CREDIT TO KICK START YOUR YSU PROGRAM

At Youngstown State University, we also have alternative pathways for you to accelerate your time to degree completion.  It's called the Alternative Credit Project™ (ACP) [1] through the American Council on Education (ACE).  The Alternative Credit Project [1] provides you access to a pool of online courses at low cost that YSU will accept toward your degree. ACP is designed to make your four-year degree more attainable by lowering costs and increasing flexibility.  The Alternative Credit Project [1]​™​​ encourages greater acceptance of students’ alternative credit and create a more flexible pathway towards post-secondary education attainment for the more than 32 million non-traditional students who may have some college credit but no degree.

This project is made possible by the generous support of a $1.89 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

About the Project

ACE has engaged over 50 colleges and universities with a strong commitment to access and attainment in an alternative credit consortium. Several of these institutions helped to identify high-demand lower division general education subject areas, agreed-upon quality course and provider criteria, and identified high-quality online education providers across nearly 30 subject areas.

Youngstown State University has been engaged in the Alternative Credit Project [1] since Summer of 2015.

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Please note that all students must earn a C or better in all courses completed through the Alternative Credit Project and must request an American Council on Education Transcript [2] upon completion of the course. 

Transcripts can be sent to:

Office of Admissions

Youngstown State University

One University Plaza

Youngstown, Ohio 44555
 

If you have any questions, contact us!

Dr. Tammy King, Associate Dean - Bitonte College of Health and Human Services

E-mail: taking@ysu.edu

Phone: 330-941-2185

Ms. Kimberly Verdone, Director of Degree Audit

E-mail: kjverdone@ysu.edu

Phone: 330-941-1518

Feel free to print the ACP flyer [3] for information on the Alternative Credit Project.

YSU Accepted Courses

You can choose from a variety of courses at low cost through ACE-approved providers and apply your credits earned toward your YSU degree.

Available courses include: