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SNHU and Sophia - chrisv - 06-18-2026

I'm looking at doing SNHU Geoscience eventually and wanted to knock out as many courses on Sophia as I possibly can. I'm looking at there transfer list and seeing that Sophia comes across as electives generally. 

If you look at the Gen Eds at SNHU, they have "buckets" of courses, and all of them have named courses. 

https://www.snhu.edu/admission/academic-catalogs#/programs/view/68b727358f2f3f07c88edd82

https://snhu.sophia.org/

Does anyone on the forum have experience transfering Sophia, or even Study/SL to SNHU?

RE: SNHU and Sophia - LevelUP - 06-19-2026

(06-18-2026, 11:44 PM)chrisv Wrote: I'm looking at doing SNHU Geoscience eventually and wanted to knock out as many courses on Sophia as I possibly can. I'm looking at there transfer list and seeing that Sophia comes across as electives generally. 

If you look at the Gen Eds at SNHU, they have "buckets" of courses, and all of them have named courses. 

https://www.snhu.edu/admission/academic-catalogs#/programs/view/68b727358f2f3f07c88edd82

https://snhu.sophia.org/

Does anyone on the forum have experience transfering Sophia, or even Study/SL to SNHU?

For Gen Eds at SNHU, usually you don't need named courses, just match up the prefix. 

SNUN Gen Eds Wiki Guide
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/SNHU_!General_Education_Requirements_Roadmap

For your Geosciences major, you should be able to transfer in up to 90 credits, meaning you would only need to complete close to the minimum 10 courses at SNHU. This can save you both time and money.  (Note: Straighterline has labs that might transfer)

If you do the Data Analytics in Science, then I would check on doing certificates at Coursera for transfer credit:
IBM Data Science Professional Certificate - DAD220, DAT375
IBM Data Engineering Professional Certificate - DAD220, DAT260


You can manually map courses or use AI to help you using the attached course equivalents. 

AI Wrote:Section 1: Major Courses (Exact Match)
Note: Highly specific upper-level geosciences courses (300/400 level) and capstones rarely have direct transfer equivalents from platforms like Sophia or Study.com and typically must be taken directly through SNHU.
  • CHM101 - Fundamentals of Chemistry (3)
     
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    • Study.com: Chemistry 101: General Chemistry
       
    • Sophia: No exact match (Sophia transfers this as a general Chemistry Elective: CHM1ELE)
       
  • CHM101L - Fundamentals of Chemistry Lab (1)
     
    •  
    • Study.com: Not listed
       
    • Sophia: No exact match (Sophia transfers this as a general Chemistry Elective: CHMELE)
       
  • GEO330 - Geohazards (3)
     
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    • Study.com: Not listed
       
    • Sophia: Not listed
       
  • IT140 - Introduction to Scripting (3)
     
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    • Study.com: Computer Science 109: Introduction to Programming OR Computer Science 113: Programming in Python
       
    • Sophia: Introduction to Python Programming
       
  • PHY101 - Principles of Physics (3)
     
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    • Study.com: Physics 101: Intro to Physics
       
    • Sophia: Introduction to Physics
       
  • PHY101L - Principles of Physics Lab (1)
     
    •  
    • Study.com: Not listed
       
    • Sophia: Not listed
       
  • PHY103 - Earth System Science (3)
     
    •  
    • Study.com: Earth Science 101: Earth Science
       
    • Sophia: Not listed
       
  • PHY205 - Principles of Geology (3)
     
    •  
    • Study.com: Not listed
       
    • Sophia: Not listed
       
  • PHY205L - Principles of Geology Lab (1)
     
    •  
    • Study.com: Not listed
       
    • Sophia: Not listed
       
  • SCI207 - Atmospheric Science (3)
     
    •  
    • Study.com: Not listed
       
    • Sophia: Not listed
       
  • SCI218 - Natural Resources (3)
     
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    • Study.com: Not listed
       
    • Sophia: Not listed
       
  • SCI225 - Spatial Awareness (3)
     
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    • Study.com: Not listed
       
    • Sophia: Not listed
       
  • SCI310 - Geostatistics and Data Analysis (3)
     
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    • Study.com: Not listed
       
    • Sophia: Not listed
       
  • SCI320 - Geosciences Methodologies (3)
     
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    • Study.com: Not listed
       
    • Sophia: Not listed
       
  • SCI350 - Leadership and Ethics in the Geosciences (3)
     
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    • Study.com: Not listed
       
    • Sophia: Not listed
       
  • SCI425 - Geoscientific Research Methods (3)
     
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    • Study.com: Not listed
       
    • Sophia: Not listed
       
  • SCI489 - Geosciences Capstone (3)
     
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    • Study.com: Not listed
       
    • Sophia: Not listed
       

Section 2: Major Elective
Requirement: 12 credits from BIO, CHM, ENV, GEO, PHY, or SCI within the 100 - 499 range.
Below are all the available options from your provided lists that fit this exact criteria. You can mix and match these to reach your 12 credits.

BIO (Biology)
From Sophia:
  • BIO1ELE - Biology Elective (3 cr) -> Human Biology
  • BIO205 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I (3 cr) -> Anatomy and Physiology I
  • BIO205L - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab (1 cr) -> Anatomy and Physiology I Lab
  • BIO210L - Anatomy and Physiology Lab (1 cr) -> Human Biology Lab
  • BIO211 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II (3 cr) -> Anatomy and Physiology II
  • BIO211L - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab (1 cr) -> Anatomy and Physiology II Lab
  • BIO212 - Microbiology (3 cr) -> Microbiology
  • BIOELE - Biology Elective - 200 Level (1 cr) -> Microbiology Lab

From Study.com:
  • BIO120 - General Biology I (3 cr) -> Biology 101: Intro to Biology
  • BIO 101 and BIO 101ELE (4 cr) -> Biology 101L: Intro to Biology with Lab
  • BIO210 - Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology (3 cr) -> Biology 105: Anatomy & Physiology
  • BIO-210 and BIO-210L (4 cr) -> Biology 201L: Anatomy & Physiology I with Lab
  • BIO212 - Microbiology (3 cr) -> Biology 103: Microbiology
  • BIO270 - Genetics (3 cr) -> Biology 102: Basic Genetics OR Genetics 101: Intro to Genetics
  • BIO1ELE - Biology Elective (4 cr) -> Biology 107L: Clinical Microbiology w/ Lab

CHM (Chemistry)
From Sophia:
  • CHM1ELE - Chemistry Elective (3 cr) -> Introduction to Chemistry
  • CHMELE - Chemistry Elective - 100 Level (1 cr) -> Introduction to Chemistry Lab

From Study.com:
  • CHM101 - Fundamentals of Chemistry (3 cr) -> Chemistry 101: General Chemistry
  • CHM120 and CHM120L - General Chemistry I and Lab (4 cr) -> Chemistry 111L: Chemistry I with Lab
  • CHM121 and CHM121L - General Chemistry II and Lab (4 cr) -> Chemistry 112L: Chemistry II with Lab

ENV (Environmental Science)
From Sophia:
  • ENV-101 - Environmental Science (3 cr) -> Environmental Science

PHY (Physics / Earth Science)
From Sophia:
  • PHY101 - Principles of Physics (3 cr) -> Introduction to Physics

From Study.com:
  • PHY101 - Principles of Physics (3 cr) -> Physics 101: Intro to Physics
  • PHY103 - Earth System Science (3 cr) -> Earth Science 101: Earth Science
  • PHY150 - Introductory Physics: Mechanics (3 cr) -> Physics 111: Physics I
  • PHY215 and PHY215L - Physics I and Lab (4 cr) -> Physics 111L: Physics I with Lab
  • PHY216 - Physics II (3 cr) -> Physics 112: Physics II

SCI (Science)
From Study.com:
  • SCI1ELE - Science Elective (3 cr) -> Science 101: Intro to Life Sciences
  • SCI215 - Contemporary Health (3 cr) -> Health 101: Principles of Health

(Note: There are no GEO (Geology) transfer equivalents listed in the provided Sophia or Study.com documents).


RE: SNHU and Sophia - bluebooger - 06-20-2026

you can also go here

https://www.snhu.edu/admission/transferring-credits/work-life-experience#/experiences

scroll down to Sophia Learning
click the down arrow and it expands to show you all of sophia's courses
right click a course, open in new window, scroll down

for example : right clicking on Calculus 1 and opening a new window takes you here
https://www.snhu.edu/admission/transferring-credits/work-life-experience#/experiences/Sk0AQCH39?bc=true&bcCurrent=Calculus%20I&bcGroup=Sophia%20Learning&bcItemType=experiences

where it says you get 4 credits
3 in Calculus
1 in a math elective

Academic Credit(s)

Complete all of the following
Complete:
MAT225 - Calculus I: Single-Variable Calculus (3)
1 credit(s) from the following:
MAT2ELE - Mathematics Elective (0 - 15)
200 Level

RE: SNHU and Sophia - chrisv - 06-20-2026

Thanks for the pointers!

RE: SNHU and Sophia - Mint Berry Crunch - 06-22-2026

(06-18-2026, 11:44 PM)chrisv Wrote: I'm looking at doing SNHU Geoscience eventually and wanted to knock out as many courses on Sophia as I possibly can. I'm looking at there transfer list and seeing that Sophia comes across as electives generally. 

If you look at the Gen Eds at SNHU, they have "buckets" of courses, and all of them have named courses. 

https://www.snhu.edu/admission/academic-catalogs#/programs/view/68b727358f2f3f07c88edd82

https://snhu.sophia.org/

Does anyone on the forum have experience transfering Sophia, or even Study/SL to SNHU?

Definitely consider all the advice everyone has given, but I would also consider knocking out some of the more difficult classes with a mix of Sophia and SDC such as the science and math-oriented courses