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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 6578
Business Ethics Business Ethics BUS*323 Business Ethics 3 6458
Business Law Business Law BUS 230 Business Law 3 18022
Financial Accounting Financial Accounting ACC 211- Financial Accounting 3 37936
Introduction to Business Introduction to Business Free Elective 3 49880
Managerial Accounting Managerial Accounting ACC*212 Managerial Accounting 3 9191
Operations Management Operations Management Business Elective (AAB, BPB, BSB) 3 732
Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior Business Elective 3 1878
Principles of Finance Principles of Finance BUS 350- Principles of Finance 3 33267
Principles of Management Principles of Management BUS 341 Management Concepts and Applications 3 16074
Principles of Marketing Principles of Marketing Free Elective (Technology degrees), AAB: Business Elective 3 3851
Project Management Project Management Not Transferable 3 49895
Career Success
Workplace Writing I Workplace Writing I Not Transferable 3 1653
Workplace Writing II Workplace Writing II Not Transferable 3 2035
Computer Science and IT
Introduction to Java Programming Introduction to Java Programming Technology Elective (AAT, BCY, BNX, BPT, and BEL degrees) 3 4987
Introduction to Networking Introduction to Networking IT*250 Business Data Communications 3 4118
Introduction to Python Programming Introduction to Python Programming Free Elective (not acceptable toward the Fundamentals of Programming core for BIX degrees) 3 5549
Introduction to Relational Databases Introduction to Relational Databases IT 370 - Database Management Systems (however still LL per ACE) 3 8914
Introduction to Web Development Introduction to Web Development IT 371 - Web Design and Development (however still LL per ACE) 3 19844
Elective
Career Readiness Career Readiness Lower Level Applied Professional/Free Elective (can only award credit for this or Introduction to Career Readiness) 3 3751
College Readiness College Readiness Not Transferable 3 23077
IT Career Exploration IT Career Exploration Applied Professional/Free Elective 1 4130
Introduction to Career Readiness Introduction to Career Readiness General Elective/Applied Professional Credit (can only award credit for this or Career Readiness) 1 1651
Introduction to Information Technology Introduction to Information Technology IT 221- Introduction to Computers 3 48712
Personal Finance Personal Finance Applied Professional/Free Elective 3 11628
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 31145
English and Communication
Conflict Resolution Conflict Resolution COMM 324- Conflict Management (Lower Level Credit) 3 37511
English Composition I English Composition I ENG 101- English Composition 3 23188
English Composition II English Composition II ENG 102- English Composition II (not applicable for BUS or TECH degrees 3 12274
Foundations of English Composition Foundations of English Composition Not Transferable 3 4381
Public Speaking Public Speaking COMM 125- Public Speaking 3 9386
Visual Communications Visual Communications Free Elective (does not count as a Humanities credit) 3 51780
Workplace Communication Workplace Communication Lower Level Humanities Credit (COMM*1010 cannot apply to AAB or BSB degree requirements, even as an elective course) 3 19200
Humanities
Ancient Greek Philosophers Ancient Greek Philosophers Humanities Elective 3 9188
Approaches to Studying Religions Approaches to Studying Religions Humanities Elective 3 5531
Art History I Art History I ART 101- History of West Art: Ancient through 14th Century 3 42285
Art History II Art History II ART 102- Since the 15th Century 3 20821
Critical Thinking Critical Thinking PHIL10053 - Humanities/Arts & Science Credit 3 15010
Developing Effective Teams Developing Effective Teams Humanities Elective 1 37058
Introduction to Ethics Introduction to Ethics Ethics Requirement (BSL only) 3 49877
Language
French I French I Humanities/Arts & Science Credit 3 379
Spanish I Spanish I Lower Level Humanities Credit 3 5559
Spanish II Spanish II Lower Level Humanities Credit 3 1274
Math and Science
Calculus I Calculus I MAT 220- Calculus I 4 8462
College Algebra College Algebra MAT 114- Intermediate Algebra 3 53213
Environmental Science Environmental Science Natural Sciences Elective 3 42322
Foundations of College Algebra Foundations of College Algebra Not Transferable 1515
Foundations of Statistics Foundations of Statistics Not Transferable 2 7880
Human Biology Human Biology BIO 105- Anatomy & Physiology I 3 50547
Introduction to Chemistry Introduction to Chemistry CHE 101- General Chemistry 3 12096
Introduction to College Mathematics Introduction to College Mathematics MAT 101 Math for Everyday Life 3 16650
Introduction to Nutrition Introduction to Nutrition Natural Science Elective 3 38101
Introduction to Statistics Introduction to Statistics MAT 201- Statistics 3 59233
Precalculus Precalculus Math Requirement 3 3582
Science
Anatomy and Physiology I Anatomy and Physiology I BIO*115 A&P I (non-lab) 3 11779
Anatomy and Physiology I Lab Anatomy and Physiology I Lab BIO*115 A&P I (lab) 1 4005
Anatomy and Physiology II Anatomy and Physiology II BIO*116 A&P II (non-lab) 3 5127
Anatomy and Physiology II Lab Anatomy and Physiology II Lab BIO*116L A&P II (lab) 1 2156
Health, Fitness, and Wellness Health, Fitness, and Wellness Applied Professional/Elective Credit 3 6185
Human Biology Lab Human Biology Lab Natural Science/Arts & Science credit (duplicates SCIE1051 & our BIO*115L) 1 4505
Introduction to Chemistry Lab Introduction to Chemistry Lab Natural Science/Arts & Science credit (duplicates our CHE*101L) 1 2159
Microbiology
New
Microbiology BIO*212L Microbiology lab 3 7171
Microbiology Lab Microbiology Lab BIO*212L Microbiology lab 1 2627
Public and Community Health
New
Public and Community Health Free Elective 3 144
Social Science
Criminology Criminology Social Science/Arts & Science Credit 3 1229
Introduction to Psychology Introduction to Psychology PSY 101- Introduction to Psychology 3 23537
Introduction to Sociology Introduction to Sociology SOC 101- Introduction to Sociology 3 13255
Lifespan Development Lifespan Development PSY*235 Lifespan Development Psych 3 11466
Macroeconomics Macroeconomics ECO 262- Macroeconomics 3 26717
Microeconomics Microeconomics ECO 260- Microeconomics 3 19374
U.S. Government U.S. Government Social Science/History Credit 3 7747
U.S. History I U.S. History I HIS 101- US History I 3 15316
U.S. History II U.S. History II HIS 102- US History II 3 5293

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 51

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