Penn Foster College now offers individual online college courses for $499 per course. This comes after several years of PFC not offering individual courses, only entire degree programs where students pay a block rate per semester and take courses in a prescribed order.

Most courses are 3 semester hours. 166.33 per semester hour is one of the better rates you’ll find in the US outside some alt-credit and community colleges.

Tuition includes digital textbooks and study materials. Courses are self-paced. In PFC degree programs, you have 12 months to complete each term with a possibility of six-month extensions for a fee.

There are a few important distinctions to note.

Penn Foster College is nationally accredited by the DEAC, not regionally accredited. Some destination schools accept nationally accredited credit categorically, some case-by-case, some not. Increasingly, but not universally, the destination schools we discuss most at DegreeForum are friendly to NA transfer credit.

Years ago it was a moderately popular DegreeForum tactic to take Penn Foster College courses only when they had ACE credit recommendations, to transfer to schools that were ACE friendly but not NA friendly. That tactic is now obsolete, because Penn Foster College has let every ACE credit recommendation expire without renewal. There are no active PFC ACE courses anymore. But if your destination school will now accept PFC credit on the basis that the credit is NA, the ACE basis doesn’t matter to you.

An important distinction remains that the Penn Foster brand and pennfoster.edu website are shared by a set of legally distinct schools and programs, most of which do not have transferable degree-level credit attached. A good way to tell them apart is by referring to the official catalogs. Courses with transferable degree-level credit are in the Penn Foster College Undergraduate Student Catalog. Courses without such credit are in the Penn Foster Career School, Penn Foster High School, Penn Foster Training Institute, and Penn Foster College Diploma and Certificate catalogs.

The Penn Foster College Undergraduate Student Catalog currently lists courses in the following subjects. Most are lower level, designed for PFC Associate of Science degrees. PFC also offers three bachelor’s degrees, in Business Management, Criminal Justice, and Veterinary Technology, so upper-level courses are offered in these three subjects. PFC offers no graduate courses or programs.

• Accounting
  
• Allied Health
  
• Business
  
• Civil Engineering
  
• Computer Information Systems
  
• Computer Science
  
• Construction Technology
  
• Criminal Justice
  
• Early Childhood Education
  
• Electricity and Electronics
  
• Engineering Science Technology
  
• English
  
• Fashion
  
• Finance
  
• Graphic Design
  
• Health Information Technology
  
• Human Resources Management
  
• Humanities
  
• Industrial Engineering Technology
  
• Interior Design
  
• Internet Technology
  
• Marketing
  
• Mathematics
  
• Mechanical Engineering Technology
  
• Medical Assistant
  
• Nutrition
  
• Paralegal Studies
  
• PC Maintenance Technology
  
• Science
  
• Social Science
  
• Veterinary Technology
  

Hmm, just curious, where do we vaccinated and how much would the vaccination cost?

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I need a graduate level Nutrition course (as a prerequisite) for current, in progress, PhD program. 

I would like one 100% online, any advice? 



Completed: 
✅ MA  | Master of Arts in Organizational Management | UMPI        
✅ BBA | Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration | Management Information Systems Minor | UMPI  
✅ AAS | Associate of Applied Science | English | BOG | Pierpont

For Charter Oak students looking to complete general education or elective requirements through ACE-approved courses, Study.com has made several updates that may make it a convenient option to consider:
 
$95/month plan
Study.com now offers a $95/month plan that includes access to 70 ACE-approved courses — covering many Charter Oak gen ed, business and liberal studies requirements. Students can work on two courses at a time but can start new ones as soon as each is completed, which lets you take advantage of the self-paced set-up.
 
Open-book, open-note finals
All final exams are now open book and open note, and they’re no longer proctored. This makes scheduling simpler and can help reduce testing-related stress.
 
Faster grading turnaround
Written assignments are typically graded within a couple of days, which can make it easier to maintain steady progress toward credit completion.
 
Mobile learning app
 
Study.com’s new mobile app allows learners to complete lessons, take quizzes and track progress on the go — useful for those balancing coursework with other responsibilities.
 
Transfer equivalencies
Many Study.com courses continue to transfer to Charter Oak. It may be worth checking for updated equivalencies if you’re planning your next set of transfer credits. You can check out the courses that transfer here: https://study.com/college/school/charter-oak-state-college.html?adkey=eda9847cda664406840db845f2a02f6b
 
In short: With the new pricing plan, faster grading and unproctored finals, Study.com may offer a more streamlined path for completing transferable credits before your next Charter Oak term.

Study.com recently added Math 301 Linear Algebra, with an ACE credit recommendation of 3 credits at the upper level.

Hi,

I just heard about ETAMU.

I heard they take most Sophia courses,
and that this school might be as good as UMPI for faster degrees.

Any info on this school, or opinions???

Thank you!!!

For anyone mapping out a TESU degree, Study.com continues to be a good option for earning transfer credits and it has some updates worth knowing about. Here’s what’s new and helpful: 
 
$95/month plan: You can enroll in two courses at a time but can now take as many courses as you want per month under one flat rate. For anyone who works steadily, that can translate into finishing multiple TESU-eligible courses each billing cycle.
 
No proctored exams: All finals are now open book and open note, which simplifies scheduling and removes a common bottleneck for finishing courses.
 
Quick grading: Assignments are usually turned around within a couple of days, which makes it easier to keep pace and plan your transfers.
 
Mobile learning: There’s a new app that lets you complete courses, quizzes, and track progress directly from your phone — nice for fitting in lessons throughout the day.
 
Study.com courses continue to map cleanly into TESU degree plans, especially for general education, business and liberal studies programs. It’s also a good source for electives if you’re trying to minimize TESU tuition and complete more credits before residency requirements kick in.
 
If you’re planning your degree, it’s worth revisiting the Study.com equivalency list on TESU’s site. You can see details for Study.com courses that transfer to TESU here: https://study.com/college/school/thomas-edison-state-university.html?adkey=eda9847cda664406840db845f2a02f6b

I just found that Acacia University offers really affordable programs. Their Doctor of Business Administration is only $11K and the Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership is around $10K. Both programs are DEAC accredited. It’s definitely one of the more affordable doctoral choices.

Link:
DBA- https://uniathena.com/doctor-of-business...in&utm_pos=


EdD- https://acacia.edu/tuition/

I am finishing up my PSY degree at UMPI this term. I have loved UMPI and have moved through my courses very quickly. I love the model and the pricing structure.....the faster you finish the less it costs! 

I am now trying to find a suitable option for my masters. I really would love something more research based. My biggest interest is NAS babies/children and the affects of drugs in utero and how that presents in childhood/teen years. I realize that is fairly specialized but just so you know some background. 

I have found a few options or masters in early childhood development but I keep reading bad reviews. (capella, walden)

Does anyone have a program they could recommend somewhere along the lines of childhood development that is structured in a way I can complete quicker and pay less, that is still reputable?

If I was interested in another Bachelors and I wanted to do it at TESU, would I still be able to apply 114/120 credits towards it? I have completed a few Bachelors programs already, but I'd like to check out TESU's B.S. Computer Science program. I also anticipate people will ask "why"? Simply, because I want to.