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TESU on ACE certification periods - DRfan - 06-27-2026
Hi guys! I'm currently doing Sophia courses for my degree at TESU. However, 2 of the courses that I already completed a few months ago were issued new certification periods, from June 2026 to end of May 2029. I finished these classes before they expired in March 13, 2026 within the previous or old certification period. The previous certification periods were 6/1/2023-5/31/2026 and 11/1/2022-5/31/2026. However, I didn't accept the Credly badges for them yet. Am I screwed? I also haven't submitted the transcript for my Sophia classes to TESU yet, because I'm still not done taking classes there. Does this mean I have to retake those 2 classes? Or does TESU accept them no matter how old they are, as long as the courses were completed within the certification period, and keep getting renewed by ACE? Thanks.
RE: TESU on ACE certification periods - n0fx - 06-29-2026
There's only one way to find out. Send those in for evaluation. I sent ACE credits 7 times while I was taking classes at TESU.
RE: TESU on ACE certification periods - LevelUP - 06-29-2026
You should be fine.
The key issue is the course completion date, not the date you accept the Credly badge.
TESU does accept older ACE credits, but equivalencies can change over time. So a Sophia course taken under one ACE recommendation period might come in as one TESU course number, while the same course under a later period might come in differently. TESU evaluates it based on when you completed the course.
RE: TESU on ACE certification periods - DRfan - 06-30-2026
(06-29-2026, 07:20 PM)LevelUP Wrote: You should be fine.
The key issue is the course completion date, not the date you accept the Credly badge.
TESU does accept older ACE credits, but equivalencies can change over time. So a Sophia course taken under one ACE recommendation period might come in as one TESU course number, while the same course under a later period might come in differently. TESU evaluates it based on when you completed the course.
Cool, thanks! The courses with new ACE certification periods were Sophia's Intro to Ethics and Environmental Science courses. It should be fine, right?
RE: TESU on ACE certification periods - LevelUP - 06-30-2026
(06-30-2026, 03:59 PM)DRfan Wrote:(06-29-2026, 07:20 PM)LevelUP Wrote: You should be fine.
The key issue is the course completion date, not the date you accept the Credly badge.
TESU does accept older ACE credits, but equivalencies can change over time. So a Sophia course taken under one ACE recommendation period might come in as one TESU course number, while the same course under a later period might come in differently. TESU evaluates it based on when you completed the course.
Cool, thanks! The courses with new ACE certification periods were Sophia's Intro to Ethics and Environmental Science courses. It should be fine, right?
Yes, you should be fine.
RE: TESU on ACE certification periods - Mint Berry Crunch - 07-01-2026
(06-29-2026, 08:56 AM)n0fx Wrote: There's only one way to find out. Send those in for evaluation. I sent ACE credits 7 times while I was taking classes at TESU.
Anytime someone asks me about degree planning; this is what I say to them. I can tell you one thing about what credits go to what, but at the end of the day, your advisor/registrar's office is going to know more about what transfers into what. Generalized, ACE credits are just recommendations on what ACE evaluates them to be equivalent to. Every school is going to have their own take on it. At the end of the day, it's what the institution does with the credits that matter. Send it in, get your transcript evaluated, look at what was transferred in, report back here. That's pretty much the cycle. Outside of that, doing the coursework is methodical