ALTERNATIVE CREDIT PROJECT™

Credits for General Education Courses

StraighterLine is a proud participant in the Alternative Credit Project, an effort to assist the over 31 million U.S. adults who are eligible to start or return to college.

By taking select online courses with StraighterLine you can build up credits for general education courses that will transfer directly into participating colleges, saving money and putting you in control of the pace of your studies.

As you complete your online courses with StraighterLine, you’ll build a college transcript with the American Council on Education (ACE), the sponsor of the Alternative Credit Project, and StraighterLine. In addition, some of StraighterLine's partner colleges will provide additional tuition discounts to students that complete four or more StraighterLine courses. Learn more about StraighterLine Partner College Scholarship Program.

Course Costs:

StraighterLine combines a $99 a month course subscription plus a typical course fee of $49 with guaranteed credit pathways to accredited degree programs.

Course Format:

StraighterLine offers online self-paced and professor-led general education courses. Every course is engineered to increase your success, count for credit towards your degree, and to save you money.

Transferring Your Credits

In order to take advantage of the guaranteed acceptance of ACPE courses by participating institutions after you complete your coursework, you will need to order an official American Council on Education (ACE) CREDIT transcript or ask StraighterLine to transfer your credits for free to selected colleges. Participating ACP colleges that will accept StraighterLine’s free transfer are linked below. To transfer your credits, click “send transcript” in the upper right corner of StraighterLine’s MyLine portal. Choose to send a transcript directly or create an ACE Credit account (ACE fees may apply).

Learn more about the Alternative Credit Project.