Should I transfer from ACE or from the course providers directly?

[eriehiker]

In the case of study.com, you should send from the course provider because they have some classes with credit approval from NCCRS.  These wouldn't transfer via ACE.  The rest would be fine via ACE.

Just a note to anyone transferring to COSC.  If transcripts are sent directly from the course provider, COSC will often award a letter grade based on the percentage earned in the course.  This is potentially a benefit or a disadvantage, depending on whether you want graded credits or just pass/fail.  The best strategy in that case would be to transfer courses with a B or better directly from the provider and then send the ACE transcript for pass/fail for the remaining credits.  This, of course, is not an issue with TESU.

Thank you for this information. I'm considering applying to COSC. I'm glad that I've been trying to get the best grades possible at Sophia. Do you know if I withdraw from any classes without getting a grade will that show up, too?

I have never seen that happen.  I have looked at my direct transcripts from several alternative course providers and I have never seen any kind of incomplete on the transcripts.  Of course, things change and there are many different providers, so I will say it is 99% that this won't happen.