Time Limitations on Applicability of Transfer and Excelsior Credit

Generally, there is no time limit on the use of credit from proficiency examinations, college courses or other approved sources of credit to satisfy the requirements of the general education component of Excelsior University degree programs.   The only exception is the Information Literacy requirement, which must have been taken within ten years of the date the student becomes admitted into Excelsior University. There are time restrictions on the acceptability of courses or examinations used to satisfy some of the professional component or core requirements of Excelsior's degree programs listed below.  

Description of Degree Programs

The following degree programs have established a time-related restriction on the application of certain subject areas meeting degree requirements.

Request for an exception to this policy
Students may request an exception to policy on any of the time restrictions outlined in the table above. Requests for exception to policy must include proof of currency in the subject area and are granted at the discretion of the Faculty Program Director overseeing the program.