Excelsior College Examination Program (formerly ACT PEP or Regents)
The University accepts selected examinations in arts and science, business, and nursing with the required score 'C' (2.0) level or above. A student should contact a Dominican advisor prior to taking an Excelsior College test to determine the usefulness of the examination within the student's degree plan. A student must provide an official transcript to have credit transcripted toward a degree. Students must earn the minimum American Council on Education (ACE) recommended score or higher in order to earn credit. Examination reports include the ACE score. No more than a total of 30 semester units of Excelsior credit may apply towards the bachelor’s degree at Dominican. Credit is lower or upper division and may be applied toward electives, specified general education areas, and some majors as noted below.
Excelsior College Examinations
| Examination |
Units |
Level |
DUC Course Equivalent^ |
Adult Degree Completion Program GE*** |
Day GE*** |
Major |
| Arts and Sciences |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Abnormal Psychology |
3 |
U |
PSY 3141 |
SS (3) |
SS (3) |
PSY Elec |
| Anatomy and Physiology |
6 |
L |
None# |
None# |
None# |
None# |
| Basic Genetics |
3 |
L |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Bioethics: Philosophical Issues |
3 |
U |
PHIL 3108 |
PH (3) |
PH (3) |
None |
| Cultural Diversity |
3 |
U |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Earth Science |
3 |
L |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| English Composition |
6** |
L |
ENGL 1004** |
W1 (3) |
W1 (3) |
None |
| Ethics: Theory and Practice |
3 |
U |
PHIL 3108 |
PH (3) |
PH (3) |
None |
| Foundations of Gerontology |
3 |
U |
None |
SS (3) |
SS (3) |
None |
| Interpersonal Communication |
3 |
L |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Introduction to Music |
3 |
L |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Introduction to Philosophy |
3 |
L |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
L |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
L |
HCS 1101 |
SS (3) |
SS (3) |
None |
| Juvenile Delinquency |
3 |
U |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Life Span Developmental Psychology |
3 |
L |
None |
SS (3) |
SS (3) |
None |
| Microbiology |
3 |
L |
None# |
None# |
None# |
None |
| Organizational Behavior |
3 |
U |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Pathophysiology |
3 |
U |
None# |
None# |
None# |
None# |
| Physics |
6 |
L |
None |
Nat Sci
Pre-Matric only |
None |
None |
| Political Science |
3 |
L |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Precalculus Algebra |
3 |
L |
MATH 1500 |
MT (3) |
MT (3) |
Yes |
| Psych: Adulthood and Aging |
3 |
U |
PSY 3121 |
None |
None |
PSY Elec |
| Research Methods in Psychology |
3 |
U |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Science of Nutrition |
3 |
L |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Social Psychology |
3 |
U |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Spanish Language |
6 |
L |
SPAN 1101, SPAN 1201 |
None |
IL |
|
| Statistics |
3 |
L |
MATH 2400 |
MT |
MT |
BUS Core |
| Weather and Climate |
3 |
L |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| World Conflicts Since 1900 |
3 |
U |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| World Population |
3 |
U |
None |
SS (3) |
SS (3) |
None |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Business |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Business Ethics |
3 |
U |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Business Law |
3 |
L |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Financial Accounting |
3 |
L |
BUS 4120
ADCP only,
BUS 4408
BABA Cohort |
None |
None |
Yes ADCP, No Day |
| Human Resource Mgmt |
3 |
U |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Introduction to Macroeconomics |
3 |
L |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Introduction to Microeconomics |
3 |
L |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Labor Relations |
3 |
U |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Managerial Accounting |
3 |
L |
BUS 4130
ADCP Matric only,
BUS 4408
BABA Cohort |
None |
None |
Yes ADCP, No Day |
| Operations Management |
3 |
U |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Organizational Behavior |
3 |
U |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Principles of Finance |
3 |
U |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Principles of Management |
3 |
L |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Principles of Marketing |
3 |
L |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Quantitative Analysis |
3 |
U |
MATH 1400 |
MT (3) |
MT (3) |
None |
| Workplace Communication with Computers |
3 |
L |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Literacy Instruction in the Elementary School |
6 |
U |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Nursing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Essentials of Nursing Care: Health Safety |
3 |
L |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Transition/Regis. Prof'l Nurse Role |
3 |
L |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Fundamentals of Nursing |
8 |
L |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Maternal & Child Nursing (associate) |
6 |
L |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Maternity Nursing |
3 |
L |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Adult Nursing |
8 |
U |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Maternal and Child Nursing (baccalaureate) |
8 |
U |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing |
8 |
U |
None |
None |
None |
None |
^ Consult with Department Chair about application of equivalent courses toward lower division requirements in the major.
# May be used as a challenge exam to meet recent requirements for Nursing and Health Science.
** Must be taken prior to matriculation unless a student scores 8 on the English Placement Exam (Day students), or a 7 or 8 on the English Placement Exam (Adult Degree Completion Program students).
***Key to Abbreviations for General Education Areas:
| IL = International Language |
RCC = Religion Cross Cultural |
| MT = Mathematical Thinking and Quantitative Reasoning |
SS = Social Science |
| PH = Moral Philosophy/Ethics |
W1 = Expository Writing |
Excelsior College Examinations Information and Transcripts
Excelsior College
7 Columbia Circle
Albany, NY 12203-5159
Telephone: (888) 647-2388
www.excelsior.edu
The Excelsior Examinations code for Dominican University of California is 0256A. Individual computerized testing is available at selected local Prometric Testing Centers.