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Is ALEKS still accredited by ACE? - jifes - 02-12-2018
I would like to take College Algebra course, but in ALEKS website states that since August 2017 is not certified by ACE (see link) anymore. Does that mean that I can take the course but not get credit for it?
RE: Is ALEKS still accredited by ACE? - quigongene - 02-12-2018
That's exactly what it means.
RE: Is ALEKS still accredited by ACE? - dfrecore - 02-12-2018
If you really want to take a Stats course, and not get credit for it, I suggest Khan Academy. It's free, and a good course.
RE: Is ALEKS still accredited by ACE? - burbuja0512 - 02-13-2018
I really liked the way ALEKS helped me learn. The style matched mine perfectly. Years ago, I used ALEKS just to help me study for the College Math CLEP
RE: Is ALEKS still accredited by ACE? - dfrecore - 02-13-2018
(02-13-2018, 05:22 PM)burbuja0512 Wrote: I really liked the way ALEKS helped me learn. The style matched mine perfectly. Years ago, I used ALEKS just to help me study for the College Math CLEP
I'm not saying ALEKS is bad, but Khan Academy is similar in being able to work through a course and show what you already know, getting through that portion quickly, with the added ability to watch well-made videos if you need additional help or to learn something new.
And, it's free. Why pay for ALEKS without trying Khan Academy first?
RE: Is ALEKS still accredited by ACE? - bluebooger - 02-13-2018
(02-12-2018, 03:22 PM)dfrecore Wrote: If you really want to take a Stats course, and not get credit for it, I suggest Khan Academy. It's free, and a good course.
well I think if someone wants to take a Stats course, and not get credit for it they should take a course at Harvard and then just goof off
https://www.extension.harvard.edu/academics/courses/course-catalog?f[0]=field_course_format%3AOnline%20only&f[1]=course_subject%3AStatistics
darn it the link won't work because of the square brackets in it
RE: Is ALEKS still accredited by ACE? - stryder144 - 05-17-2018
I sent an email to ACE asking about ALEKS accreditation. The ACE website shows that their courses are good until 31 July 2018 now. The ALEKS website, on the other hand, still says they have not achieved ACE recertification. The response I received from ACE states:
"The ALEKS courses with ACE CREDIT recommendations ending 8/31/2017have just completed the ACE re-review process, resulting in credit extensions until 7/31/2018. We are currently processing the paperwork to publish these results to the National Guide. If you notice some courses were not extended, that would be due to the course still being under review. If the course you completed has an extension date of 7/31/2018, we will honor the current recommendations."
I hope this clears things up a bit. If you are still interested in taking ALEKS courses for credit, now is the time to do so. The email does not say whether or not a full three-year cycle will be granted, so there is no telling when or if the dates will change again.
I, for one, plan to get signed up and take as many ACE approved classes through ALEKS as I can before the deadline, just-in-case.
Cheers
RE: Is ALEKS still accredited by ACE? - Merlin - 05-17-2018
(05-17-2018, 05:43 PM)stryder144 Wrote: I sent an email to ACE asking about ALEKS accreditation. The ACE website shows that their courses are good until 31 July 2018 now. The ALEKS website, on the other hand, still says they have not achieved ACE recertification. The response I received from ACE states:
"The ALEKS courses with ACE CREDIT recommendations ending 8/31/2017have just completed the ACE re-review process, resulting in credit extensions until 7/31/2018. We are currently processing the paperwork to publish these results to the National Guide. If you notice some courses were not extended, that would be due to the course still being under review. If the course you completed has an extension date of 7/31/2018, we will honor the current recommendations."
I hope this clears things up a bit. If you are still interested in taking ALEKS courses for credit, now is the time to do so. The email does not say whether or not a full three-year cycle will be granted, so there is no telling when or if the dates will change again.
I, for one, plan to get signed up and take as many ACE approved classes through ALEKS as I can before the deadline, just-in-case.
Cheers
Hmm, nice! That suggests that Beginning Algebra and Intermediate Algebra are also under review and may be returning as well since they ended 8/31/17 and hasn't been extended yet. I had meant to take Intermediate Algebra but never got the chance back in the day.
Unfortunately, Beginning Algebra is not credit-worthy at TESU, but Intermediate Algebra is. So that would give TESU students a 4th course they could potentially earn credit for via ALEKS, instead of the 3 available now. (Current being: College Algebra, Precalculus, and Principles of Statistics.)
RE: Is ALEKS still accredited by ACE? - dfrecore - 05-17-2018
(05-17-2018, 06:25 PM)Merlin Wrote: Hmm, nice! That suggests that Beginning Algebra and Intermediate Algebra are also under review and may be returning as well since they ended 8/31/17 and hasn't been extended yet. I had meant to take Intermediate Algebra but never got the chance back in the day.
Unfortunately, Beginning Algebra is not credit-worthy at TESU, but Intermediate Algebra is. So that would give TESU students a 4th course they could potentially earn credit for via ALEKS, instead of the 3 available now. (Current being: College Algebra, Precalculus, and Principles of Statistics.)
For some reason, TESU used to accept Beginning Algebra (I have it on my eval, a hundred years ago). It is MAT-102 (so basically the 1st half of the CLEP College Math course). Considering that Applied Liberal Arts Math is the easiest math course on earth (ok, so I exaggerate), I can't quite figure out why they wouldn't accept Beginning Algebra (sure, it was pretty easy, but not easier than their course).
RE: Is ALEKS still accredited by ACE? - Merlin - 05-17-2018
(05-17-2018, 07:07 PM)dfrecore Wrote:(05-17-2018, 06:25 PM)Merlin Wrote: Hmm, nice! That suggests that Beginning Algebra and Intermediate Algebra are also under review and may be returning as well since they ended 8/31/17 and hasn't been extended yet. I had meant to take Intermediate Algebra but never got the chance back in the day.
Unfortunately, Beginning Algebra is not credit-worthy at TESU, but Intermediate Algebra is. So that would give TESU students a 4th course they could potentially earn credit for via ALEKS, instead of the 3 available now. (Current being: College Algebra, Precalculus, and Principles of Statistics.)
For some reason, TESU used to accept Beginning Algebra (I have it on my eval, a hundred years ago). It is MAT-102 (so basically the 1st half of the CLEP College Math course). Considering that Applied Liberal Arts Math is the easiest math course on earth (ok, so I exaggerate), I can't quite figure out why they wouldn't accept Beginning Algebra (sure, it was pretty easy, but not easier than their course).
I took Beginning Algebra via ALEKS in 2011 so its still on my ACE transcript. It would be nice if they took it again, but I am not counting on it being creditworthy. I may take Intermediate Algebra if that gets renewed though.