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Choose one or many free courses that interest you from great Universities.
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Courses prepare you for widely accepted Advanced Placement and CLEP exams already accepted for credit by more than 2,900 colleges and universities.
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Courses, textbooks and materials are free; all you need are internet access and your own desire to learn. We offer links to tutoring & mentoring.
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Enroll at a college that grants credit for passing well established AP* or CLEP* exams.
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Learn more about AP and CLEP; verify that colleges you may attend grant credit for passing scores.
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Modern States will pay your AP or CLEP exam fee.
We have over 30 courses available. Here are nine of them:
American Government
American Literature
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature
Biology
Calculus
Chemistry
College Algebra
College Composition
College Mathematics
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