The American Council on Education (ACE) submitted 111
low- or no-cost general education online courses to be part of its new
Alternative Credit Project.
Forty colleges and universities participating in the program will grant credit
for these courses, which include business, critical thinking and writing,
foreign language, humanities, mathematics, and natural and physical sciences.
ACE will collect data from the institutions on the
number of credits accepted through the program, along with the progress and
success rates of students who transfer in the courses. ACE uses faculty from
regionally accredited institutions to review all courses in the Alternative
Credit Project Ecosystem (ACPE) before they earn a credit recommendation.
“Nontraditional students, who often are balancing
multiple family and career demands, now know where they can turn to take
courses that will help them reduce the time and expense required to gain a
postsecondary degree or credential at a number of outstanding institutions,”
Deborah Seymour, ACE assistant vice president for education attainment and
innovation, said in a press release.
The
cost of the courses varies, but no participating provider is charging more than
$300 per course, which includes course materials except lab kits.
