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About Excelsior University
Excelsior University is a regionally accredited, nonprofit distance learning institution that focuses on removing obstacles to the educational goals of adult learners. Founded in 1971 and located in Albany, NY, Excelsior is a proven leader in the assessment and validation of student knowledge. It offers more efficient and affordable access to degree completion through multiple avenues: its own online courses, and the acceptance in transfer of credit from other colleges and universities as well as recognized corporate and military training programs. It currently offers more than 60 different degree programs in the fields of nursing, business, technology, liberal arts, and health science. Excelsior has been continuously accredited since 1977 by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
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This course equivalency outlines how students may apply their Saylor Academy credits to an Excelsior University degree program.
This is only a guide in how credits will transfer into an Excelsior University degree program. Actual transferability of credits are dependent upon current Excelsior University degree requirements and policies upon the date a student is admitted to the school. All students will be reviewed individually as it relates to the transferability of credits into an Excelsior University degree program.
University Recommended Courses
|
Saylor Academy Courses |
Semester Hours |
Excelsior University Equivalency |
Semester Hours |
| ARTH101: Art Appreciation | 3 | Humanities Requirement OR Arts & Sciences Requirement | 3 |
| BIO101: Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology | 3 | Natural Sciences Requirement OR Arts & Sciences Requirement | 3 |
| BUS101: Introduction to Business | 3 | Business Elective Requirement OR Applied Professional Requirement | 3 |
| BUS103: Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 | Financial Accounting Core OR Applied Professional Requirement | 3 |
| BUS202: Principles of Finance | 3 | Finance/Financial Management Core OR Applied Professional Requirement | 3 |
| BUS203: Principles of Marketing | 3 | Principles of Marketing Core OR Applied Professional Requirement | 3 |
| BUS204: Business Statistics | 3 | Business Statistics Requirement OR Arts & Sciences Requirement | 3 |
| BUS205: Business Law | 3 | Introduction to Business Law Core OR Applied Professional Requirement | 3 |
| BUS208: Principles of Management | 3 | Principles of Management Core OR Applied Professional Requirement | 3 |
| BUS209: Organizational Behavior | 3 | Organizational Behavior Requirement OR Arts & Sciences Requirement | 3 |
| BUS210: Corporate Communication | 3 | Business Communication Core OR Arts & Sciences Requirement | 3 |
| BUS300: Operations Management | 3 | Business Electives Requirement OR Applied Professional Requirement (cannot apply to Business degrees where OM is required, but can be Business Elective or AP for other degrees) | 3 |
| BUS402: Project Management | 3 | Business Electives Requirement OR Applied Professional Requirement (cannot apply to Business/Tech degrees where PM is required, but can be Business Elective/Tech Elective or AP for other degrees) | 3 |
| CHEM101: General Chemistry I | 3 | Natural Sciences Requirement OR Arts & Sciences Requirement | 3 |
| ENGL001: English Composition I | 3 | No for the first half of the WER requirement, cannot accept in transfer | 3 |
| ENGL210: Technical Writing | 3 | No for the 2nd half of our WER, counts only for general humanities credits and duplicates our Tech Writing | 3 |
| MA005: Calculus I | 3 | Mathematics Requirement OR Arts & Sciences Requirement (Duplicates our TECH*201) | 3 |
| MA121: Introduction to Statistics | 3 | Mathematics Requirement OR Arts & Sciences Requirement (Duplicates our MAT*201 and MAT*215) | 3 |
| PHIL102: Critical Thinking | 3 | Humanities Requirement OR Arts & Sciences Requirement | 3 |