These virtual universities are popping up everywhere. Some of the more popular ones include Capella, Nova Southeastern and Walden University in Florida. College policies evolve with online learning. The process of gaining credits at these virtual universities works much the same way as at community colleges. The awarding of credits depends a lot on whether the student took a course at an accredited Web-training portal and whether that course fits into the school's program.
Some schools allow the award of credits after an assessment.
Because these online portals are still relatively new, most major universities and many community colleges are still fine-tuning their exact policies for awarding credits. But as online learning changes, so will college policies. Jim Martyka has written for several Twin Cities publications, including the St. Paul Pioneer Press and CityBusiness .