Study.com allows students to pay a membership fee and then take low cost, video-based courses that have been evaluated and recommended for college credit by the American Council on Education. Credits earned through approved Study.com courses can be applied to bachelor’s degree programs at Peirce. Learn more. 

For many Study.com courses, you can skip through the parts you already know, thanks to a placement test at the start of the course. This will allow you to finish the course modules faster and get right to the proctored exam. Peirce also offers several options for prior learning assessment, which can save time and money. The College offers a range of exams that can award you credit for college-level knowledge, and also accepts all ACE-approved CLEP exams. For more test-out options for subject areas you already know, download our Guide to Saving Time & Money.

A full breakdown of how Study.com works is available on their website.

More than 175 Study.com courses are accepted for credit at Peirce College and map to our bachelor’s degree programs. For a full listing, consult our list of course equivalencies.

Contact the Admissions team at Peirce College to discuss what degree program matches your goals and interests. Contact us at 215.670.9331. An Enrollment Specialist will work with you to build a degree plan that maximizes your transfer credits at Peirce.

Your costs depend on:

• the number of transfer credits that can be applied to your Peirce degree, including courses you have completed at other regionally accredited colleges or universities, credit-by-exams and professional or military training you have completed
• the number of Study.com courses you complete and apply to your Peirce degree
• the number of Peirce College courses you need to take to complete your degree

Some Peirce College bachelor’s degree programs require students to earn 19 credits via Peirce courses and others require students to earn 30 credits via Peirce courses. The number of credits you will take with Peirce will depend on the personalized degree map you build with your Enrollment Specialist. 

Fees at Peirce include some of the following:

• Services Fee: $165 per session
• Credit by Examination (per course): $350
• Credit for Portfolio Assessment (per course): $350
• Course Audit Fee: $200
• Graduation Fee: $75
• Associate Business Program Assessment Test Fee: $18
• Bachelor's Business Program Assessment Test Fee: $36
• Payment Plan Fee (per semester): $35
• Return Check Fee (per check): $25
• Transcript Fee (per transcript): $5 (paper copy)/$6 (electronic copy)
• Late Payment Fee (per month for balance due): 1%