Taking Aleks

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go sign up, they give you a free trial. It's not a "class" exactly, first you take a test that will determine what you know. Then, they present you with whatever you have left to learn in a subject. Let's say you take Algebra and there are 400 topics, after your assessment, it turns out you know 25 topics, so your "class" is a collection of the other 375 topics. You click on any topic you want, and it gives you a math problem. If you get it right, you get a new problem, get it right and you're onto the next. If you don't know how to do it or get it wrong, you click on the tab to see an explanation (which you should print out or copy down) and then you go do a practice problem or three and then you are caught up and move onto the next topic again. Every so often they give you an assessment again- it's random and you can't override it. If you miss a question, they ADD IT BACK to your class (that's where those print outs come in handy!) If and when you pass an assessment with 70% you are finished with the ENTIRE class. So, literally, if your first assessment is over 70%, you can submit it for credit. Cool, huh?

Be sure to register for the right classes, not all are for credit, and start at the lowest (intermediate algebra) and work your way up. You can do 4 math classes (12 credits) through ALEKS plus the college math CLEP for 6 more - none duplicate. I think someone once said that TESC caps 100/200 level math, but I don't know for sure, so I just mention it as something to keep an eye out for. Good luck!