Alternative Credit Project

Credit to Kickstart Your Trinidad State Program

If you have stopped out of college, the Alternative Credit Project™ (ACP) provides a pool of online courses that Trinidad State College (TSC) 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, TSC is here to help. We have admissions counselors, financial aid advisors, and academic advisors who specialize in helping students who have started careers or families to come back to school and finish their education.

Courses

Trinidad State College will accept these ACP courses as transfer credits:

This is a list of Alternative Credit Project™ courses that the Colorado Community College System (CCCS) have approved. It is a general list and subject to change as courses are further reviewed. Be sure to check with TSC Student Services for the most recent course information.

Discipline	Course Title	Provider	ACE Transc	CCNS Eqiv	Credit
	Accounting I	Straighterline	ACPE-0086	ACC 121	4
	Accounting II	Pearson	ACPE-0087	ACC 122	4
	Accounting II	Straighterline	ACPE-0088	ACE 122	4
	Intro to Financial Accounting	Saylor	ACPE-0113	ACC 101	3
	Managerial Accounting	Ed4Online	ACPE-0117	ACC 226	3
	Principles of Accounting 1	Ed4Online	ACPE-0132	ACC 121	4
	Principles of Accounting 2	Ed4Online	ACPE-0133	ACC 122	4

Discipline	Course Title	Provider	ACE Transc	CCNS Eqiv	Credit
	College Algebra	Saylor	ACPE-0016	MAT 050	4
	College Algebra	Straighterline	ACPE-0018	MAT 121	4

Discipline	Course Title	Provider	ACE Transc	CCNS Eqiv	Credit
Anatomy and Physiology	Anatomy and Physiology	Ed4Online		NA: Pending
	Anatomy and Physiology	Pearson	ACPE-0090	BIO 106	4

Discipline	Course Title	Provider	ACE Transc	CCNS Eqiv	Credit
Art	Introduction to Art History	Sophia	ACPE-0105	ART 110	3
		Sophia	ACPE-0105	ART 111 and 112	6

Discipline	Course Title	Provider	ACE Transc	CCNS Eqiv	Credit
	Introduction to Business	Saylor	ACPE-0107	BUS 115	3
	Introduction to Business	Straighterline	ACPE-0108	BUS 115	3

Discipline	Course Title	Provider	ACE Transc	CCNS Eqiv	Credit
Business Tech	Intro to Business Info Systems	Pearson	ACPE-0109	CIS 267	3

Discipline	Course Title	Provider	ACE Transc	CCNS Eqiv	Credit
Calculus	Calculus I	Saylor	ACPE-0015	MAT 201	5
	Pre Calculus	Straighterline	ACPE-0019	MAT 166	5
	General Calculus I	Straighterline	ACPE-0040	MAT 201	5
	General Calculus II	Straighterline	ACPE-0041	MAT 202	5

Discipline	Course Title	Provider	ACE Transc	CCNS Eqiv	Credit
Communication	Corporate Communication	Saylor	ACPE-0006	BUS 217	3
		Saylor	ACPE-0006	COM 105	3
	Business Communication	Straighterline	ACPE-0009	COM 105	3

Discipline	Course Title	Provider	ACE Transc	CCNS Eqiv	Credit
	Introduction to Literature	Pearson		Pending Review

Discipline	Course Title	Provider	ACE Transc	CCNS Eqiv	Credit
	English Composition I	Straighterline		Pending Review
	English Composition II	Straighterline	ACPE-0026	ENG 122	3
	English Composition I	Pearson	ACPE-0003	CCR 091 (sl)	1

Discipline	Course Title	Provider	ACE Transc	CCNS Eqiv	Credit
Human Resources	Human Resource Management	Ed4Online	ACPE-0102	MAN 200	3
	Human Resource Management	Pearson	ACPE-0104	MAN 200	3

Discipline	Course Title	Provider	ACE Transc	CCNS Eqiv	Credit
Law and Ethics	Business Law	Pearson	ACPE-0097	BUS 216	3
		Pearson	ACPE-0097	BUS 218	3
	Business Law	Straighterline	ACPE-0098	BUS 218	3
	Business Law and Ethics	Saylor		Pending Review

Discipline	Course Title	Provider	ACE Transc	CCNS Eqiv	Credit
Management	Principles of Management	Pearson	ACPE-0122	MAN 226	3
	Principles of Management	Saylor	ACPE-0123	MAN 226	3
	Principles of Management	Straighterline	ACPE-0124	MAN 226	3
	Project Management	Sophia	ACPE-0128	MAN 241	3
	Business Management	Ed4Online	ACPE-0135	MAN 226	3
	Organizational Behavior	Pearson	ACPE-0120	MAN 215	3
	Organizational Behavior	Straighterline	ACPE-0121	MAN 215	3

Discipline	Course Title	Provider	ACE Transc	CCNS Eqiv	Credit
Nutrition	Introduction to Nutrition	Straighterline		NA: Pending

Discipline	Course Title	Provider	ACE Transc	CCNS Eqiv	Credit
	Business Ethics	Straighterline	ACPE-0095	PHI 205	3

Discipline	Course Title	Provider	ACE Transc	CCNS Eqiv	Credit
Physics	General Physics (and Gen Physics Lab)	Straighterline	ACPE-0038	PHY 211	5
	General Physics Lab (and Gen Physics)	Straighterline	ACPE-0039	PHY 211

Discipline	Course Title	Provider	ACE Transc	CCNS Eqiv	Credit
Religion	Approaches to Studying Religion	Straighterline	ACPE-0061	NA:Pending

Discipline	Course Title	Provider	ACE Transc	CCNS Eqiv	Credit
Spanish	Spanish I	Straighterline	ACPE-0129	SPA 111	5
	Spanish II	Straighterline	ACPE-0130	SPA 112	5

Discipline	Course Title	Provider	ACE Transc	CCNS Eqiv	Credit
Statistics	Statistics	Pearson	ACPE-0014	NA:Pending
	Introduction to Statistics	Saylor	ACPE-0017	MAT 135	3

Discipline	Course Title	Provider	ACE Transc	CCNS Eqiv	Credit
Student Development	Professional and Career Development	Ed4Online	ACPE-0051	MAR 106	3
	Student Success	Pearson	ACPE-0054	AAA 101	1
	Student Success	Straighterline	ACPE-0064	AAA 109	3

Discipline	Course Title	Provider	ACE Transc	CCNS Eqiv	Credit
Technology	Computer Basics	Ed4Online	ACPE-0100	CIS 115	3
	Managing Info Systems	Ed4Online	ACPE-0118	CIS 267	3

* Can be used for either BUS 216 or BUS 218 but not both. Earns Student both COM 105 and BUS 217. * May use this for either Art 110 or Art 111 & Art 112, but not all three. **** Requires both ACPE-0038 and ACPE-0039 for credit.

Key Institutional Information

TSC Admission Overview

We would love to have you join our TSJC community! Applying for admission as a transfer student is relatively easy - there’s detailed information within the Admissions section of this site. If you attended Trinidad State before, you may have a shorter path to readmission. Check out readmission details for former TSC students.

We admit transfer students in both fall and spring semesters. Most students will need to complete an application and supply transcripts for all prior college-level work.

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

Click here to request more details about transferring ACP credit to TSC!

Accreditation:
Trinidad State College is accredited by The The Higher Learning Commission.
Learn more about our accreditations and affiliations here.
Location:

Trinidad State offers two campuses in Trinidad and Alamosa, Colorado. The links below provide more information about each of our beautiful campuses and includes a campus map.
Trinidad Campus
Valley Campus

Supporting Information

Services offered by Trinidad State College

Coming back to school has its own challenges, and we have professional staff ready to guide and advise you. For more information, please contact the Adult Student Specialist in these areas:

Financial Aid
Admissions
Transfer Advising
Academic Advising
Adult Education Services
Student Success Center - Trinidad Campus
Learning Center - Valley Campus
Career Services
Safe Campus Information
Student Life - Trinidad Campus
Student Life - Valley Campus

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