Please recommend sources for online courses

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<p>My son needs to take a couple of prerequisite courses prior to entering an MS Finance program he will enroll in this fall. The MSF school says that they will accept prereqs taken online. I'd greatly appreciate any referrals to schools that offer distance ed. He needs to take introductory statistics and introduction to financial management.</p>

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<p>Look at your local community college and state university. Nearly all colleges offer some classes on-line and if you pay in-state it will save you.</p>

<p>University of Maryland University College (UMUC) is online and I imagine it had fairly broad offerings, but look in the state where you live.</p>

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<p>[University</a> of North Carolina Online: Home](<a href=“http://online.northcarolina.edu/]University”>http://online.northcarolina.edu/)
<a href=“http://catalog.sln.suny.edu/[/url]”>http://catalog.sln.suny.edu/&lt;/a&gt;
[Online</a> Degrees from Accredited Online Schools and Online Colleges](<a href=“http://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/]Online”>http://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/)</p>

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<p>If they don’t have to be for-credit classes (eg he can take a proficiency test at his MS school), I’d recommend checking out Aleks.com ([ALEKS</a> Course Products](<a href=“http://www.aleks.com/about_aleks/course_products]ALEKS”>http://www.aleks.com/about_aleks/course_products)) for the statistics. They even have some sort of ACE (American Council on Education) college credits granted ([ACE</a> Credit Courses](<a href=“http://www.aleks.com/about_aleks/ace_credit]ACE”>http://www.aleks.com/about_aleks/ace_credit)). It’s cheap, too - only $20 / month - but there’s no actual teacher attached.</p>

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<p>Wow–I had no idea that taking a course on line could be so expensive, especially if you are a non resident. I was looking at the University of Minnesota website.</p>

<p>I would check BYU online classes. They do have college statistics. And for only $150 per credit hour.</p>

<p>And also intro to financial management:</p>

<p><a href=“http://ce.byu.edu/is/site/courses/university.cfm?subject=Business+Management[/url]”>http://ce.byu.edu/is/site/courses/university.cfm?subject=Business+Management&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Make sure that you’re comparing apples to apples. One site might list the cost of a course as $450, and the other might list the cost per credit hour as $150. However, they’re the same thing, in that most courses are 3 credit hours.</p>

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<p>Ellemenope is right… BYU is a good option.</p>

<p>Our D had to take some courses via distance and we found them to be inexpensive compared to most universities. (I remember that U Minnesota was one of the most expensive ones, per course and per credit.)</p>

<p>BYU charges $444 per 3 credit course. They offer Intro Stats…STAT 221 (book charge $67 if you buy from them) and Financial Management (BUSM 300…book charge of $107.) In our experience, that’s about as cheap and as flexible as it gets.</p>

<p>[BYU</a> Independent Study - University Courses](<a href=“BYU - Division of Continuing Education”>http://ce.byu.edu/is/site/courses/university.cfm)</p>

<p>Oops…I see you already have the link ,above!</p>

<p>Hope that helps!</p>

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<p>Yes, all very helpful tips to get him started. Thanks for suggesting BYU. Checked some sites, including community colleges, and was surprised at the cost. Thanks all!</p>