A few questions regarding Penn Foster

[Kaskadian]

Hi everyone,

I thought I'd ask here since I know quite a few of you have taken Penn Foster courses. After speaking with Bricabrac, it sounds like PF is the best option for me when it comes to completing my finance & strategic management requirements. I've got a few questions regarding the process.

1. When taking individual courses, is the total cost just the cost of the course? I see that many of the courses are around $240; are there additional fees such as admissions, etc?
2. Are you able to start courses immediately? I noticed some classes had "webinars", and I wasn't sure if these webinars followed specific dates based on semesters, etc.
3. Does PF use their own books, or are these books that can be acquired elsewhere? I've heard that PF mails students their books; my local library has a TON of school text books and I may be able to borrow them for free without having to wait.
4. Has anyone had issues having PF credits transfer to TESC?

Thanks everyone, sorry for all the questions lately.

Kas

[UptonSinclair]

1. There were no additional fees when I took the courses you mentioned.
2. The webinars are on a set schedule. The Strategic Management webinars were scheduled on Sunday nights and occaisionally cancelled. It took me several months to get them completed because of my schedule.
3. The books are included in the cost of the courses. The Strategic Management looks like something printed and bound by them. It may be available from other sources though.
4. My credits transferred without problem last year.

[PaintTheSunset]

When I enrolled in the Financial Management course, I was told that my course textbook would arrive within ten business days. Ten business days later, I messaged them again and was told they no longer offered a hard copy of the textbook, but were working toward getting an online textbook instead. Two days later, I had a link to an online textbook, but was blocked from accessing it. A couple more days later, I was finally allowed into the textbook. I started the course, and about halfway through, a financial calculator arrived in the mail.

Granted, this was my experience, and PF was obviously working out some issues that you may not encounter. My point is that enrolling in the course doesn't guarantee that you can work on it immediately.

[Kaskadian]

Thanks for the info guys. As long as the webinars are on a set schedule I should be fine; I will make time to get these done. I guess I should sign up immediately if there seems to be a delay in getting everything worked out and ready to go. I've got 10 weeks to get everything done, and I'd like to have everything done a week or two in advance. I have to go to China for business at the end of May, and it'll feel a lot better knowing I'm leaving for a few months with school taken care of. I guess it's time to study for my TECEP exams & DSST exam and wait for these PF courses to open up.