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Hey guys, I just signed up for Info Lit through Penn Foster. I just wanted to put it out there that it is an option (easily approved by EC) and ALOT cheaper. Ill post the Information that Ive posted on another site below:

*First, get it approved by your EC advisor before you register.

*Contact Penn Foster College--your contact is Mary Beth at 1-800-233-0259 x 4016. She'll give you all the info you need. You will enroll in Eng 103-Info Literacy which is 1 credit and they charge $90/credit (no other fees involved--enrollment or proctor fees).

I signed up yesterday afternoon and received an email with my Login about a half hour ago. After logging in you can access your "Study Unit", which is a 116 page PDF file. This includes the study material plus 8 'Self-checks'. Honestly, I dont even think its worth printing out or having them send you a 'Book', you can just read it on the computer, but hey its in the mail already.

The "Exam" is 4 pages and 20 questions long, and you also do a "Info Lit. Graded Project" which is also 4 pages and 20 questions long where you access the Penn Foster Library site and find the answers.

In response to the submission of the exam and project--It states:

"When you feel confident that you have mastered the material in

this study unit, go to http://www.takeexamsonline.com and submit

your answers online. If you don't have access to the Internet,

you can phone in or mail in your exam. Submit your answers for

this examination as soon as you complete it. Do not wait until

another examination is ready." So yes, you can do it online at home OR you can mail/phone it in."

Just by skimming through I dont see that this will take me more than an hour or 2 to complete. So DEFINITELY a great alternative and easily approved by EC.

Hope this will help those of you who find EC as financially draining as I do. Good luck!

Felicia

Specializes in geriatric, school nursing.

Felecia,

Thanks so much for the info. Much appreciated and good luck with the programme.

fmoore... did you call Mary Beth after you finished your exam to have them send it over to EC? or hey did it automatically? because she already knew I was doing it for EC, i think she put that in my file. j/a

Thanks for the INFO, saved me tons of money, good luck on everything else.

Specializes in L&D, Maternal Fetal Medicine, LTC.

I dont recall whether I told her that I was doing it for EC or not, but I did call the day after I finished and she sent it to EC and a copy to me as well---within about a week my status report was updated through EC. Thanks and good luck to you as well.

Felicia

thanks!!!

Hi fellow students, this is my first post but I've been a member for a couple of months now. just to add my :twocents: on Penn Foster's course since I just completed it. Its just as easy as you mentioned. I pd $90 which included the study guide & exam in the back. I never read a pg, I looked up the ans only. It took about 1 hr for both exams, I ended up w/a 90, they avg the 2 exams, which is a B by Penn Foster's standards but an A in my book, digressing!, I called Marybeth afterwards & she sends your official transcript to Excelsior @ n/c & a copy to you. I had approval so once Excelsior gets it, thats it!

slclpn i really need help!!! i just want to know if u can also take some humanity courses with penn foster that can be transfered to EC? thank you

Specializes in Clinic, Travel Meds, Acute Clinic.

Felicia,

Thanks for the tip and the great detail on how to get it done! I'm going to use Penn also.

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