Arizona State University Universal Learner

Overview
Arizona State University's Earned Admissions platform utilizes software from edX to offer MOOC-style courses that offer the possibility regionally accredited credits from ASU itself. There are no fees for books or materials for these courses. Courses can even be taken at no charge, just for fun, if desired. However, in order to get credit, a student will need to sign up and verify their identity. The student can then register for as many courses as he or she chooses. Within one week of the start date, the student will need to pay a $25 fee per course to upgrade to credit eligibility. This allows a student to see if he or she really wants to attempt the course for credit before paying anything. There is no penalty for not choosing to take a particular course.

Upon completion of a course, so long as your grade is 70% or higher, you may purchase credit for $400. You may also opt to take the course again for a better grade. The only cost of doing this is paying another $25 credit eligibility fee. Courses that are failed or dropped will not appear on any transcripts sent by ASU.

For Charter Oak Students
Of particular note to some students is AST111 (Introduction to Astronomy) and CHM114 (General Chemistry for Engineers). These are 4-credit classes that count as a science with a lab and can fulfill COSC's requirement for such. Once the cost of purchasing lab materials, shipping, and subscription fees are taken into account for other classes offered elsewhere, this can make ASU's offering less costly than some alternate credit offerings. Since ASU is RA credit, this does not count towards COSC's new limit of 90 credits from alternate credit providers, potentially making ASU even more attractive.

Course Structure
Nearly all ASU EA classes consist of a number of videos along with weekly assignments. These assignments generally take the form of multiple-choice quizzes or short-form entries for math problems. Notable exceptions are self-study precalculus, which utilizes the ALEKS platform, and English 101/102 which require you to create a free Wix site that will be used to submit your essay assignments. Other resources that are used by ASU include the Cerego flashcard platform (there is no cost for this) and Yellowdig for some written assignments with some classes.

For courses that have a final exam, which the English 101/102 classes do not have, the final exam is worth anywhere from 25-35% of your total grade. In order to get credit for a given course, you must have an overall grade of 70% or more.

Additional resources

 * Transfer equivalencies at TESU - Check to see what a given RA credit class will transfer in as at TESU.
 * ASU EA courses - List of upcoming courses being offered by ASU.