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EXCEL Programs
EXCEL Overview
Three professional majors are available through the EXCEL Adult Degree Completion Program at Grace University. They are:
- Business Leadership
- Psychology
- Christian Ministry
This program enables students to attend classes year round to complete the EXCEL requirements. Many students accomplish this within 15 months. Forty hours are met through a succession of upper level (300-400 level) courses which meet for 5-6 weeks each, one night per week, 6-10pm. Remaining credits can be achieved by transfer credits or by taking additional classes. The compressed nature of these courses is consistent with standards of good practice for adult degree completion programs. Each semester a combination of Bible courses and professional courses related to the student’s major are offered.
Prerequisites to EXCEL
62 credit hours are required to enter the EXCEL Program. These hours consist of previously earned credit at accredited institutions of higher education. Applicants with less than 62 hours will need to take additional hours to meet the difference before beginning EXCEL classes. An admissions counselor is available for those with fewer than 62 credits to develop a plan to meet this requirement. An Associate of Arts Degree may meet this requirement.
Once in the EXCEL program, these 62 credit hours are used in meeting the 84 hours of General Education Requirements referred to below.
Credit Hours Required
A total of 124 credit hours is needed to obtain a Bachelor’s Degree.
EXCEL Requirements (40 hours)
The EXCEL program consists of 12 required upper level courses (together totaling 40 credit hours). These are a combination of Bible/Theology courses and the student’s major-related courses.
General Education Requirements (84 hours)
The following general education courses are required as part of the 84 non-EXCEL credits:
3 credit hours – Science, Math, or Computer Science
3 credit hours – Humanities
3 credit hours – English Composition
3 credit hours – History
3 credit hours – Speech or Oral Communication
In addition, Business Leadership students must have a business course, Psychology students must have an introductory or an upper level psychology course, and Christian Ministry students must take BS 406 Romans and the Ministry Internship.
Nine of the 84 non-EXCEL credits must be upper level courses (300-400 level).
To meet the requirement of 84 general education credits, students may transfer credit from other accredited higher education institutions, obtain credit through Grace University’s elevate courses, or obtain credits through taking EXCEL courses which are not in the student’s own major. The student may also acquire credit from life experience (max: 36 hrs.) through Documented Experiential Learning Analysis (DELA) or properly documented professional and/or military training. See the EXCEL Advisor for more information regarding these options.
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