Only 38 credits left, need some help, thanks

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  1. Vandy

    Vandy New Member

    Hi All,

    I'm new to here, this is my first post. I'm not a native English speaker so getting a degree online is not an easy thing for me. But I still want to give it a try.
    I did transfer about 86 credits from China through WES and Exelsior didn't accept all(I had my three years college finished in China). They gave me an unofficial evaluation and told me I still need 38 credits (Please see below):
    Since you indicated a preference for the BS in Liberal Arts and since this is our most flexible program, here is what you would need to complete that program:

    A total of going to 38.00 credits (minimally 13.00 upper level) to include:
    6.00 credits in English
    3.00 credits in ethics
    9.00 credits in math/sciences
    1.00 credit in information literacy
    3.00 credits to fulfill the capstone course

    Can someone help me and suggest a plan? Should I just go to a local community college like Pasadena City College at my area to finish all the lower level credits and do the upper level ones online? Even though I had lived in California for 5 years I never really went to college here, I'm kind of slow at reading and writing in English, so taking the exams in person might be a little difficult, but I'm willing to work hard and spend lots time on it, so maybe I can take some courses on Study.com? Please help me here, Thank you very much. [​IMG]
     
  2. Chip

    Chip Administrator

    There are exams (CLEP, DTTS/DANTES, ECE) you can take for English and math for sure. Any school with a psych or human services department will have an ethics class (there might be an exam for that as well, can't remember) and pretty much any school will have information literacy. You'd have to carefully check as to what would count as upper level, but that would be the quickest and least expensive route, I think.
     
  3. decimon

    decimon Well-Known Member


    I don't believe that Excelsior accepts the CLEP English courses.
     
  4. Chip

    Chip Administrator

    Well, that being the case, there's an Excelsior English comp exam (6 credit) offered along with a bunch of other exams. To be honest, it looks like Excelsior may have significantly changed what it accepts, but there do seem to be a lot listed in the link above.
     
  5. AsianStew

    AsianStew Moderator Staff Member

    As I mentioned in the other forum, the more info we have, the better. I’ll just wait until you update us with your WES evaluation on the other forum before I advise you what your options are. In the meantime, you may want to read the Beginners Guide thread. I have it on here, it’s also available on the other forum.
     

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