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Sophia.org Transfer Credits? - diamonds - 11-28-2020
Hello everyone!
Has anyone had sophia.org credits transfer over and if so which ones?
Particularly I'm looking for credits that transfer into the computer science BS.
Thanks!
RE: Sophia.org Transfer Credits? - bjcheung77 - 11-28-2020
Courtesy of rachel83az - she has created a series of degree plans on the wiki. For those reading, there are "sample TESU plans", these are the most updated/newest ones with recommendations of courses to take for each requirement - I highly advise everyone to read the newest pages she has created on the wiki... https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:AllPages and Here's the specific link for CS: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sample_TESU_BA_Computer_Science_Plan
RE: Sophia.org Transfer Credits? - rachel83az - 11-28-2020
That's for the big 3, not WGU. There doesn't seem to be a WGU page on Sophia. I'll have to see if I can find a list of last-known equivalencies and add it to the wiki's Sophia info.
RE: Sophia.org Transfer Credits? - ss20ts - 11-28-2020
(11-28-2020, 03:03 AM)diamonds Wrote: Hello everyone!
Has anyone had sophia.org credits transfer over and if so which ones?
Particularly I'm looking for credits that transfer into the computer science BS.
Thanks!
It will depend on the degree program. WGU doesn't have a ton of gen ed requirements which is mostly what Sophia offers.
RE: Sophia.org Transfer Credits? - rachel83az - 11-28-2020
This is from 2016, so it's not going to include newer courses, but this should give you an idea of what to take from Sophia: https://web.archive.org/web/20160611164747/https://wgu.sophia.org/ I think they do want Eng. Comp II and that one's relatively recent so it won't be on the list.
RE: Sophia.org Transfer Credits? - dbinghamjr - 11-28-2020
(11-05-2020, 04:03 AM)dbinghamjr Wrote: I got an evaluation back with some Sophia courses, in case anyone wants another data point. (College of Business, and I sent a Sophia transcript via Parchment directly)
Introduction to Ethics = C100 Introduction to Humanities
Human Biology = C165 Integrated Physical Sciences
US History I = C121 Survey of United States History
Macroeconomics = D089 Principles of Economics
Introduction to Business = D072 Fundamentals for Success in Business
And the evaluator left a note that Sophia's Accounting does not cover WGU's Principles of Financial & Managerial Accounting (which I expected).
Edit to add - Just noticed, they also did not take Sophia's Project Management for anything. The rest of the Sophia courses I took weren't relevant to my degree (or duplicates). They also didn't take CSMLearn (which is a partner, I could probably appeal that if I was still planning to attend).
RE: Sophia.org Transfer Credits? - dfrecore - 11-28-2020
(11-28-2020, 02:01 PM)dbinghamjr Wrote:(11-05-2020, 04:03 AM)dbinghamjr Wrote: I got an evaluation back with some Sophia courses, in case anyone wants another data point. (College of Business, and I sent a Sophia transcript via Parchment directly)
Introduction to Ethics = C100 Introduction to Humanities
Human Biology = C165 Integrated Physical Sciences
US History I = C121 Survey of United States History
Macroeconomics = D089 Principles of Economics
Introduction to Business = D072 Fundamentals for Success in Business
And the evaluator left a note that Sophia's Accounting does not cover WGU's Principles of Financial & Managerial Accounting (which I expected).
Edit to add - Just noticed, they also did not take Sophia's Project Management for anything. The rest of the Sophia courses I took weren't relevant to my degree (or duplicates). They also didn't take CSMLearn (which is a partner, I could probably appeal that if I was still planning to attend).
Sophia's PM course is LL, so that's probably why it doesn't work?
As for CSMLearn, it counts as Applied Probability & Statistics at the College of Business only - no other "school" within WGU will accept it. And if you already have Stats, then it won't work for you either. I would definitely appeal it though if you need stats - it specifically says that it will transfer in. https://partners.wgu.edu/Pages/Single.aspx?aid=20079&pid=134
RE: Sophia.org Transfer Credits? - ss20ts - 11-28-2020
(11-28-2020, 02:01 PM)dbinghamjr Wrote: Edit to add - Just noticed, they also did not take Sophia's Project Management for anything. The rest of the Sophia courses I took weren't relevant to my degree (or duplicates). They also didn't take CSMLearn (which is a partner, I could probably appeal that if I was still planning to attend).
AS someone who's taken Intro to Project Management at 2 universities, I can see why WGU won't accept the Sophia course. You don't really cover everything that PMI covers and most programs are designed for you to take the CAPM or PMP. The Sophia course won't help with that at all.
RE: Sophia.org Transfer Credits? - dfrecore - 11-29-2020
(11-28-2020, 09:02 PM)ss20ts Wrote:(11-28-2020, 02:01 PM)dbinghamjr Wrote: Edit to add - Just noticed, they also did not take Sophia's Project Management for anything. The rest of the Sophia courses I took weren't relevant to my degree (or duplicates). They also didn't take CSMLearn (which is a partner, I could probably appeal that if I was still planning to attend).
AS someone who's taken Intro to Project Management at 2 universities, I can see why WGU won't accept the Sophia course. You don't really cover everything that PMI covers and most programs are designed for you to take the CAPM or PMP. The Sophia course won't help with that at all.
It's only a single course though. No program that prepares you for the CAPM or PMP is going to be a single 3cr course.
RE: Sophia.org Transfer Credits? - ss20ts - 11-29-2020
(11-29-2020, 09:58 AM)dfrecore Wrote:(11-28-2020, 09:02 PM)ss20ts Wrote:(11-28-2020, 02:01 PM)dbinghamjr Wrote: Edit to add - Just noticed, they also did not take Sophia's Project Management for anything. The rest of the Sophia courses I took weren't relevant to my degree (or duplicates). They also didn't take CSMLearn (which is a partner, I could probably appeal that if I was still planning to attend).
AS someone who's taken Intro to Project Management at 2 universities, I can see why WGU won't accept the Sophia course. You don't really cover everything that PMI covers and most programs are designed for you to take the CAPM or PMP. The Sophia course won't help with that at all.
It's only a single course though. No program that prepares you for the CAPM or PMP is going to be a single 3cr course.
Actually, after a 3 credit course you are eligible to sit for the CAPM and get the certification. The PMP requires documented work experience and takes several years to become eligible for.