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OMG, why won't my posts work???  Please delete my nothing post.

So, I've come to the point where I won't recommend anyone take NCCRS courses from providers who won't send the transcript directly.  This is a problem at TESU for sure, and probably others who would take NCCRS but won't take credits laundered through EC.

And, I think using EC to send transcripts to schools so that it looks like you took credits there instead of some other provider is the definition of credit laundering.

Jennifer, you're the expert here - what do you think?

I think people here are thinkers and resourceful, so it makes sense that people turn this puzzle piece every-which-direction to make it fit.

The bottom line is that the school you graduate from is the decider of the credit- so if you're planning on graduating from ABC University, it is pointless to first send anything anywhere- it needs to go to ABC University.  The credit transfer policy of XYZ University is never part of the picture- even if and even when you made a pit stop at XYZ University long enough to pick up a transcript (or credit bank transcript).  

I've watched the youtube video, and it needs to be redone.  The suggestion that because credit appears on an Excelsior transcript in some way suggests acceptance by a future school is misleading almost to the point of fraud.  Funny, because non-college course providers and even other colleges all go out of their way to let you know that the acceptance of their credits at another institution is up to that institution.  These guys, even if they believe it, are miscommunicating how credit transfer works.  So, they're either confused or liars - I'm going with confused.  The credit laundering "idea" is one that gets passed around like crazy, and it's probably even the first question I asked when I landed myself here on day 1.  I get it- it's a wonderful idea, but it's a myth.

That Excelsior puts a credit of any kind onto an official transcript amounts to zero if you're going somewhere else for your degree.  Now, if you graduate from EC, then you're golden.  That credit is now part of a Regionally Accredited degree, and you've hit a home run.  Prior to conferral, it's nothing more than NCCRS credit plain and simple.

I agree, which is why I brought it back up. I don't really care what anyone says... it's credit laundering (and like you said, I don't think any reputable school will even allow folks to "launder" credit.)
I'm a registered nurse now, BUT back when I started nursing school I had credits from all over, and let me tell you... THEY REALLY COMB THROUGH THE CREDITS to make sure they're legit and what they want. It's important to clear everything with your main university. What happened in the past with study.com, or any other credit provider, is not an accurate means of verifying if your main school will take the credit.

If someone wants to be a guinea pig, god bless them. I personally think it's a waste of time and borderlines on a scam. And like I said before, it probably great for EC students, but for now, not much else.

It's not a scam, it's a misunderstanding of how credit transfer works. Online degree MAY be intentionally or accidentally wrong, but what matters is that the STUDENT understand what they're doing and focus on that. Ultimately, each of us is responsible for understanding the process for ourselves.

But either way- there is *one* way to launder credits, but it isn't applicable to this discussion. It only works when you go in through a 2 year college and transfer to a 4 year college with a written articulation agreement that promises full and complete gen ed transfer. 4 year colleges never articulate down to a two year program unless your state has a reverse transfer agreement, and again, neither is applicable to what's going on here.