A bit lost and need some advice/help thanks!

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Im not an expert on ALEKS exactly, but I do follow it closely via a little birdy at ACE. It's currently approved through 7/31/2017.
Either way, your suggestions are on point. You can get the most bang for your buck with ALEKS if you learn on your own using a free resource, and then going in and knocking out 1-2-3 ALEKS courses via assessment. For now, that's still an option.

Thank you for correcting me, Jennifer. I do strive to provide accurate information in my posts and when I miss something, I welcome corrections. :-)

BearEDU, by all means, if you feel you can complete ALEKS in one month, go for it! Jennifer has tips in another post on how to do this. But as she said, use the free resources to learn as much as you can prior to using ALEKS. You must score >70% in order to receive credit. The reason people become frustrated with ALEKS and move to another source of credit for college math and statistics is because ALEKS makes you do exercises repeatedly. Sometimes people work the exercises for months and never get to 70%. The higher number of questions you answer correctly the first time, theoretically, the less work you should have to do to complete it.