Degree Plan - Sophia/Straightliner/Instantcert/Study.com

[bjcheung77]

"Thank you for the info. The reason I asked about Sophia was because when I emailed Jessica and asked about taking my GEC from other places like Study.com and Sophia, she specifically mentioned Straighterline, study.com and InstantCert Bc they have agreements with them. 

I asked about Sophia and she didn’t say anything about having an agreement with them, which I know they must, because everyone on this forum uses them for some or most of their GEC requirements. 

I am going to UMPI, so you mentioned I would need a science with a lab and a language course, so I would need to skip Straighterline all together? Can you explain that part a little more? Does Straighterline not offer what I need for the language and science requirements?

Thank you for the response. I appreciate it"

Basically,  StraighterLine no longer is my number 1 provider, it dropped to number 3 (after Sophia and Study.com), Sophia.org jumped to that spot shortly after they changed their pricing model to $79/month, 2 courses at a time, unlimited courses per month.  It's simply the cheapest, easiest, fastest, and best non-proctored course provider.  Invest in a second monitor, 1 screen with the quiz/test, 1 screen with the PDF/course material open. You can finish a course with relative ease...

COSC, EC, TESU, UMPI, WGU and many other institutions will take ACE, it won't really matter which provider as long as it's courses are ACE recommended for credit.  InstantCertCredit, Saylor.org, Sophia.org, StraighterLine, Study.com are all my favorites, but not all of the providers have each and everyone of the required courses by themselves, you'll have to "mix and match" by taking multiple providers to hit the 90 credit requirements for transfer.

StraighterLine does have Spanish I & II, they also have Sciences with Labs, however, you're paying a membership of $99/month, plus the course of $299 per language.  The science courses and labs are $59 for the course and over $100 for lab kits, plus shipping costs.  If you go with InstantCertCredit Spanish I, it's just $20/month + $15 for exam.  Study.com Biology I with Lab is $200 + $59 for virtual lab, there is no shipping of any kit!  Follow the steps in the links I sent above...