Request Credit for Completed edX MicroBachelors

Students enrolled in TESU Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science or the Associate in Applied Science with an area of study in Applied Computer Studies can transfer their edX earned credits to be applied to their degree program.

To request credit for your edX MicroBachelors program:

First, you will need to sign into your edX account to send TESU your learner record, which demonstrates that you’ve successfully completed the edX course(s). The edX Step-by-Step Guide will guide you through the process for requesting a transcript.

After you submit the request for TESU to receive your learner record, TESU will verify your learner record, and your credit will be applied to your academic evaluation. Please allow 5 business days for your credits to be processed.

Individual Learning Account is a nondegree service that Thomas Edison State University provides to individuals who wish to document credit earned for edX MicroBachelors program courses. Upon submission of this form and successful completion of edX MicroBachelors program courses, TESU will award and record academic credit on a TESU transcript. There is no fee to the student for recording credit for the edX MicroBachelors program courses.

No fee is charged for the recording of edX MicroBachelors program courses.

To request credit for your edX MicroBachelors program, “Start Your Application Now.” You will be creating an application for an Individual Learning Account (ILA)/edX.

Once you have created your account, select “Start A New Individual Learning Account Application” and proceed through the required steps. You can also visit the edX Learner Help Center for a step-by-step guide on transferring your credits to TESU.

In addition, the Individual Learning Account can also be used to document college credit gained by college-level learning through military experience, professional licenses, college proficiency examinations, college-level corporate training programs, American Council on Education (ACE) and National College Credit Recommendation Service (NCCRS) credit recommendations. Individuals who use the Individual Learning Account are not enrolled in a Thomas Edison State University degree program however we will accept the courses toward our degree programs, as appropriate to fulfill degree requirements should you choose to apply as a degree seeking student. If you wish to use this transcript to transfer credit to another College or University, please make sure that the receiving institution’s academic policy will allow transfer of each credit.

The cost for students to add non-edX credit to your Individual Learning Account is $25 per credit.

Once you have applied and created your ILA account, simply have any additional transcripts or documents you wish to add to your ILA sent to us and complete this form. You only need to apply one time to create the ILA account, however, the new credit will not be applied until this form is completed and you have paid the per credit charges to add the non-edX credit to the Thomas Edison State University transcript.