College not accepting ACE credit?

[janedoe]

I called the school I will be transferring into this fall, and asked if they accept ACE credits, in which I was transferred to the academic evaluation coordinator. She advised me that they do not accept ACE credits, and I spoke to the academic advisor as well as the registrars office who told me the same.

They basically told me that regardless if its on my current schools transcript (as an outside credit), they wont accept the ACE transcript. It seems it will only be accepted if it is listed on a transcript as a "institution credit". Has anyone been in this situation before?

[Prloko]

Yeah, every school can elect what type and how much credit they can accept from sources.

Have you verified with the College Catalog itself?

From what you said, it sounds like you need an institution that will white-wash or "launder" the credits, sort of like how FCC does with the FEMA credit.

[janedoe]

Yeah, every school can elect what type and how much credit they can accept from sources.

Have you verified with the College Catalog itself?

From what you said, it sounds like you need an institution that will white-wash or "launder" the credits, sort of like how FCC does with the FEMA credit.

Thanks for the response. I did check the schools catalog, and it listed very vaguely that the circumstances for ACE credits usually on apply to those in the military. I also checked the schools policies, and as well as the academic affairs and provost website.

Is there still any schools that will list aleks math credits as institutional credit instead of an outside credit?

[Yanji]

ACE is just an agency that provides credit recommendations to educational institutions, so the ACE transcript itself should not be considered credit.

[janedoe]

ACE is just an agency that provides credit recommendations to educational institutions, so the ACE transcript itself should not be considered credit.

Any recommendations?

[UptonSinclair]

You won't find a school that will list Aleks credits as institutional credit. Depending on what level of math you are trying to accomplish, your Aleks work may have been enough preparation to take the College Algebra CLEP if your school accepts CLEP.

[rebel100]

Very common for a school to restrict ACE to military or deny it altogether. The option is any of the big 3, and perhaps WGU or AMU/APU.....Though in not certain of either.

[cookderosa]

I called the school I will be transferring into this fall, and asked if they accept ACE credits, in which I was transferred to the academic evaluation coordinator. She advised me that they do not accept ACE credits, and I spoke to the academic advisor as well as the registrars office who told me the same.

They basically told me that regardless if its on my current schools transcript (as an outside credit), they wont accept the ACE transcript. It seems it will only be accepted if it is listed on a transcript as a "institution credit". Has anyone been in this situation before?

ACE is the least accepted out of all the categories of credit, though ACE claims their credits are accepted at over 2000 schools, don't believe it. There are generally SPECIFIC credits accepted in SPECIFIC programs. For instance military credits may be accepted, a specific licence or workplace credit might count in a specific degree (real estate licence counting toward a real estate degree) but once you start talking mainstream college, you're going to find few schools that actually accept ACE in the way we talk about it around here. Example, every community college in the state of North Carolina "Accepts ACE" ...but... that's not the whole story, What they accept is 1 carpentry credential that counts in their AAS carpentry program- and it's only worth like 6 credits.
I'm sorry you're finding out this way, but for full utility of ACE credit, a good list to start is the partner schools on the Straighterline website, they'll me most likely to award credit for you.

EDIT: I'm adding the link to the ACE frequently asked questions. You can look up schools that way.

[Yanji]

I'm sorry you're finding out this way, but for full utility of ACE credit, a good list to start is the partner schools on the Straighterline website, they'll me most likely to award credit for you.

This is actually great advice. I know Empire State College (NY) and Granite State College (NH), both considered to be TESC and COSC's East Coast "relatives", will accept ACE and pretty much everything else. Both also offer classroom courses all over their states, which may be of interest to you.

[ladylearner]

Thanks for the response. I did check the schools catalog, and it listed very vaguely that the circumstances for ACE credits usually on apply to those in the military. I also checked the schools policies, and as well as the academic affairs and provost website.

Is there still any schools that will list aleks math credits as institutional credit instead of an outside credit?

I recall one college I looked at (I think it was NAU or ASU) only accepted credits through ACE for military students. At least that's what I was told. It's possible that is the only time they ever countered such credits.

In any case, colleges don't have to accept ACE's recommendation for credit, nor do they have to accept even a regionally accredited college's credits unless there is some sort of articulation agreement in place.