How do you keep track of your progress?

[Merlin]

I also have a third sheet that I use as my database of what courses (and exams) are available from each of the main alternative credit providers. I track a bunch of info for each course, but this also includes expected TESU evaluation info and ACE/NCCRS recommendation details. This gets updated constantly as new courses emerge or assessments get updated. This is mostly for my own purposes. For example, I used it a lot when creating my degree plan or when I'm considering alternatives, but I also use this when helping others navigate their course options.

This is great advice. Thanks! Can you tell me what headings you use on your third sheet? I really need to create one of these for my reference but I'm kind of dreading the initial input. I know the information is in this forum but sometimes *in the moment* I just can't make the search function find it.

I have several tabs, one for each for different provider. Since each provider is different the headers can vary for each one, but these are the main ones I use:

• Course Name (ID and name)
  
• ACE Course Code
  
• ACE Credit Recommendation (like 3U for 3sh upper-level)
  
• ACE Expiration Date
  
• NCCRS Credit Recommendation (like 6L for 6sh lower-level)
  
• TESU Course Equivalency (ID and name)
  
• TESU Credits
  
• TESU Equivalency Source
  
• TESU Subject Area(s)
  
• # of Quizzes (for study.com)
  
• Final exam & quizzes breakdown (for Straighterline)
  
• Open book final Y/N (for Straighterline)
  
• Cost (for exams)
  
• Other notes
  

Notes:
For TESU Equivalency source, I indicate whether it has been come from TESU, provider, and/or confirmed via evaluation.

TESU Subject Areas refers to stuff like BSBA AOS, BSBA GM, BSOL, etc. If its a GenEd course I usually list which GenEd area, such as WritComm / OralComm / QuantLit / InfoLit / Diversity / Ethics / CivicEng / Humanities / SocSci / Science. If more than one area, I separate them with commas.