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Free practice tests- Saylor Academy: how to earn low-cost college credit with free online coursesSaylor Academy's courses are free. Some of them can also earn college credit. Here's how it works, who it suits, and how to make sure your credit counts.
- StraighterLine credit transfer guide: partner colleges, prerequisites and planningHow StraighterLine courses transfer, why they're popular with nursing and health-science students, and how to plan courses that your college will actually accept.
- Study.com credit transfer: how it works and how to make sure your courses countHow Study.com college courses are evaluated, how to check your school will accept them, and how to plan, study for and transfer them without wasted effort.
- How to transfer Sophia Learning credits to your college: a step-by-step guideEverything you need to check before, during and after taking Sophia courses so the credit actually counts toward your degree.
- Sophia vs Study.com vs StraighterLine vs Saylor: which online course provider is right for you?A side-by-side look at the four best-known alternative-credit providers: how they work, what they cost, how credit transfers, and who each one suits best.
- How to write an essay: a step-by-step guideFrom reading the prompt to the final proofread, the process that works for most essays.
- How credit transfer worksWhat decides whether a course counts toward your degree, and how to check before you pay.
- Choosing an online course providerQuestions to ask before you enroll in self-paced online courses.