Straighterline Accounting I. (My exp so far)

[peace123]

No one has told me but with SL can you take as many assessments as you want like ALEKS to pass ?
Or do you have to go through entire modules of their course?
I see you said you passed in a week Micro and Macro. Was that through assessments if so how many are you allowed, etc?
Thanks

HI NJ,

Straighterline is set up more like a regular class then Aleks. By that I mean you only get one attempt at each graded quiz/ graded exam and each is counted toward your final points total.

For an example of how the courses work see the syllabus for Accounting 1 :
Online College Courses Distance Learning Courses

I believe you could just take the quizzes & exams and not have to review the modules. Prior to being ACE reviewed that made no sense as you were trying to obtain the highest score possible as you would get a letter grade through one of the Partner colleges.

But I think being ACE reviewed , you will only need a 70% to get the ACE credit and since it is not going to have a letter grade, I think shortcuts could be taken if the goal is just getting the credits and if you are choosing to get them on an ACE transcript rather then on a Partner college transcript.

Unlike Aleks, where you could stop once you hit 70% , I think with Straighterline you will have to complete the entire course to arrive at your final percentage.

Yet , I do wonder if a case could be made, for people getting ACE credit, that once you reach the number of points that equal 70 % ( for example in the case of Accounting 1 it would be 602 points), if you could take zero's in the remaining quizzes & exams.


NJ, in regards to your question in another post about if I will be staying around, I plan to be here at least until I figure out my future plans regarding grad school.