07-27-2011, 12:29 PM
Although there have been a lot of horrorish stories, the basic construct of Straighterline's (SL) English Composition class is gold and provided you follow the basic structure, you really can't go wrong. This class has probably helped me turn in more 'A' papers than anything else I've done academically or professionally.
Additionally, you have options.
You can request that SL report your score directly to an institution. Depending on that institution, you may or may not receive graded credit for it.
Alternatively, you can instruct SL to report your score directly to ACE. Once you have exhausted SL's library of courses, you can have ACE send the transcript to the institution of your choice. ACE records only a pass or fail grade (i.e., over 70%).
If you really wanted to, you could probably mix and match, but maybe choose one or t'other?
In short, it's better to do the SL course than not
Additionally, you have options.
You can request that SL report your score directly to an institution. Depending on that institution, you may or may not receive graded credit for it.
Alternatively, you can instruct SL to report your score directly to ACE. Once you have exhausted SL's library of courses, you can have ACE send the transcript to the institution of your choice. ACE records only a pass or fail grade (i.e., over 70%).
If you really wanted to, you could probably mix and match, but maybe choose one or t'other?
In short, it's better to do the SL course than not

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Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Excelsior College 2012
Master of Arts in International Relations, Staffordshire University, UK - in progress
Aleks
All courses taken, 12 credits applied
CLEP
A&I Literature (74), Intro Sociology (72), Info Systems and Computer Apps (67), Humanities (70), English Literature (65), American Literature (51), Principles of Mangement (65), Principles of Marketing (71)
DSST
Management Information Systems (469), Intro to Computing (461)
Excelsior College
Information Literacy, International Terrorism (A), Contemporary Middle East History (A), Discrete Structures (A), Social Science Capstone (A)
GRE Subject Test
Psychology (93rd percentile, 750 scaled score)
Straighterline
English Composition I&II, Economics I&II, Accounting I&II, General Calculus I, Business Communication
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Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Excelsior College 2012
Master of Arts in International Relations, Staffordshire University, UK - in progress
Aleks
All courses taken, 12 credits applied
CLEP
A&I Literature (74), Intro Sociology (72), Info Systems and Computer Apps (67), Humanities (70), English Literature (65), American Literature (51), Principles of Mangement (65), Principles of Marketing (71)
DSST
Management Information Systems (469), Intro to Computing (461)
Excelsior College
Information Literacy, International Terrorism (A), Contemporary Middle East History (A), Discrete Structures (A), Social Science Capstone (A)
GRE Subject Test
Psychology (93rd percentile, 750 scaled score)
Straighterline
English Composition I&II, Economics I&II, Accounting I&II, General Calculus I, Business Communication
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