There are some times when paying for a course is a much better deal than getting it for free/cheap/paid-for, because the paid option is dramatically faster and easier. This situation is one of those times. It's easy to get mentally anchored on the free/cheap way to earn a credit and ignore the option that would be better overall. Cut your losses while you still can.
TESU Class of 2024 BSBA-CIS+GM, BSIT, ASNSM-CS+Math, AAS-GEN
Earned credits from Sophia, SDC, ASU ULC, TEEX, Microsoft, Strayer, TESU, Saylor, DSST, CLEP, CompTIA, StraighterLine, and others since starting in April 2020
Earned credits from Sophia, SDC, ASU ULC, TEEX, Microsoft, Strayer, TESU, Saylor, DSST, CLEP, CompTIA, StraighterLine, and others since starting in April 2020