How to Create Your Free
Excelsior College Account
Excelsior College
7 Columbia Circle
Albany, NY 12203-5159
888-647-2388 Office
(888) 723-9267 To pay for exams or visit:
Admissions Office:
Excelsior College Examinations Test Administration Office:
To begin, click this link:
1. On the top, right hand side of the web page, you will see a yellow link called "Login". Click on this link.
2. If yhis is your first visit to Excelsior College's website, you will see a link on the top, right side of the page called "Create a My EC User Account Now". Click on this link.
3. You will be taken to a Site Registration page. Fill out the required information, click on the circle before "I agree" and then click on the "Continue" button.
4. On the next page, enter your date of birth, then click on the "Continue" button.
5. You will be taken to a new web page to create your user account. Fill in all the required fields (indicated by a red star). Be sure to write down your user name and password as you will need them to log into Excelsior College's web site in the future. Click on the "Continue" button.
6. The next page will ask you some questions from drop down menus. Choose "Nursing" under "Associate Degree" for the first question. Enter the number of college credits you currently have earned. This will include courses from any college, not just Excelsior College. Also, be sure to include any credits from CLEP or DANTES examinations. If you don't know exactly how many credits you have earned, just estimate. Choose "As Soon As Possible" for question 3 and "High" for question 4. Next, click the button labeled "Create Account".
7. You will need to close the window and re-enter www.excelsior.edu.
8. Login using the user name and password you choose.
9. Be sure to write down the Student ID Number they provide you when you log in.
