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List of Courses That Transfer from Sophia.org to WGU - BitWiseGuy - 12-05-2020

Hello,

I received the following email (Nov 28, 2020) from my enrollment counselor about which Sophia.org courses can and cannot be transferred to WGU:

Quote:Here is the requested list of some of the courses that can and cannot transfer from Sophia:
 
Courses that can:
  • English Composition I (Not  Foundations of English Composition)
  • English Composition II
  • College Algebra (Not Foundations of College Algebra)
  • US History I
  • Microeconomics OR Macroeconomics (only one can transfer)
  • Introduction to Sociology
  • Introduction to Statistics (Not foundations of Statistics)
  • Introduction to Business
  • Project Management
  • public speaking
  • Ancient Greek Philosophers, OR Approaches to Studying Religions OR Art History I OR Art History II or Introduction to Ethics =Humanities
  • Human biology or Environmental Science
  • (All sociology except psychology)
 
Courses that CANNOT transfer:
  • Accounting
  • Developing effective teams,
  • Foundations of English composition
  • Essentials of managing conflict
  • Foundations of college algebra
  • Foundations of statistics
  • Intro to psychology
  • College readiness
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Essentials Managing Conflict
  • Visual communications
  • Introduction to Information technology
Hope this helps! Smile

RE: List of Courses That Transfer from Sophia.org to WGU - rachel83az - 12-06-2020

Thank you! I have added this information to the wiki: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sophia.org_Equivalency_List

RE: List of Courses That Transfer from Sophia.org to WGU - BitWiseGuy - 12-06-2020

(12-06-2020, 03:36 AM)rachel83az Wrote: Thank you! I have added this information to the wiki: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sophia.org_Equivalency_List

Thanks for maintaining the wiki too, that's a fantastic resource!

RE: List of Courses That Transfer from Sophia.org to WGU - dfrecore - 12-06-2020

Just remember that what transfers for one "school" at WGU may or may not for another. They're pretty consistent within schools now, but just because something will transfer as a particular course for a Business degree for example, does NOT mean that it will for an IT or Teaching degree.

RE: List of Courses That Transfer from Sophia.org to WGU - BitWiseGuy - 12-06-2020

(12-06-2020, 08:26 PM)dfrecore Wrote: Just remember that what transfers for one "school" at WGU may or may not for another.  They're pretty consistent within schools now, but just because something will transfer as a particular course for a Business degree for example, does NOT mean that it will for an IT or Teaching degree.

That's a good point.

The email that I posted here was a list of the courses that the enrolment counselor had seen accepted/rejected by the transfers dept. for other students. They didn't specify the college, but I assume this is applicable to the Business school, as I'm looking to obtain my B.S. Business Admin - IT Mgmt.

With that said, I would expect - perhaps naively - for the general education courses to be treated consistently among each of the WGU colleges, but it's always wise to check with your enrollment counselor prior to enrolling in a course you intend to transfer. You may not get a solid "yes/no" answer, but at least you can avoid any courses they know for sure won't transfer in.

Also, I've talked with three separate enrollment counselors so far (two others called to follow-up while my primary was on vacation) and I've found some to be more forthright about which courses will transfer vs. just saying I should compare each course syllabus to see if they're similar to the corresponding WGU course and that it's up to the transfers dept. to decide after I send transcripts.

RE: List of Courses That Transfer from Sophia.org to WGU - Remdaddy - 12-11-2020

(12-06-2020, 03:36 AM)rachel83az Wrote: Thank you! I have added this information to the wiki: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sophia.org_Equivalency_List

Yes this Wiki is a great resource!   FYI, I think there may be a slight error on the Wiki page- Introduction to Statistics is listed as transferable to WGU in the orig post, but not on the Wiki.
I'm pretty sure it should be transferrable across most degrees since it is the ACE Credit equivalent of Stat101.    

Kind Regards,
R

RE: List of Courses That Transfer from Sophia.org to WGU - rachel83az - 12-11-2020

(12-11-2020, 08:49 AM)Remdaddy Wrote: Yes this Wiki is a great resource!   FYI, I think there may be a slight error on the Wiki page- Introduction to Statistics is listed as transferable to WGU in the orig post, but not on the Wiki.
I'm pretty sure it should be transferrable across most degrees since it is the ACE Credit equivalent of Stat101.    

Kind Regards,
R

Thanks! I must've gotten it confused with the foundation course during the transcription process.

RE: List of Courses That Transfer from Sophia.org to WGU - webdeva - 04-14-2021

(12-05-2020, 05:54 PM)FYI I took US History I to meet the WGU American Politics and the US Constitution requirement. I called WGU Admissions prior to taking the course to confirm and was told yes it would. When I attempted to transfer it in WGU would not give me credit. I even went through an appeal and was denied. The transcript reviewing process has been the biggest challenge with WGU so far. Everything else has went well, but only thing consistent about that department is the inconsistency. :( Wrote: Hello,

I received the following email (Nov 28, 2020) from my enrollment counselor about which Sophia.org courses can and cannot be transferred to WGU:

Quote:Here is the requested list of some of the courses that can and cannot transfer from Sophia:
 
Courses that can:
  • English Composition I (Not  Foundations of English Composition)
  • English Composition II
  • College Algebra (Not Foundations of College Algebra)
  • US History I
  • Microeconomics OR Macroeconomics (only one can transfer)
  • Introduction to Sociology
  • Introduction to Statistics (Not foundations of Statistics)
  • Introduction to Business
  • Project Management
  • public speaking
  • Ancient Greek Philosophers, OR Approaches to Studying Religions OR Art History I OR Art History II or Introduction to Ethics =Humanities
  • Human biology or Environmental Science
  • (All sociology except psychology)
 
Courses that CANNOT transfer:
  • Accounting
  • Developing effective teams,
  • Foundations of English composition
  • Essentials of managing conflict
  • Foundations of college algebra
  • Foundations of statistics
  • Intro to psychology
  • College readiness
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Essentials Managing Conflict
  • Visual communications
  • Introduction to Information technology
Hope this helps! Smile


RE: List of Courses That Transfer from Sophia.org to WGU - MNomadic - 04-14-2021

Reposting this here since it's the relevant thread:

Someone on reddit was able to transfer Sophia web development in to WGU to satisfy C779. So for any future WGU students, I highly recommend the Sophia option for that class to save a lot of time during your term.

Edit: fixed link:

https://www.reddit.com/r/WGU/comments/mpvzpo/new_sophia_web_development_course/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

RE: List of Courses That Transfer from Sophia.org to WGU - rachel83az - 04-14-2021

(04-14-2021, 05:48 PM)MNomadic Wrote: Reposting this here since it's the relevant thread:

Someone on reddit was able to transfer Sophia web development in to WGU to satisfy C779. So for any future WGU students, I highly recommend the Sophia option for that class to save a lot of time during your term.

Edit: fixed link:

https://www.reddit.com/r/WGU/comments/mpvzpo/new_sophia_web_development_course/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

That was fast! It's already showing as an official transfer possibility. See: https://partners.wgu.edu/Pages/Single.aspx?aid=22062&pid=86