07-22-2019, 02:40 AM
Has anyone here looked into the ACT career readiness certificate as an alternative way to pick up three quantitative reasoning credits and a bonus information literacy credit? I didn't see a thread about it, but it is ACE-accredited until at least September 30, 2019:
"Credit is awarded based on the examinees level of achievement: bronze performance - no credit; silver performance - in the vocational certificate category, 3 semester hours in quantitative reasoning and 1 semester hour in information literacy for a total of 4 semester hours. For gold and platinum level of performance - in the lower-division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in quantitative reasoning and 1 semester hour in information literacy for a total of 4 semester hours (4/16) (4/16)."
You have to get gold- or platinum-level results to be eligible for ACE credit, but no idea what percentage that implies. The fee for the exam is surprisingly hard to find, but for the Northwest Mississippi area, I found it was only $10:
https://www.northwestms.edu/index.php/?page_id=4453
Just thought it could be useful for some people, because it is cheaper than CSM and you get additional credit too, at the cost of needing to go to a testing center. Maybe I'm missing something, but here is the ACT website: https://www.act.org/content/act/en/produ.../ncrc.html
"Credit is awarded based on the examinees level of achievement: bronze performance - no credit; silver performance - in the vocational certificate category, 3 semester hours in quantitative reasoning and 1 semester hour in information literacy for a total of 4 semester hours. For gold and platinum level of performance - in the lower-division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in quantitative reasoning and 1 semester hour in information literacy for a total of 4 semester hours (4/16) (4/16)."
You have to get gold- or platinum-level results to be eligible for ACE credit, but no idea what percentage that implies. The fee for the exam is surprisingly hard to find, but for the Northwest Mississippi area, I found it was only $10:
https://www.northwestms.edu/index.php/?page_id=4453
Just thought it could be useful for some people, because it is cheaper than CSM and you get additional credit too, at the cost of needing to go to a testing center. Maybe I'm missing something, but here is the ACT website: https://www.act.org/content/act/en/produ.../ncrc.html
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