re: Regional Accreditation vs. National Accreditation

tcord1964 — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:46:56 GMT

"Of course that used to be Excelsior College, who while still fairly lenient, will only accept other RA school credits"

While this used to be the case, Excelsior College has recently enacted a policy of considering credits from nationally-accredited schools on a case-by-case basis, and there is a fee for this service (of course!). The NA courses have to be applicable to the degree program and meet EC's standards. I have yet to hear of EC accepting a large number of credits from a NA school, but technically the policy is in place. They have this statement on their web site:

"In accordance with Excelsior College policies and procedures, students may appeal for consideration of degree-level credit from non-regionally accredited schools by Excelsior College faculty."

Overall, great post! It should help answer a lot of questions by the newbies!

re: Regional Accreditation vs. National Accreditation

helenh — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:54:48 GMT

Wow! Great post! Also see http://www.elearners.com/guide-to-online-education/regional-and-national-accreditation.asp for information about regional and national accreditation, but I think Cajun's said it all!

re: Regional Accreditation vs. National Accreditation

Victoria — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:58:34 GMT

that was very thorough - thanks!