Alternative Credit Project (ACP)

College credit to go back to college

A national program of the American Council on Education to help adults finish their degree

If you have stopped out of college, the Alternative Credit Project^TM (ACP) provides a pool of online courses that Franklin Pierce University (FPU) will accept towards your degree (up to 45 ACP credits). A national program of the American Council on Education, supported by a generous grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the ACP is designed to help adults finish what they started - a two- or four-year degree, or a post-secondary certificate.

Even if you're not ready to apply yet, FPU is here to help. Our enrollment management counselors are knowledgeable in admissions, financial aid, and academic programs, and specialize in helping students who have started careers or families to come back to school and finish their education.

We Accept These Courses

Franklin Pierce University may accept these ACP courses as transfer credits if they are required in your degree or certificate. Click on the category name to see the specific courses accepted.

*All ACE credit recommendations are eligible for evaluation for credit at Franklin Pierce University. If you don't see your course on this list, contact us to learn about our ACE evaluation process.

Accounting

Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
Accounting I	Pearson	ACPE-0085	AC 101	Principles of Accounting I	3
Accounting I	Straighterline	ACPE-0086	AC 101	Principles of Accounting I	3
Accounting II	Pearson	ACPE-0087	AC 102	Principles of Accounting II	3
Accounting II	Straighterline	ACPE-0088	AC 102	Principles of Accounting II	3
Introduction to Financial Accounting	Saylor	ACPE-0113	AC 101	Principles of Accounting I	3
Managerial Accounting	Ed4Online	ACPE-0117	AC 102	Principles of Accounting II	3
Principles of Accounting 1	Ed4Online	ACPE-0132	AC 101	Principles of Accounting I	3
Principles of Accounting 2	Ed4Online	ACPE-0133	AC 102	Principles of Accounting II	3

Algebra

Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
College Algebra	Saylor	ACPE-0016	MT 361	Modern Algebra	3
College Algebra	Straighterline	ACPE-0018	MT 361	Modern Algebra	3
College Algebra	Pearson	ACPE-0033	MT 361	Modern Algebra	3

Anatomy & Physiology

Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
Anatomy and Physiology	Ed4Online	ACPE-0089	BI 260	Anatomy and Physiology I	3
Anatomy and Physiology	Pearson	ACPE-0090	BI 260	Anatomy and Physiology I	3
Anatomy and Physiology	Straighterline	ACPE-0091	BI 260	Anatomy and Physiology I	3 () Taken together with ACPE-0092*
Anatomy and Physiology	Straighterline	ACPE-0092	BI 260	Anatomy and Physiology I	1 () Taken together with ACPE-0091*
Anatomy and Physiology	Straighterline	ACPE-0093	BI 261	Anatomy and Physiology II	3 () Taken together with ACPE-0094*
Anatomy and Physiology	Straighterline	ACPE-0094	BI 261	Anatomy and Physiology II	3 () Taken together with ACPE-0093*
Introduction to Nutrition	Straighterline	ACPE-0116	BI 235	Human Health and Nutrition	3

Anthropology

Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
Cultural Anthropology	Straighterline	ACPE-0079	AN 101	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology	3

Arts

Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
Introduction to Art History	Sophia	ACPE-0105	FA 183	History of Art	3

Biology

Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
Introduction to Biology	Pearson	ACPE-0005	GE 100	General Elective	3 () Needs lab*
Introduction to Biology	Straighterline	ACPE-0011	BI 325	Microbiology	3 () Taken together with ACPE-0012*
Introduction to Biology Lab	Straighterline	ACPE-0012	BI 325	Microbiology	1 () Taken together with ACPE-0011*
Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology	Saylor	ACPE-0023	GE 100	General Elective	3 () Needs lab*
Microbiology	Straighterline	ACPE-0028	BI 325	Microbiology	3 () Taken together with ACPE-0029*
Microbiology Lab	Straighterline	ACPE-0029	BI 325	Microbiology	1 () Taken together with ACPE-0028*

Business

Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
Introduction to Business	Pearson	ACPE-0106	MN 201	Principles of Management	3
Introduction to Business	Saylor	ACPE-0107	MN 201	Principles of Management	3
Introduction to Business	Straighterline	ACPE-0108	MN 201	Principles of Management	3

Calculus

Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
Calculus I	Saylor	ACPE-0015	MT 221	Calculus I	3
Pre-Calculus	Straighterline	ACPE-0019	MT 101	Contemporary Mathematics	3
General Calculus I	Straighterline	ACPE-0040	MT 221	Calculus I	3
General Calculus II	Straighterline	ACPE-0041	MT 222	Calculus II	3

Chemistry

Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
General Chemistry	Saylor	ACPE-0034	GE 100	General Elective	3 () Needs lab*
General Chemistry	Straighterline	ACPE-0036	CH 101	General Chemistry I	3 () Taken together with ACPE-0037*
General Chemistry Lab	Straighterline	ACPE-0037	CH 101	General Chemistry I	1 () Taken together with ACPE-0036*

Communications

Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
Corporate Communication	Saylor	ACPE-0006	MN 360	Communication Skills for Managers	3
Business Communication	Straighterline	ACPE-0009	MN 360	Communication Skills for Managers	3
Introduction to Communications	Straighterline	ACPE-0010	MC 100	Communication, Media, and Society	3

Computer Science

Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
Computer Basics	Ed4Online	ACPE-0100	CIT 102	Introduction to Information Technology	3

Critical Thinking

Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
Critical Thinking	Pearson	ACPE-0002	GE 100	General Elective	3
Introduction to Literature	Pearson	ACPE-0074	EN 210	Introduction to Literary Studies	3

Economics

Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
Macroeconomics	Pearson	ACPE-0047	ET 101	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
Microeconomics	Pearson	ACPE-0048	ET 102	Principles of Microeconomics	3
Macroeconomics	Straighterline	ACPE-0067	ET 101	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
Microeconomics	Straighterline	ACPE-0068	ET 102	Principles of Microeconomics	3

English Composition

English Composition I	Pearson	ACPE-0003	GLE 110	First Year Composition I	3
English Composition II	Pearson	ACPE-0004	GLE 120	First Year Composition II	3
Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
English Composition I	Sophia	ACPE-0024	GLE 110	First Year Composition I	3
English Composition I	Straighterline	ACPE-0025	GLE 110	First Year Composition I	3
English Composition II	Straighterline	ACPE-0026	GLE 120	First Year Composition II	3

Environmental Science

Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
Environmental Science	Pearson	ACPE-0020	ES 103	Introduction to Ecosystem and Wildlife Conservation	4
Introduction to Environmental Science	Straighterline	ACPE-0027	ES 103	Introduction to Ecosystem and Wildlife Conservation	4

Finance

Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
Introduction to Finance	Pearson	ACPE-0112	FM 224	Principles of Financial Management	3

History

Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
American History I	Pearson	ACPE-0049	HS 201	U.S. History to the War of 1812	3
American History II	Pearson	ACPE-0050	HS 202	American History in the Age of Slavery and the Civil War2	3
U.S. History I	Straighterline	ACPE-0069	HS 201	U.S. History to the War of 1812	3
U.S. History II	Straighterline	ACPE-0070	HS 202	American History in the Age of Slavery and the Civil War	3
Western Civilization I	Straighterline	ACPE-0083	GE 100	General Elective	3
Western Civilization II	Straighterline	ACPE-0084	HS 229	Thrones and Drones: Modern European History	3

Human Resources

Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
Human Resource Management	Ed4Online	ACPE-0102	MN 314	Human Resource Management	3
Human Resource Management	Pearson	ACPE-0104	MN 314	Human Resource Management	3

Information Systems

Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
Introduction to Business Information Systems	Pearson	ACPE-0109	CIT 102	Introduction to Information Technology	3
Managing Information Systems	Ed4Online	ACPE-0118	CIT 102	Introduction to Information Technology	3

Law & Ethics

Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
Business Ethics	Straighterline	ACPE-0095	GE 100	General Elective	3
Business Law	Pearson	ACPE-0097	BA 213	Business Law	3
Business Law	Straighterline	ACPE-0098	BA 213	Business Law	3
Business Law and Ethics	Saylor	ACPE-0099	BA 258	Legal and Social Environment of Business	3

Management

Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
Principles of Management	Pearson	ACPE-0122	MN 201	Principles of Management	3
Principles of Management	Saylor	ACPE-0123	MN 201	Principles of Management	3
Principles of Management	Straighterline	ACPE-0124	MN 201	Principles of Management	3
Project Management	Sophia	ACPE-0128	GE 100	General Elective	3
Business Management	Ed4Online	ACPE-0135	MN 201	Principles of Management	3

Marketing

Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
Principles of Marketing	Pearson	ACPE-0126	MK 201	Principles of Marketing	3
Principles of Marketing	Saylor	ACPE-0127	MK 201	Principles of Marketing	3
Principles of Marketing	Ed4Online	ACPE-0134	MK 201	Principles of Marketing	3

Mathematical Theory

Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
Introduction to Differential Equations	edX	ACPE-0031	MT 330	Introduction to Differential Equations	3
Linear Differential Equations	edX	ACPE-0137	MT 330	Introduction to Differential Equations	3
Nonlinear Differential Equations	edX	ACPE-0138	MT 330	Introduction to Differential Equations	3

Organizational Behavior

Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
Organizational Behavior	Pearson	ACPE-0120	MN 321	Organizational Behavior	3
Organizational Behavior	Straighterline	ACPE-0121	MN 321	Organizational Behaviorg	3

Philosophy

Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
Introduction to Philosophy	Straighterline	ACPE-0062	PA 101	Introduction to Philosophy	3
Ethics	Pearson	ACPE-0073	SO 209	Ethical Reasoning	3

Physics

Physics: Introduction to Electromagnetism	Saylor	ACPE-0007	GE 100	General Elective	3 () Needs lab*
Physics: Introduction to Mechanics	Saylor	ACPE-0008	GE 100	General Elective	3 () Needs lab*
Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
General Physics	Straighterline	ACPE-0038	PH 101	General Physics I	3 () Taken together with ACPE-0039*
General Physics Lab	Straighterline	ACPE-0039	PH 101	General Physics I	1 () Taken together with ACPE-0038*

Political Science

Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
American Government	Pearson	ACPE-0053	PO 201	U.S. Government	3
Introduction to Comparative Politics	Saylor	ACPE-0071	PO 206	Comparative Politics	3
American Government	Straighterline	ACPE-0072	PO 201	U.S. Government	3

Psychology

Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
Abnormal Psychology	Ed4Online	ACPE-0055	PS 251	Abnormal Psychology	3
Aging and Society	Ed4Online	ACPE-0058	PS 211	Psychology of Aging	3
Introduction to Psychology	Straighterline	ACPE-0076	PS 101	Introduction to Psychology	3
Introduction to Psychology	Ed4Online	ACPE-0077	PS 101	Introduction to Psychology	3

Religion

Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
Approaches to Studying Religions	Sophia	ACPE-0061	PA 250	World Religions	3
Introduction to Religion	Straighterline	ACPE-0063	PA 250	World Religions	3

Sociology

Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
Introduction to Sociology	Straighterline	ACPE-0080	SO 101	Introduction to Sociology	3

Spanish

Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
Spanish I	Straighterline	ACPE-0129	LS 101	Elementary Spanish	3
Spanish II	Straighterline	ACPE-0130	LS 201	Intermediate Spanish	3

Statistics

Course Title	Provider	ACE Code	FPU Course	FPU Course Name	Credits
Statistics	Pearson	ACPE-0014	MT 260	Statistics	3
Introduction to Statistics	Saylor	ACPE-0017	MT 260	Statistics	3

Degrees & Certificates

We offer degree options in the form of:

Bachelor of Science (6 majors)
Bachelor of Arts (2 majors)
Associate of Arts (4 majors)
Certificate in Human Services
Certificate in Paralegal Studies

All our degrees and certificates may be completed 100% online. View a full list of degrees and certificates. Please contact us to learn more about course options or if you have any questions.

Admission Overview

We would love to have you join our community! Applying for Franklin Pierce University's undergraduate programs is easy: just visit the application page and follow 3 easy steps. If you attended FPU before, you may have a shorter path to readmission. We admit transfer students year round. Most students will need to complete an application and supply transcripts for all prior college-level work they wish to transfer.

IMPORTANT: You may request your ACP transcript directly from the American Council on Education (ACE).

Accreditation

Franklin Pierce University is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). In addition, some of our degrees hold additional accreditation:

Business Programs (Includes Accounting-Finance, Business, Healthcare Administration, Management, Marketing), International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE)
Nursing program (R.N. to B.S.), Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)

Addresses and phone numbers for these accrediting agencies are listed in the accreditation page.

CONTACT

Undergraduate Online Admissions (800) 325-1090

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