Please, help me with Penn Foster question...

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hi everyone!

i haven't posted in a while, but have been getting encouragement from everyone's postings.

i enrolled with excelsior the last week of december 2010, and so far have done a&p, health differences, transitions, chronicity, repro, and i'm scheduled to take ls1 7/18. planning on being done with ls2 and ls3 by mid september.

now, i still have micro, life span, and information literacy to take.

i requested approval to clep human growth and development in lieu of life span and was granted such.

however, i got an answer about the info literacy course that i don't quite get... pls, read below:

"penn foster is not regionally accredited by the american council on education. the eng*103 information literacy course is currently approved, however that approval can change at any time. for this reason, i am not able to offer formal course approval. if you choose to take the course and send an official transcript for evaluation, i can apply the credit if the course is ace approved at that time."

i don't understand what this means... i read here so many threads about different people taking il with penn foster... i'm really confused. i'd love to hear from you, experienced gals/guys, before i call excelsior about it. and if you all think i can take it with penn foster, would you mind giving me the "code" for the course? i looked all over their website and didn't find anything...:uhoh3: sorry, i feel so stupid right now!!

thanks so much!

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Weird, I took Info to Lit at Penn Foster and transferred it to Excelsior for credit with no problem and that was less than a year ago. Who wrote that reponse to you? I do find it odd. Hope you find your answer... that comment doesn't make sense to me unless.... they changed the rules.

Good Luck!

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Hi Lisa!

That was e-mailed me by my "advisor".

Hoping to hear more from other folks here :confused:

Thanks so much for taking the time to post!

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I just completed this 3 weeks ago. Excelsior did accept this. It takes 3 hours and far less expensive. Not sure who wrote that to you, but many of us here know quite a bit!:):) Good luck with your studies!

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

Sounds like EC might stop accepting Penn Foster in the future, but that's purely speculation on my part, based on nothing. ;) If I were you, I'd take it through them sooner rather than later!

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Specializes in Tele/Neuro/Trauma.

I took it with no problem, my advisor did not mention anything about that... actually my advisor said alot of people use Penn Foster. It was an easy A. I would take it and save yourself the $, I don't know if once they post it on your transcript officially if they can take it away.

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Thanks guys!!

I'm gonna go ahead and take it...

Can anybody tell me the course number or how to find it on Penn Foster's site? I looked all over and don't see anything :confused: Just see a variety of programs to enroll and certifications, etc... nothing related to independent courses.

Again, thank you so much!!

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OK, I found the course online (ENG 103)!!! WOW!!! :eek: that was a lot of work!!

Already enrolled and will be doing it tomorrow night after work.

Thank you so much to all who answered! You guys rock!!!:yeah::yeah:

Will let you know what happens after I send the transcript and request the credit.

Saying a prayer... :)

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Sounds like EC might stop accepting Penn Foster in the future, but that's purely speculation on my part, based on nothing. ;) If I were you, I'd take it through them sooner rather than later!

Good advice.. maybe I'd better jump on that this week, too!! :lol2:

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Surgical Post-Trauma, Peds.

Is the course ACE approved?

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UPDATE -:

Course is done, exams taken, 95 average, total of 2 hours, $105.00.

Tomorrow I'll be calling Student Services at Penn Foster to have them send an official transcript to EC (have to pay fee separately - not sure how much, will find out tomorrow).

Will let you all know if I have any trouble with EC accepting it

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My advisor at EC recommended taking info-lit through Penn Foster. I told her I needed to watch my money, she said this course will cover it. I had no problems. I took it a month ago.

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