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Alternative Credit Project

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:

SCIENCE
SCIENCE COURSES
SUBJECT COURSE TITLE ACP ID PROVIDER COURSE EQUIVALENT
Chemistry General Chemistry ACPE-0034 Saylor CHEM 1500
Chemistry General Chemistry ACPE-0036 Straighterline CHEM 1500
Chemistry General Chemistry Lab ACPE-0037 Straighterline CHEM 1500L
Physics General Physics ACPE-0038 Straighterline PHYS 2610
Physics General Physics Lab ACPE-0039 Straighterline

PHYS 1500L

Physics Introduction to Electromagnetism ACPE-0007 Saylor PHYS 2611
Physics Introduction to Mechanics ACPE-0008 Saylor PHYS 1501
Environmental Science Introduction to Environmental Science ACPE-0027 Straighterline ENST 1500
Anatomy and Physiology Introduction to Nutrition ACPE-0116 Straighterline FNUT 1551
CRITICAL THINKING, WRITING AND COMMUNICATION
CRITICAL THINKING, WRITING AND COMMUNICATION COURSES
SUBJECT COURSE TITLE ACP ID PROVIDER COURSE EQUIVALENT
English Composition English Composition II ACPE-0026 Straighterline ENGL 1550
English Composition English Composition I ACPE-0025 Straighterline ENGL 1550
Communication Introduction to Communications ACPE-0010 Straighterline CMST 2656

 

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE COURSES
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE COURSES
SUBJECT COURSE TITLE ACP ID PROVIDER COURSE EQUIVALENT
Economics Macroeconomics ACPE-0067 Straighterline ECON 2630
Economics Microeconomics ACPE-0068 Straighterline ECON 2610
Psychology Abnormal Psychology ACPE-0055 Ed4Online PSYC 3702
Psychology Aging and Society ACPE-0058 Ed4Online GER 1503
Psychology Intro to Psychology ACPE-0077 Ed4Online PSYC 1560
Psychology Introduction to Psychology ACPE-0056 JumpCourse PSYC 1560
Psychology Introduction to Psychology ACPE-0076 Straighterline PSYC 1560
Anthropology Cultural Anthropology ACPE-0079 Straighterline ANTH 3705
Sociology Introduction to Sociology ACPE-0080 Straighterline SOC 1500
Political Science American Government ACPE-0072 Straighterline POL 1560
Political Science Introduction to Comparative Politics ACPE-0071 Saylor POL 2640

 

FOREIGN LANGUAGE
FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSES
SUBJECT COURSE TITLE ACP ID PROVIDER COURSE EQUIVALENCY
Spanish Spanish I ACPE-0129 Straighterline SPAN 1550
Spanish Spanish II ACPE-0130 Straighterline SPAN 2600

 

TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY COURSES
SUBJECT COURSE TITLE ACP ID PROVIDER COURSE EQUIVALENCY
Computer Science Computer Basics ACPE-0100 Ed4Online CSIS 1500
Information Systems Introduction to Business Information Systems ACPE-0109 Pearson CSIS 1590
Information Systems Managing Information Systems ACPE-0118 Ed4Online CSIS 1500

 

HUMANITIES
HUMANITIES COURSES
SUBJECT COURSE TITLE ACP ID PROVIDER COURSE EQUIVALENCY
Religion Introduction to Religion ACPE-0063 Straighterline REL 26XAH
Arts Introduction to Art History ACPE-0105 Sophia ART 1540

 

BUSINESS
BUSINESS COURSES
SUBJECT COURSE TITLE ACP ID PROVIDER COURSE EQUIVALENCY
Accounting Accounting I ACPE-0086 Straighterline ACCT 2602
Accounting Accounting II ACPE-0088 Straighterline ACCT 2603
Law and Ethics Business Ethics ACPE-0095 Straighterline PHIL 2628

 

MATHEMATICS

 MATHEMATICS COURSES

SUBJECT COURSE TITLE ACP ID PROVIDER COURSE EQUIVALENCY
Mathematics General Calculus I ACPE-0040 Straighterline MATH 1571
Mathematics General Calculus II ACPE-0041 Straighterline MATH 1572

 

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Links
[1] http://www.alternativecreditproject.com/
[2] https://www2.acenet.edu/credit/?fuseaction=transcripts.main
[3] http://cms.ysu.edu/sites/default/files/images/Alternative%20Credit%20Project%20Flyer%20PDF%20for%20web.pdf