Academic Catalog 2023-24

Excelsior College Examination Program (formerly ACT PEP or Regents)

NOTE: Effective Fall 2022, Excelsior no longer offers exams.

The University accepts selected examinations in humanities, business and technology, 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 exam to determine the usefulness of the examination within the student's degree plan. A student must provide an official transcript to have credit counted 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 Adult Degree Completion General Education areas or CORE categories, and some majors as noted below.

Excelsior examination titles and categories may change more frequently than this catalog is published.  For information about examinations not listed here, or about titles that differ from those listed here, please consult the Registrar's Office. 

Excelsior College Examinations

Examination Units Level Dominican Course Equivalent^ Adult Degree Completion GE*** CORE*** Major
Humanities





Abnormal Psychology 3-4 U
SS (3) SSHB (4) PSY Elec
Anatomy and Physiology 6 L None# None# None# None#
Basic Genetics 3 L None None None None
Bioethics: Philosophical Issues 3-4 U None PH (3) EL (4) None
Cultural Diversity 3 U None None None None
Earth Science 3 L None None None None
English Composition 6** L None
W1 (3) None None
Ethics: Theory and Practice 3-4 U None PH (3) EL (4) None
Foundations of Gerontology 3-4 U None SS (3) SSHB (4) 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 3-4 L None SS (3)
SSHB (4)
None
Introduction to Sociology 3-4 L HCS 1101 SS (3) SSHB (4) None
Juvenile Delinquency 3 U None None None None
Life Span Developmental Psychology 3-4 L None SS (3) SSHB (4) 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 3-4 L MATH 1500 MT (3) QL (4) Yes
Psych: Adulthood and Aging 3 U
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 8 L None None IL None
Statistics 3-4 L MATH 2400 MT (3)
QL (4)
BUS Core
Weather and Climate 3 L None None None None
World Conflicts Since 1900 3 U None None None None
World Population 3-4 U None SS (3) SSHB (4) None
 





Business & Technology





Business Ethics 3 U None None None None
Business Law 3 L None None None None
Financial Accounting 3 L BUS 4120
ADC only,
None None Yes ADC, 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
ADC Matric only,
None None Yes ADC, 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 3-4 U MATH 1400 MT (3) QL (4) 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





Fundamentals of Nursing 8 L None None None None
Maternal & Child Nursing (associate) 6 L 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.

***Key to Abbreviations for Adult Degree Completion Program General Education Areas (CORE Category coding is listed in the IB and AP sections above)

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.