TESC Student, trying to understand various ways to earn credit.

[mrs.b]

For example, I *just* today started looking into ALEKS and straighterline. Does TESC accept both of these? If so, are there classes for the BA psych on there that I could use? And if so, lol, are these sites cost effective? ie cheaper than going the CLEP/DSST route?

Specifically, if one takes relevant classes on ALEKS and/or Straighterline, do you have to play ONLY the fees associated with those sites, or is there an additional fee to process the transcripts into credits accepted by TESC? (ie, like FCC does with FEMA credits for some schools)

Oops, missed this question. TESC accepts courses that are approved by the American Council on Education. When viewing the database for course options, be sure to pay attention to the approval dates. See here for options: https://www2.acenet.edu/credit/?fuseacti...ripts.main TESC will only accept these ACE courses on the ACE transcript, not direct from the specific sites.

As far as cost and fees, you'll pay the specific sites offering the courses, get them approved onto an ACE transcript once the course is complete, and when all your items are on your ACE transcript, you'll pay ACE to send that transcript. It's $35 or $40 (don't remember off the top of my head). You can have the transcript sent to TESC each time you finish a course but that'll mean paying ACE that $35 or $40 each time, so...wait until all your ACE courses are on there. Still, it can be much more cost-efficient than some other options.