or Charter Oak? - by needhelpasap1 - 04-24-2007, 07:01 AM
Excelsior or Charter Oak? - by Librevore - 04-24-2007, 07:30 AM

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