Shmoop University Math Courses

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Shmoop shows the history and math courses as ACE approved on their site: https://www.shmoop.com/college-credit/

But ACE site shows only the history courses. So I called ACE to confirm the math before my family and friends enroll and this is the email I just received from ACE:

So has Shmoop jumped the gun or ??? I know a couple of people who would like to take advantage of these math courses while the price is still low, but if there is going to be an issue with ACE concerning recommendation, then we will hold off. Another question just popped into my head: If math course is taken and either begun or completed before it shows up on ACE site, will it count or not?? I assume only completion date will affect that, but then would a student perhaps have to pay a second (or longer) month before ACE approval is posted? Just possibilities to consider, I guess.

Again, thanks to all of you on this site who find and discuss such great deals and offer wonderful advice on so many issues!

Shmoop does NOT say on their website that their Lit or Math courses are ACE-recommended. They just list them as college-level courses. Nowhere does it say "College Courses that are ACE-approved." I don't think Shmoop jumped the gun, I think you did.

The only 3 courses that are ACE-recommended for college credit at this time are the 3 history courses that have been since 6/1/16. That has not changed. And they all 3 state this on the course info page:

Thanks for your interest in Shmoop's ACE CREDITÂ recommended courses. Because we're all about transparency, we wanted to let you know that within about a month, we will be adjusting our subscription plans, and the price of a subscription that includes our ACE CREDIT recommended courses will likely increase.
If you choose to upgrade your subscription at that time, you will not lose any progress in your courses, but you will need to upgrade in order to continue accessing our ACE CREDIT recommended courses.

Shmoop also said that they would be adding ACE-recommended courses for Math and Lit, but they indicated it would be later this year. I can't find the exact wording, but they did not say they were ACE-approved yet.

I would never tell anyone to take a course that was not ACE-recommended for credit until it was on ACE's website, and had a start and end date. This goes for Shmoop, but also for any other provider. We routinely tell people to check ACE first before taking a PF course because those expire regularly, and PF doesn't always renew their courses through ACE. They may still offer them at their school though, so you should ALWAYS check for ACE-recommendation before taking anything.