Great option for prerequisites online

[nurse_swan]

I thought I would share this option for those pursuing degrees online. I had most of the prerequisites for my degree program; however, I needed a couple of classes and I didn't want to pay a fortune or spend a ton of time completing them. I found this option and thought I would share.

Louisiana State University

Independent & Distance Learning (IDL) may be the program you are looking for.

http://cms.outreach.lsu.edu/cms/ExtendedCampus/DistancePrograms/DLCourseList.aspx

Web-enabled course. The course guide is accessed through the Internet, and lesson assignments are submitted through website.

Students work at their own pace by submitting a series of assignments and taking one or more examinations.

Open enrollment. Students may enroll at any time. The enrollment period is nine months. However, courses can be completed in much less time. The length of time depends on the pace of the student and the number of lesson assignments in the course.

Cost of this particular 3 credit course [textbook(s) not included]

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[TD]$459.00[/TD]

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[TD]IDL Non-Refundable Processing Fee[/TD]

[TD]$10.00[/TD]

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[TD]Academic Excellence Fee[/TD]

[TD]$61.00

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[TD]Operational Fee[/TD]

[TD]$17.00[/TD]

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[TD]Building Use Fee[/TD]

[TD]$12.00[/TD]

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[TD]Total[/TD]

[TD]$559.00

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[nurse_swan]

Another option is American Council on Education (ACE) courses. Which can be completed at a distance through various organizations.

This link will provide a way to find your course and the organizations that offer it:

ACE CREDIT | The National Guide to College Credit for Workforce Training | Find a Course or Exam

You can find a link to the organizations site by searching here:

http://www2.acenet.edu/credit/?fuseaction=content.getEvaluatedOrganizations

For Example I need American Literature:

I searched for the course first and this came up.

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[ambitiousblonde]

Have you taken a course through this program yet?

[vokaybo]

Other programs to earn college credit are DSST and CLEP. Much cheaper. I have taken both.

[nurse_swan]

Yes. I did take one course and it was very doable. Didn't require allot of time because I worked at my own pace. I had 9 months to completed the course but I did it in 2 months. My instructor was very responsive and a fair grader.

[nurse_swan]

I did consider CLEP but what I needed to take I didn't know allot about. Therefore, I needed to take a class. But my work is very demanding and I don't have allot of time. So, I needed something flexible.

[ambitiousblonde]

So you took American Lit through there, any other courses?

[nurse_swan]

No. All I took was American Lit. It's an alternative to Clep. I'm keeping them in my back pocket if I need more classes.