CS50 on EdX issues ACE credits?!

[wow]

Sorry for my ignorance, but I don't understand the reference to the Verizon program.

Also, my understanding was all the micro bachelor's programs cost at least $100 per credit to be put on a transcript. What am I missing?

You're not missing anything, the Verizon option doesn't have these classes available for free... I tried both my accounts, one with Verizon and the one I used for EdX MicroMasters for TESU.  There are no freebies that can be done for credit on the Verizon one when I tried a few months ago, I haven't tried now...  Here's the previous thread: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...ll-Forward

Thanks BJ!

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I can confirm my CS50x cert (2022 Harvard Open, that free one "costs nothing", I'm 99.99% sure its the exact same course load as Edx), and the link to the ACE guide page (https://www.acenet.edu/National-Guide/Pa...0d3a33232a) got me 3 credits (Programming) + 1 credit (IT/NatSci Lab), in a pre-assessment

IMHO this was "the hardest" course I have done to get "free" credits (and I got .. alot of em, when I could), just so I dont give the impression its a fast/easy 4 "free" credits (but that lab credit though... sweet)

[bluebooger]

> and the link to the ACE guide page ... got me 3 credits (Programming) + 1 credit (IT/NatSci Lab), in a pre-assessment

which school ?

and how did it work ?

did you just email the link to a counselor ?

did you have to send a copy of your free cs50 certificate to the school or counselor ?

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I got an ok from an Excelsior rep and a few other actual advisors.

"physically" dialing the office and asking + detailing the course/links + sharing urls (the cert has a "verify" url on it also). and they generally said "yep, I see that its accredited" (paraphrasing, but they basically read back the ACE page credit section "word 4 word")

"The Big Ask" now, is a residency free option, now the the "old" PP-CCTC BOG is defunct as an option (Please, forgive my ignorance of "stuff", I am fully self taught 1-man'ing this run of mine)

PS: Same convo's, I generally got "OAC Politics" (Ontario's old "academic credit/13th grade", which is seen as a 100-series "intro to politics" 3 SH/Credits) okay'ed as accepted

[Robson]

I got an ok from an Excelsior rep and a few other actual advisors.

"physically" dialing the office and asking + detailing the course/links + sharing urls (the cert has a "verify" url on it also). and they generally said "yep, I see that its accredited" (paraphrasing, but they basically read back the ACE page credit section "word 4 word")

"The Big Ask" now, is a residency free option, now the the "old" PP-CCTC BOG is defunct as an option (Please, forgive my ignorance of "stuff", I am fully self taught 1-man'ing this run of mine)

PS: Same convo's, I generally got "OAC Politics" (Ontario's old "academic credit/13th grade", which is seen as a 100-series "intro to politics" 3 SH/Credits) okay'ed as accepted

Interesting! I thought that they required a Credly transcript, but if the ACE guide itself is sufficient...

[[email protected]]

I got an ok from an Excelsior rep and a few other actual advisors.

"physically" dialing the office and asking + detailing the course/links + sharing urls (the cert has a "verify" url on it also). and they generally said "yep, I see that its accredited" (paraphrasing, but they basically read back the ACE page credit section "word 4 word")

"The Big Ask" now, is a residency free option, now the the "old" PP-CCTC BOG is defunct as an option (Please, forgive my ignorance of "stuff", I am fully self taught 1-man'ing this run of mine)

PS: Same convo's, I generally got "OAC Politics" (Ontario's old "academic credit/13th grade", which is seen as a 100-series "intro to politics" 3 SH/Credits) okay'ed as accepted

Interesting! I thought that they required a Credly transcript, but if the ACE guide itself is sufficient...

With the certificate, and it was not "super official", only a phone call question

[Robson]

Good news everyone! The edX support page recently rolled out an update saying that the courses will, indeed, issue a Credly badge upon completion.

https://help.edx.org/edxlearner/s/articl...uage=en_US

This is awesome news, since it means that CS50 can now be taken as a for credit course! According to edX, these are the CS50 courses with corresponding credits.

HarvardX CS50's Introduction to Computer Science
10/01/2023
09/30/2026
4
100-200 level/lower-division:
Introduction to Programming (3 credits)
Introduction to Programming Lab (1 credit)

HarvardX CS50’s Web Programming with Python and Javascript
10/01/2023
09/30/2026
3
300-400 level/upper-division
Web Application Development

HarvardX CS50’s Introduction to Programming with Python
10/01/2023
09/30/2026
3
100-200 level/lower-division:
Python Programming

HarvardX: CS50's Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python
10/01/2023
09/30/2026
3
300-400 level/upper-division
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python

[bjcheung77]

Good news everyone! The edX support page recently rolled out an update saying that the courses will, indeed, issue a Credly badge upon completion.

https://help.edx.org/edxlearner/s/articl...uage=en_US

This is awesome news, since it means that CS50 can now be taken as a for credit course! According to edX, these are the CS50 courses with corresponding credits.

That's great news! Hopefully ACE courses from Coursera, EdX, and other providers can be classes in subjects, other than Business, Comp Sci, IT, etc. Sooner or later, most subjects should be available for all...

[Robson]

Update: as of 30th September, CS50 no longer offers credits through EdX, and it doesn't seem like EdX is interested in renewing these credits… Unfortunately, CS50 was one of the few affordable intro CS credit-bearing courses.

[bjcheung77]

Ouch, all those ACE credits gone?! I was hoping EdX would add to the list, not remove it. Coursera is the way to go then...