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Credit for Instruction in Non-Collegiate Settings

CSU grants undergraduate degree credit for successful completion of non-collegiate instruction appropriate to the baccalaureate, either military or civilian, as recommended by the Commission on Educational Credit and Credentials of the American Council on Education (ACE). The number of units allowed are those recommended in the Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experience in the Armed Services and the National Guide to Educational Credit for Training Programs. Purely technical lower division coursework may not receive baccalaureate credit.

California State University: Troops to College: Transferring Academic Credit

Now, it's possible that this provision is only made for military-related personnel. Though, the main page for "Troops to College" does say the program is addressed to active duty, veteran, and military spouses and family. And the passage above explicitly includes "military or civilian" non-collegiate credit recommended by ACE.

They might have determined that this or any Straighterline course specifically wasn't "appropriate to the baccalaureate." But there certainly seems to be provision here for CSUs to accept ACE credit recommendations, explicitly including credit from civilian sources.