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

[dfrecore]

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?

If you don't finish a course at Sophia, it won't show up on your ACE transcript because you can't add it (you can only add courses you pass).

But for COSC, you can just not have them send anything you don't pass. Again, I don't think they issue anything for courses not passed, so it shouldn't be an issue. Besides which, W's don't count towards your GPA.