Affordable Online Pre-requisite Courses?

[chasingcars95]

Do you know of any online programs for pre-requisites (not in 3-year MS programs) which are cheaper than average? I have 4,000 to spend on six classes and books!

[bibliophile222]

If you're looking for dirt cheap, there's a site called Straighterline that has college courses that's $99 a month plus about $60 per course, so if you took, say, 6 courses over four months it would cost you about $800. 

That being said, there are a couple pretty big caveats. First, the program itself isn't accredited, but they're partnered with ACE, an accrediting agency, and they have partner schools that will accept the courses through ACE. You HAVE to check with any potential schools to see if they'll accept the courses first.

Also, most courses don't have an actual professor, just a textbook, so you have to be fine with self-directed learning. Definitely not for everyone. However, it is the absolute cheapest way to get credits I've ever seen. My advisor has approved it and I'm planning on taking chemistry over the summer.