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Our affiliate, Sophia, brings you no-cost gen ed courses you can take online, anytime.
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Apply to Strayer to find a bachelor’s program that fits your goals. Once you’re enrolled, you can complete your gen ed courses through Sophia, transfer them into your Strayer program to help save on tuition.
Save up to $15,250 on your bachelor’s degree with access to up to 10 no-cost gen eds through our affiliate, Sophia.*
*Savings assumes transferring 10 courses taken at Strayer affiliate, Sophia. Eligibility rules apply. Connect with us for details.
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Course breakdown
- Strayer Courses
- Sophia Courses
Save up to $15,250 on your bachelor’s degree*
*No-cost gen eds provided by Strayer University affiliate Sophia Learning. Package assumes taking 10 Sophia courses, no other transfer credits, remaining continuously enrolled in your Strayer degree program and using the Strayer Learn and Earn Scholarship.
Explore Sophia courses for your degree
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
- Intro to Business
- Financial Accounting
- Public Speaking
- Workplace Communication
- Workplace Writing I
- Workplace Writing II
- Art History
- Critical Thinking
- Environmental Science
- Introduction to College Mathematics
- Introduction to Statistics
- Introduction to Psychology
- Introduction to Sociology
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
- Taking Charge of Your Economic Future
- College Algebra
- Communication at Work
- English Composition I
- English Composition II
- Public Speaking
- Smarter Decisions through Psychology
- Introduction to Sociology
- US History: Learn from the Past, Prepare for the Future
- The Power of Persuasion
Bachelor of Business Administration
- Taking Charge of Your Economic Future
- College Algebra
- Communication at Work
- English Composition I
- English Composition II
- U.S. History I
- Art History I or Art History II
- Introduction to Psychology
- Introduction to Sociology
- Human Biology or Environmental Science
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
- Taking Charge of Your Economic Future
- College Algebra
- Communication at Work
- English Composition I
- English Composition II
- Art History I or Art History II
- Introduction to Statistics
- Introduction to Sociology
- Smarter Decisions through Psychology
- Public Speaking
Bachelor of Applied Science in Management
- Taking Charge of Your Economic Future
- Accounting
- Project Management
- English Composition I
- English Composition II
- Art History I or Art History II
- Introduction to Statistics
- Introduction to Psychology
- Introduction to Sociology
- Human Biology or Environmental Science
Bachelor of Science in Health Services Administration
- Intro to Business
- Financial Accounting
- Public Speaking
- Workplace Communication
- Workplace Writing I
- Workplace Writing II
- Art History
- Critical Thinking
- Environmental Science
- Introduction to College Mathematics
- Introduction to Statistics
- Introduction to Psychology
- Introduction to Sociology
How do Sophia courses work?
Sophia courses transfer and count as credits toward your bachelor’s degree program. They’re 100% online, so you can take them at your own pace, whenever it’s convenient. Plus, textbooks and other course materials aren’t required.
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Earn your Strayer bachelor’s degree for less by taking no-cost Sophia gen ed courses and transferring them to Strayer.
Cost
To access no-cost gen ed courses through our affiliate Sophia, you’ll need to enroll in at least two Strayer courses per quarter at $1,525 per course.
Financial aid eligibility
Course credits earned through Sophia don’t count toward federal financial aid eligibility. You’ll need to be enrolled in at least two courses at Strayer to qualify to use financial aid that quarter.
Support
Sophia courses give you the flexibility to move through your coursework at your own pace – without professors or set schedules. You’ll also have a learning coach to lean on for support.
Frequently asked questions
Sophia is designed with your busy life in mind. Check out these frequently asked questions to learn more about Sophia and how it works.
You can register for more than 40 gen ed courses offered through Sophia and take up to two courses at a time. However, there’s a limit to the amount of credit you can transfer. Students in Strayer’s bachelor’s degree programs can transfer a maximum of 126 credit hours.
Eligible students can transfer Sophia courses to Strayer for gen ed credit, but there’s no associated grade. Sophia courses don’t factor into a student’s grade point average.
Yes. Self-paced Sophia courses have flexible start dates, so you can take them along with your Strayer courses. But Sophia courses won’t count toward your financial aid eligibility or your GPA.
No. Your financial aid package doesn’t take Sophia courses into consideration. To be considered for a federal financial loan, you must take a minimum of two undergraduate courses at Strayer in a given quarter.
Eligibility requirements
- You must be admitted as a Strayer student and enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program.
- No-cost gen eds through Sophia only apply to bachelor’s degree programs. Sophia does not offer courses at the graduate level.
- Sophia offers more than 40 gen ed courses and you can take up to two courses at a time. However, there’s a limit to the amount of credit you can transfer. Students in Strayer’s bachelor’s degree programs can transfer a maximum of 126 credit hours.
- If you have reached your transfer credit limit, you will not be eligible to transfer in Sophia courses.
- To transfer, Sophia courses must be equivalent to the Strayer courses in your degree program. If in doubt that a class will transfer, speak with a coach before enrolling.
- Credits will be awarded toward your degree upon completion of the Sophia course and with a score of 70% or better.
Earn alternative credit
| Course ID | Course Name |
|---|---|
| ACC100 | Accounting I |
| ACC350 | Cost Accounting |
| BUS100 | Introduction to Business |
| BUS302 | Management Concepts |
| BUS309 | Business Ethics |
| BUS322 | Organizational Behavior |
| BUS375 | Project Management |
| CIS106 | Introduction to Information Technology |
| CIS109 | Introduction to Management Information Systems |
| CIS110 | Computer Programming Design |
| CIS111 | Introduction to Relational Database Management Systems |
| CIS175 | Introduction to Networking |
| CIS373 | Web Design & Development |
| CIS406 | JAVA Programming I |
| COM100 | Communication at Work |
| COM101 | Effective Communication Skills |
| COM201 | The Power of Effective Speaking |
| CRJ100 | Introduction to Criminal Justice |
| ECO101 | Microeconomics |
| ECO102 | Macroeconomics |
| ECO110 | Taking Charge of Your Economic Future |
| ENG090 | Writing Fundamentals |
| ENG115 | English Composition |
| ENG116 | Discover the Writer in You |
| ENG201 | The Power of Persuasion |
| ENG215 | Research and Writing |
| ENG315 | Professional Communications |
| FIN100 | Principles of Finance |
| FOS100 | Foundations of Success |
| HIS104 | American History Prior to 1865 |
| HIS105 | American History After 1865 |
| HUM111 | World Cultures I |
| HUM112 | World Cultures II |
| LEG100 | Business Law I |
| MAT104 | Algebra with Applications |
| MAT110 | Using Math to Inform Your World |
| MAT200 | Pre-Calculus |
| MAT210 | Data Driven Decisions |
| MAT300 | Statistics |
| MAT310 | Calculus I |
| PHI201 | Thinking it Through |
| PHI210 | Critical Thinking |
| PHI220 | Ethics |
| POL110 | U.S. Government |
| PSY101 | Smarter Decisions Through Psychology |
| PSY105 | Introduction to Psychology |
| REL212 | World Religions |
| SCI115 | Introduction to Biology |
| SCI200 | Environmental Science |
| SOC100 | Introduction to Sociology |
| SOC101 | The Story of Us: Embracing Diversity & Collaboration |
Discover other ways to earn college credit
Transfer in college credit
You may be able to bring in and apply the college credits you’ve already earned at other accredited institutions toward your Strayer degree.
Earn credit by exam
Test out of certain required courses and earn credit by passing Strayer Challenge Exams, College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) exams and DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST) exams.
Take no-cost gen ed courses
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