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Sophia Students Save Big with Premier Partner Pricing

Excelsior University has teamed up with Sophia to offer students a up to 10% TUITION DISCOUNT on Excelsior degree programs. Take two or more Sophia Courses for College Credit to qualify for partner pricing at Excelsior.

Contact an Excelsior admissions coordinator for all the details. Contact Excelsior University and Start Saving Today.

Certain exclusions will apply on Nursing degree requirements. Please contact Excelsior University for expectations and transfer eligibility.

NOTE: Effective February 15, 2023, Excelsior University will charge a Post-Admission Credit Evaluation Fee for any credit evaluated (including Sophia credit) after a student has been accepted into a degree program. Please visit HERE for more information.

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Excelsior University's Degree Programs
Sophia Course Excelsior University Course Credits Rating
Business
Business Communication Business Communication Humanities Credit (does NOT meet the BC requirement but does duplicate our BUS*222) 3 6890
Business Ethics Business Ethics BUS*323 Business Ethics 3 6808
Business Law Business Law BUS 230 Business Law 3 18542
Financial Accounting Financial Accounting ACC 211- Financial Accounting 3 38786
Introduction to Business Introduction to Business Free Elective 3 51088
Managerial Accounting Managerial Accounting ACC*212 Managerial Accounting 3 9786
Operations Management Operations Management Business Elective (AAB, BPB, BSB) 3 978
Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior Business Elective 3 2168
Principles of Finance Principles of Finance BUS 350- Principles of Finance 3 34210
Principles of Management Principles of Management BUS 341 Management Concepts and Applications 3 16496
Principles of Marketing Principles of Marketing Free Elective (Technology degrees), AAB: Business Elective 3 4239
Project Management Project Management Not Transferable 3 51079
Career Success
Workplace Writing I Workplace Writing I Not Transferable 3 1750
Workplace Writing II Workplace Writing II Not Transferable 3 2138
Computer Science and IT
Introduction to Java Programming Introduction to Java Programming Technology Elective (AAT, BCY, BNX, BPT, and BEL degrees) 3 5143
Introduction to Networking Introduction to Networking IT*250 Business Data Communications 3 4292
Introduction to Python Programming Introduction to Python Programming Free Elective (not acceptable toward the Fundamentals of Programming core for BIX degrees) 3 5751
Introduction to Relational Databases Introduction to Relational Databases IT 370 - Database Management Systems (however still LL per ACE) 3 9186
Introduction to Web Development Introduction to Web Development IT 371 - Web Design and Development (however still LL per ACE) 3 19933
Elective
Career Readiness Career Readiness Lower Level Applied Professional/Free Elective (can only award credit for this or Introduction to Career Readiness) 3 3923
College Readiness College Readiness Not Transferable 3 23470
IT Career Exploration IT Career Exploration Applied Professional/Free Elective 1 4333
Introduction to Career Readiness Introduction to Career Readiness General Elective/Applied Professional Credit (can only award credit for this or Career Readiness) 1 1711
Introduction to Information Technology Introduction to Information Technology IT 221- Introduction to Computers 3 49650
Personal Finance Personal Finance Applied Professional/Free Elective 3 11925
The Essentials of Managing Conflict The Essentials of Managing Conflict Humanities Elective. *Essentials of Managing Conflict duplicates Excelsior's COMM 324 and Sophia's Conflict Resolution course. Students can only have (1) course on file. 1 31522
English and Communication
Conflict Resolution Conflict Resolution COMM 324- Conflict Management (Lower Level Credit) 3 38305
English Composition I English Composition I ENG 101- English Composition 3 24015
English Composition II English Composition II ENG 102- English Composition II (not applicable for BUS or TECH degrees 3 12780
Foundations of English Composition Foundations of English Composition Not Transferable 3 4433
Public Speaking Public Speaking COMM 125- Public Speaking 3 9698
Visual Communications Visual Communications Free Elective (does not count as a Humanities credit) 3 52846
Workplace Communication Workplace Communication Lower Level Humanities Credit (COMM*1010 cannot apply to AAB or BSB degree requirements, even as an elective course) 3 19536
Humanities
Ancient Greek Philosophers Ancient Greek Philosophers Humanities Elective 3 9457
Approaches to Studying Religions Approaches to Studying Religions Humanities Elective 3 5716
Art History I Art History I ART 101- History of West Art: Ancient through 14th Century 3 42735
Art History II Art History II ART 102- Since the 15th Century 3 21246
Critical Thinking Critical Thinking PHIL10053 - Humanities/Arts & Science Credit 3 15768
Developing Effective Teams Developing Effective Teams Humanities Elective 1 37678
Introduction to Ethics Introduction to Ethics Ethics Requirement (BSL only) 3 51343
Language
French I French I Humanities/Arts & Science Credit 3 397
Spanish I Spanish I Lower Level Humanities Credit 3 5807
Spanish II Spanish II Lower Level Humanities Credit 3 1339
Math and Science
Calculus I Calculus I MAT 220- Calculus I 4 8783
College Algebra College Algebra MAT 114- Intermediate Algebra 3 54544
Environmental Science Environmental Science Natural Sciences Elective 3 43392
Foundations of College Algebra Foundations of College Algebra Not Transferable 1517
Foundations of Statistics Foundations of Statistics Not Transferable 2 8078
Human Biology Human Biology BIO 105- Anatomy & Physiology I 3 51543
Introduction to Chemistry Introduction to Chemistry CHE 101- General Chemistry 3 12679
Introduction to College Mathematics Introduction to College Mathematics MAT 101 Math for Everyday Life 3 17216
Introduction to Nutrition Introduction to Nutrition Natural Science Elective 3 39715
Introduction to Statistics Introduction to Statistics MAT 201- Statistics 3 60500
Precalculus Precalculus Math Requirement 3 3778
Science
Anatomy and Physiology I Anatomy and Physiology I BIO*115 A&P I (non-lab) 3 12539
Anatomy and Physiology I Lab Anatomy and Physiology I Lab BIO*115 A&P I (lab) 1 4334
Anatomy and Physiology II Anatomy and Physiology II BIO*116 A&P II (non-lab) 3 5580
Anatomy and Physiology II Lab Anatomy and Physiology II Lab BIO*116L A&P II (lab) 1 2398
Health, Fitness, and Wellness Health, Fitness, and Wellness Applied Professional/Elective Credit 3 6683
Human Biology Lab Human Biology Lab Natural Science/Arts & Science credit (duplicates SCIE1051 & our BIO*115L) 1 4718
Introduction to Chemistry Lab Introduction to Chemistry Lab Natural Science/Arts & Science credit (duplicates our CHE*101L) 1 2287
Microbiology
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Microbiology BIO*212L Microbiology lab 3 7684
Microbiology Lab Microbiology Lab BIO*212L Microbiology lab 1 2851
Public and Community Health Public and Community Health Free Elective 3 221
Social Science
Criminology Criminology Social Science/Arts & Science Credit 3 1406
Introduction to Psychology Introduction to Psychology PSY 101- Introduction to Psychology 3 24326
Introduction to Sociology Introduction to Sociology SOC 101- Introduction to Sociology 3 13873
Lifespan Development Lifespan Development PSY*235 Lifespan Development Psych 3 12287
Macroeconomics Macroeconomics ECO 262- Macroeconomics 3 27722
Microeconomics Microeconomics ECO 260- Microeconomics 3 20170
U.S. Government U.S. Government Social Science/History Credit 3 8094
U.S. History I U.S. History I HIS 101- US History I 3 16155
U.S. History II U.S. History II HIS 102- US History II 3 5568

Other Sophia Courses

Excelsior University has not formally confirmed credit transfer for these courses. Please contact the school for approval.

Sophia Course Category Credits Rating
Human Resource Management
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Human Resource Management Business 3 238
Introduction to Criminal Justice
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Introduction to Criminal Justice Social Science 3 24

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