Pennsylvania Distance Learning Postsecondary and Adult Basic Education

Pennsylvania Distance Learning Postsecondary and Adult Basic Education

Edmentum's Courseware and Study Island solutions have been approved by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Postsecondary and Adult Education Division of Adult Education Policy for acceptable use by Pennsylvania districts in the category of "Supplemental Computer-Based Distance Learning Opportunities Provided by Local Programs." More specifically, Edmentum's products mentioned have been approved for:

  • Adult basic education (ABE)
  • Adult secondary education (ASE)
  • High school equivalency (HSE) test preparation instruction

for individuals who are unable to attend face-to-face instruction at a local program.

Approved Courses

Click here to visit the Pennsylvania Distance Learning Postsecondary and Adult Basic Education website for a full list of approved courses.

Download a printable list of Edmentum's approved courses through the Pennsylvania Bureau of Postsecondary and Adult Education Division of Adult Education Policy.

*The below courses (previously available through Courseware and EdOptions Academy) have recently been retired. This change might not reflect immediately on approving agency websites:

  • Career Readiness Certificate – Bronze
  • Career Readiness Certificate – Gold
  • Career Readiness Certificate – Silver
  • CASAS Competencies 0-4
  • CASAS Competencies 5
  • CASAS Competencies 6
  • CASAS Competencies 7
  • CASAS Competencies Adult Secondary Reading Skills
  • CASAS Competencies Adult Secondary Writing Skills
  • CASAS Competencies Basic Reading Skills
  • CASAS Competencies Basic Writing Skills
  • Developmental Math 1 - Pre-Algebra
  • Developmental Math 2 – Beginning Algebra
  • Developmental Math 3 – Intermediate Algebra
  • Developmental Math 4 – Advanced Algebra
  • HESI A2
  • NRS Language L2
  • NRS Language L3
  • NRS Language L4
  • NRS Language L5
  • NRS Language L6
  • NRS Mathematics L1
  • NRS Mathematics L2
  • NRS Mathematics L3
  • NRS Mathematics L4
  • NRS Mathematics L5
  • NRS Mathematics L6
  • NRS Reading L2
  • NRS Reading L3
  • NRS Reading L4
  • NRS Reading L5
  • NRS Reading L6

About Pennsylvania Distance Learning Postsecondary and Adult Basic Education

The regulatory definition of distance education provided in 22 Pa. Code §31.2 is:

Distance education -- An alternate format to resident-based instruction for offering education courses or series of courses by an approved postsecondary educational institution, consortium of institutions or educational enterprise, for which credit is offered or awarded toward a certificate, diploma or degree, which has as its primary mode of delivery one or more of the following:

  • Correspondence
  • Television
  • Videocassette or disk
  • Film
  • Radio
  • Computer
  • Devices built upon an audio-video format
  • Other supportive devices using current or future technology