Excelsior College introduces new proficiency exams

Since Excelsior introduced distance courses and phased out some of its proficiency exams over the last couple of years, I've already begun thinking they are abandoning its assessment based philosophy to become a normal online school.
To my surprise, however, their current newsletter announces that 2005 and 2006 Excelsior will introduce several new exams:
Bioethics(2006) - $185
College Writing(summer 2005) - $205
Cultural Diversity(2006) - $185
Juvenile Deliquency(2006) - $185
Social Psychology(2006) - $185
Sociology of the Workplace(2006) - $185
World Conflicts(October 2005) - $185

All exams except College Writing are upper level.

 

Just curious....is College Writing worth six credits, or three?

 

Hi Bruce,

You receive 3 hours lower credit for the College Writing exam.

Dennis

 

Thanks for the info.

I suppose the College Writing exam covers the "Written English" requirement for Excelsior degrees right?

 

Yes, according to Excelsior(actually, my academic advisor) "College Writing" will satisfy the written English requirement at Excelsior.

Dennis

 

I am surprized at the low price, for Excelsior standards..