Study.com Experience

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For some reason I had the false assumption that if it was on the COSC transfer list it was ACE. I have no idea where I got that notion.

I'm really not paying $40, because that's flawed logic on their part. Institutions want to handle credit themselves, not take some other school's word for it. If they wanted to charge to send out a transcript, fine. But this just isn't the way schools handle sources of credit. How much money would all of us on this forum have collectively saved if that's the way credit transfers worked? We would never have to pay $30 a pop for DSST, save $15 from ACE, and $20 from CLEP. Just bank all your credits and only ever have to pay one fee for the rest of your life!

Yeah right. That's so naive and thick-headed of them. I was all ready to start singing their praises after my painless first class experience, but this has definitely changed my mind. I'm definitely taking UExcel and DSST to finish off my degree. I was even willing to invest a little more time in their UL offerings and let them grade my papers, but not after this. Holding my credit hostage for $52? You, sir or madam, can go f*** yourself.

I would ask them to send the transcript directly to COSC for you, that's what NCCRS course providers are supposed to do - the whole going through EC is not supposed to be how it's done (and TESU for one will not accept an EC transcript for a STudy.com course, and I know for certain another school that I talked to won't either - directly from NCCRS course providers or nothing).

And, it's a bummer that Study.com went through both processes (ACE and NCCRS) instead of sticking with one, but they may have had a reason that we don't know.  But there are 19 courses that are NCCRS-only, I would avoid those until they get the transcript issue worked out.

From what I've seen of their responses here after doing some searching, the reason they did that is to expand the number of accepting college choices students had when transferring credits. As soon I get confirmation that I passed the course, I'll e-mail them about sending the transcripts directly.

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OP - Just wondering... How many courses do you need, or how many courses do you have left for your degree at COSC?  I think Study.com and COSC (the final of the Big 3) are working towards an easier way of transfer of credits.  If not, this thread will be an injection or a start in the process into that option.  

Study.com - Please see if there is an option to accommodate the Big 3 and WGU transfers in the future.  Those are the major 4 institutions we recommend over and over again to students and members of this board.  Thank you very much!

I need 12 UL Business credits and the Capstone to graduate. 

I think I can do it with UEcel: Business Ethics, Labor Relations, Human Resource Management, and Organizational Behavior. I say "think" because I'm unsure of how they treat the Business Ethics test when I already have a lower level Ethics course credit. Study.com was just more convenient, schedule-wise. I didn't have to take any time off of work to go to a testing center. It's about the same in cost, though. 

I hope something does change, because it doesn't look good on them if they don't.