Sophia.org Equivalency List

Sophia.org and Thomas Edison State University both used to prominently display equivalencies for Sophia courses. For unknown reasons, these practices were stopped. The information below should give you a rough idea in regard to transfers as of June 2020. This does not guarantee that a particular course will transfer into a particular slot.

Sophia courses each have a number of quizzes, tests, and submitted assignments.


 * Challenges are quizzes that you complete as you go through the a unit.
 * Milestones are tests that cover all the material in a unit, usually 2-4 challenges' worth of material (each milestone typically has 12-25 questions). With some courses, the final milestone counts towards your score; with other courses, you have to pass the final milestone but it does not count towards your score. Courses with just one milestone do not also have a final milestone.
 * Milestone counts do NOT include the final milestone unless it is the only milestone.
 * Touchstones are written or recorded assignments that you must submit to receive a grade.
 * The total number of challenges, touchstones, and milestones is not necessarily indicative of the difficulty of a course but it can be relevant when deciding whether to choose Sophia or another provider.

Sophia still provides equivalencies for Excelsior College and Charter Oak but that information is also provided here for the sake of comparison

UMPI Information
Basic information is provided here to allow comparison/contrast with other schools. More detailed information (allowing for better planning) is available on this page.

WGU Information
Although courses that have "no" listed under WGU will absolutely not transfer in, the ones with "yes" listed next to them will not automatically transfer to WGU. It will depend heavily on what you've already done and what "school" you are attending (what degree you are going after). For instance, if you are getting an IT degree, the business courses are unlikely to transfer in even though it is listed as being possible. Also, the following classes will overlap at WGU so that only one will ultimately count towards your degree:
 * Ancient Greek Philosophers, Approaches to Studying Religions, Art History I, Art History II, and Introduction to Ethics. Choose one
 * Microeconomics and Macroeconomics. Choose one
 * Human Biology and Environmental Science. Choose one

For more detailed information, check out WGU's Sophia partnership page.

Computer Science and IT
† Introduction to Relational Databases does not have a Touchstone because the entire course can be considered to be a Touchstone. Almost every question requires students to query the sample database. While not especially difficult, this can be tedious and time-consuming. Students who are searching for a quick and easy class may want to consider a different source.