Credit Requirement Options for CSU-Global Courses and CLEP, DSST, JumpCourse, Pearson, Saylor Academy, Sophia, and StraighterLine Transfer Exams Students should use this list in conjunction with their individual degree plan to determine which CSU-Global course or exam from CLEP, DSST, JumpCourse, Pearson, Saylor Academy, Sophia, STRAIGHTERLINE, or Study.com can be used to meet specific degree requirements. Students cannot duplicate a course or use the same credit for multiple requirements. Credit earned in any category can be used for elective credit if the degree requirement has already been met. Each student s individual degree plan outlines their specific requirements and transfer needs. These credit and accepted transfer requirements are subject to change at any time without notice. Contact your student advisor if you have any questions regarding your transfer credit, degree plan, or these requirements. Please consult your Student Advisor before registering for any of the following alternative credit options. Credit Requirement Categories:
Written Communications CSU-Global Course Offering Course Title Course Code Credits Course Degree Composition I ENG101 3 Lower Division Composition II ENG102 3 Lower Division Effective Communication: Research and Writing COM300 3 Upper Division CLEP College Composition 50 (7/1/2010 - present) 6 ENG 101 and ENG 102 Lower Division College Composition Modular 50 (3/1/2015 - present) 3 ENG101 Lower Division College Composition Modular 50 (7/1/2010-2/28/2015) 6 ENG 101 and ENG 102 Lower Division English Composition (with or without Essay) 50 (7/1/2001-2/29/2016) 6 ENG 101 and ENG 102 Lower Division English Composition (with or without Essay) 420 (3/1/1993-6/30/2001) 6 ENG 101 and ENG 102 Lower Division English Composition (with or without Essay) 421 (1/1/1987-2/27/1993) 6 ENG 101 and ENG 102 Lower Division English Composition (with or without Essay) 530 (7/1/1978-12/31/1986) 6 ENG 101 and ENG 102 Lower Division Straighterline English Composition I 70% (2011 - present) 3 ENG 101 Lower Division English Composition II 70% (2008 - present) 3 ENG 102 Lower Division Developmental Writing Saylor Academy Corporate Communication (BUS210)* 70% (2015 - present) 3 COM 300 Lower Division Sophia English Composition I Pearson Learning Solutions Developmental English English Composition I English Composition II *Must be proctored
Mathematics Must be completed within 10 years. CSU-Global Course Offering Course Title Course Code Credits Course Degree College Algebra MTH122 3 Lower Division Mathematical Explorations MTH109 3 Lower Division Introduction to Statistics MTH156 3 Lower Division CLEP Calculus 50 (7/1/2001-9/30/2012) 3 GE Math Lower Division Calculus 50 (10/1/2012 - present) 4 GE Math Lower Division College Algebra 50 (1/1/2007 - present) 3 MTH 122 Lower Division College Mathematics 50 (3/1/2015 - present) 3 MTH 109 Lower Division Pre-Calculus 50 (3/1/2005 - present) 3 GE Math Lower Division Trigonometry 50 (1/1/1978-2/29/2016) 3 GE Math Lower Division Calculus with Elementary Functions 41 (3/1/1996-4/30/2006) 6 GE Math Lower Division College Algebra-Trigonometry 52 (7/1/2001-8/31/2006) 3 GE Math Lower Division College Mathematics NOT AN ACCEPTED EXAM (if taken 2/28/2015 or earlier) DSST Business Mathematics 400 (7/1/2009 - present) 3 GE Math Lower Division Fundamentals of College Algebra 400 (1/1/1990 - present) 3 MTH 122 Lower Division Principles of Statistics 400 (1/1/1990 - present) 3 MTH 156 Lower Division Straighterline Business Statistics 70% (2011 - present) 3 GE Math Lower Division College Algebra 70% (2011 - present) 3 MTH 122 Lower Division General Calculus I 70% (2014 - present) 3 GE Math Lower Division General Calculus II 70% (2014 - present) 3 GE Math Lower Division Introduction to Statistics 70% (2014 - present) 3 MTH 156 Lower Division Pre-Calculus 70% (2011-2015) 3 GE Math Lower Division General Calculus 70% (2011-2014) 3 GE Math Lower Division Introductory Algebra Jumpcourse College Algebra 95% (2015- present) 3 MTH 122 Lower Division Statistics 95% (2015- present) 3 MTH 156 Lower Division
Mathematics Must be completed within 10 years. Saylor Academy Calculus I* 70% (2015 - present) 4 GE Math Lower Division Business Statistics* 70% (2015 - present) 3 MTH 156 Lower Division Introduction to Statistics* 70% (2015 - present) 3 MTH 156 Lower Division Sophia College Algebra 70% (3/1/2016 - present) 3 MTH 122 Lower Division College Algebra 70% (3/1/2013-2/28/2016) 4 MTH 122 Lower Division Introduction to Statistics 70% (3/1/2016 - present) 3 MTH 156 Lower Division Introduction to Statistics 70% (3/1/2013-2/28/2016) 4 MTH 156 Lower Division Pearson Learning Solutions College Algebra 70% (2012 - present) 3 MTH 122 Lower Division Statistics 70% (2012 - present) 3 MTH 156 Lower Division Basic Math Business Math *Must be proctored
ARTS AND HUMANITIES CSU-Global Course Offering Course Title Course Code Credits Course Degree Introduction to Literature ENG130 3 Lower Division Critical Reasoning HUM101 3 Lower Division CLEP American Literature 50 (7/1/2001-2015) 6 GE Arts and Humanities Lower Division American Literature 50 (3/1/2015 - present) 3 GE Arts and Humanities Lower Division Analyzing and Interpreting Literature 50 (7/1/2001 - present) 6 GE Arts and Humanities Lower Division English Literature 50 (7/1/2001-2015) 6 GE Arts and Humanities Lower Division English Literature 50 (3/1/2015 - present) 3 GE Arts and Humanities Lower Division Humanities 50 (7/1/2001-2015) 6 GE Arts and Humanities Lower Division Humanities 50 (3/1/2015 - present) 3 GE Arts and Humanities Lower Division French Language* 60 or higher (4/1/2008-2/28/2015) 12 6 in Arts and Humanities, 6 in elective Lower Division French Language* 59 or higher (3/1/2015 - present) 9 3 in Arts and Humanities, 6 in elective Lower Division German Language* 60 or higher (6/1/2008-2/28/2015) 12 6 in Arts and Humanities, 6 in elective Lower Division German Language* 60 or higher (3/1/2015 - present) 9 3 in Arts and Humanities, 6 in elective Lower Division Spanish Language* 63 or higher (7/1/2007-2/28/2015) 12 6 in Arts and Humanities, 6 in elective Lower Division Spanish Language* 63 or higher (3/1/2015 - present) 9 3 in Arts and Humanities, 6 in elective Lower Division DSST Art of the Western World 400 (1/1/1990 - present) 3 GE Arts and Humanities Lower Division Business Ethics and Society 400 (12/1/2009 - present) 3 GE Arts and Humanities Upper Division Ethics in America 46 (4/1/2016 - present) 3 GE Arts and Humanities Lower Division Ethics in America 400 (1/1/1990-3/31/2016) 3 GE Arts and Humanities Upper Division Introduction to World Religions 48 (4/1/2016 - present) 3 GE Arts and Humanities Lower Division Introduction to World Religions 400 (1/1/1990-3/31/2016) 3 GE Arts and Humanities Upper Division Straighterline Introduction to Philosophy 70% (2014 - present) 3 GE Arts and Humanities Lower Division Introduction to Religion 70% (2014 - present) 3 GE Arts and Humanities Lower Division
ARTS AND HUMANITIES Sophia Approaches to Studying Religion 70% (2013 - present) 3 GE Arts and Humanities Lower Division Introduction to Art History 70% (2015 - present) 3 GE Arts and Humanities Lower Division Pearson Learning Solutions Critical Thinking 70% (2012 - present) 3 HUM 101 Lower Division Ethics 70% (2012 - present) 3 GE Arts and Humanities Lower Division Introduction to Literature 70% (2012 - present) 3 ENG 130 Lower Division Saylor Environmental Ethics, Justice & World Views* 70% (1/1/2016 - present) 3 GE Arts and Humanities Lower Division *Must be proctored
Social and Behavioral Sciences CSU-Global Course Offering Course Title Course Code Credits Course Degree Introduction to Political Science POL101 3 Lower Division Introduction to Human Development PSY105 3 Lower Division Introduction to Sociology SOC101 3 Lower Division Working in Modern Society SOC300 3 Upper Division Technology and Tools for the Global Information Age SOC305 3 Upper Division Race, Gender and Ethnic Relations in the US SOC310 3 Upper Division Managerial Economics ECN400 3 Upper Division Management in the Global Economy ECN405 3 Upper Division CLEP American Government 50 (7/1/2001 - present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Human Growth and Development 50 (11/1/2006 - present) 3 PSY105 Lower Division Introduction to Educational Psychology 50 (7/1/2001 - present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Introductory Psychology 50 (7/1/2001 - present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Introductory Sociology 50 (7/1/2001 - present) 3 SOC101 Lower Division Principles of Macroeconomics 50 (7/1/2001 - present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Principles of Microeconomics 50 (7/1/2001 - present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Social Sciences and History 50 (7/1/2001 - present) 6 3 in Social Science, 3 in History Lower Division DSST Fundamentals of Counseling 400 (1/1/2014 - present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Foundations of Education 400 (1/1/2014 - present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division General Anthropology 400 (1/1/2014 - present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Human/Cultural Geography 400 (1/1/2014 - present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Lifespan Developmental Psychology 400 (1/1/2014 - present) 3 PSY105 Lower Division Introduction to the Modern Middle East 400 (1/1/1990-12/31/2014) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Straighterline American Government 70% (2014 - present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Cultural Anthropology 70% (2014 - present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Macroeconomics 70% (2011 - present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Microeconomics 70% (2011 - present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Introduction to Psychology 70% (2011 - present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Introduction to Religion 70% (2014 - present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Introduction to Sociology 70% (2011 - present) 3 SOC101 Lower Division
Social and Behavioral Sciences Saylor Academy Introduction to Psychology 70% (3/1/2013 - present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Introduction to Sociology 70% (3/1/2013 - present) 3 SOC101 Lower Division Macroeconomics 70% (4/1/2014 - present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Microeconomics 70% (11/1/2013 - present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Sophia Introduction to Psychology 70% (3/1/2013 - present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Introduction to Sociology 70% (3/1/2013 - present) 3 SOC101 Lower Division Macroeconomics 70% (4/1/2014 - present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Microeconomics 70% (11/1/2013 - present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Saylor Academy Introduction to Comparative Politics* 70% (1/1/2016 - present) 2 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Introduction to Psychology* 70% (1/1/2016 - present) 2 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Introduction to Sociology* 70% (1/1/2016 - present) 1 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Introduction to Western Political Thought* 70% (1/1/2016 - present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Principles of Macroeconomics* 70% (1/1/2016 - present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Principles of Microeconomics* 70% (1/1/2016 - present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Jumpcourse American Government 95% (2015- present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Introduction to Psychology 95% (2015- present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Introduction to Sociology 95% (2015- present) 3 SOC 101 Lower Division Macroeconomics 95% (2015- present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Microeconomics 95% (2015- present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Pearson Learning Solutions American Government 70% (2014 - present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Introduction to Economics 70% (2014 - present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Introduction to Psychology 70% (2014 - present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Lower Division Introduction to Sociology 70% (2014 - present) 3 SOC 101 Lower Division Macroeconomics 70% (2012 - present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Upper Division Microeconomics 70% (2012 - present) 3 GE Social and Behavioral Science Upper Division *Must be proctored
history CSU-Global Course Offering Course Title Course Code Credits Course Degree US History I HST201 3 Lower Division US History II HST202 3 Lower Division US History from 1945 to the Present HST300 3 Upper Division CLEP History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1877 50 (7/1/2001 - present) 3 HST201 Lower Division History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present 50 (7/1/2001 - present) 3 HST202 Lower Division Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 50 (7/1/2001 - present) 3 GE History Lower Division Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present 50 (7/1/2001 - present) 3 GE History Lower Division Social Sciences and History 50 (7/1/2001 - present) 6 3 in History, 3 in Social Science Lower Division DSST A History of the Vietnam War 400 (1/1/2014 - present) 3 GE History Upper Division The Civil War and Reconstruction 400 (1/1/2014 - present) 3 GE History Upper Division History of the Soviet Union 400 (1/1/2014 - present) 3 GE History Upper Division Contemporary Western Europe: 1946-1990 400 (1/1/1990-12/31/2014) 3 GE History Lower Division Straighterline Survey of World History 70% (2016 - present) 3 GE History Lower Division U.S. History I 70% (2011 - present) 3 HST 201 Lower Division U.S. History II 70% (2012 - present) 3 HST 202 Lower Division Western Civilization I 70% (2011 - present) 3 GE History Lower Division Western Civilization II 70% (2012 - present) 3 GE History Lower Division Pearson Learning Solutions American History I 70% (2012 - present) 3 HST 201 Lower Division American History II 70% (2012 - present) 3 HST 202 Lower Division
Natural and Physical Sciences CSU-Global Course Offering Course Title Course Code Credits Course Degree Environmental Conservation BIO121 3 Lower Division Environmental Conservation Lab BIO121L 1 Lower Division Public Health and the Environment BIO201 3 Lower Division Human Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab BIO205 4 Lower Division Introduction to Microbiology with Lab BIO210 4 Lower Division Introduction to Chemistry CHE101 3 Lower Division Earth Science GEO101 3 Lower Division Earth Science Lab GEO101L 1 Lower Division Introduction to Physics with Lab PHY105 4 Lower Division CLEP Biology 50 (7/1/2001 - present) 6 GE Natural and Physical Science Lower Division Chemistry 50 (6/1/2001 - present) 6 GE Natural and Physical Science Lower Division Natural Science 50 (7/1/2001 - present) 6 GE Natural and Physical Science Lower Division DSST Astronomy 400 (1/1/2014 - present) 3 GE Natural and Physical Science Lower Division Environment and Humanity: The Race to Save the Planet 400 (1/1/2014 - present) 3 GE Natural and Physical Science Lower Division Health & Human Development 400 (1/1/2014 - present) 3 GE Natural and Physical Science Lower Division Principles of Physical Science I 400 (1/1/2014 - present) 3 GE Natural and Physical Science Lower Division Physical Geology 400 (1/1/1990-12/31/2014) 3 GE Natural and Physical Science Lower Division Sophia Environmental Science 70% (1/1/2015 - present) 3 BIO 121- No Lab Lower Division Human Biology 70% (3/1/2013 - present) 3 GE Natural Science - No Lab Lower Division Saylor Academy Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology* 70% (4/1/2014 - present) 3 GE Natural Science - No Lab Lower Division General Chemistry I* 70% (4/1/2014 - present) 3 GE Natural Science - No Lab Lower Division Physics: Introduction to Electromagnetism* 70% (4/1/2014 - present) 3 GE Natural Science - No Lab Lower Division Physics: Intro to Mechanics* 70% (4/1/2014 - present) 3 GE Natural Science - No Lab Lower Division *Must be proctored
Natural and Physical Sciences Straighterline Anatomy and Physiology I 70% (2014 - present) 3 GE Natural Science - No Lab Lower Division Anatomy and Physiology I Lab 70% (2014 - present) 1 GE Natural Science- Lab Only Lower Division Anatomy and Physiology II 70% (2014 - present) 3 BIO205- No Lab Lower Division Anatomy and Physiology II Lab 70% (2014 - present) 1 GE Natural Science- Lab Only Lower Division General Chemistry I 70% (2014 - present) 3 GE Natural Science - No Lab Lower Division General Chemistry I Lab 70% (2014 - present) 1 GE Natural Science- Lab Only Lower Division General Physics I 70% (2014 - present) 3 GE Natural Science - No Lab Lower Division General Physics I Lab 70% (2014 - present) 1 GE Natural Science- Lab Only Lower Division Introduction to Biology 70% (2014 - present) 3 GE Natural Science - No Lab Lower Division Introduction to Biology Lab 70% (2014 - present) 1 GE Natural Science- Lab Only Lower Division Introduction to Environmental Science 70% (2014 - present) 3 BIO 121- No Lab Lower Division Microbiology 70% (2014 - present) 3 BIO 210- No Lab Lower Division Microbiology Lab 70% (2014 - present) 1 GE Natural Science- Lab Only Lower Division Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab 70% (2011-2014) 4 GE Natural and Physical Science Lower Division Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab 70% (2011-2014) 4 GE Natural and Physical Science Lower Division General Chemistry I with Lab 70% (2011-2014) 4 GE Natural and Physical Science Lower Division General Physics with Lab 70% (2011-2014) 4 GE Natural and Physical Science Lower Division Introduction to Biology for Non-Majors with Lab 70% (2011-2014) 4 GE Natural and Physical Science Lower Division Pearson Learning Solutions Anatomy and Physiology 70% (2014 - present) 3 GE Natural Science - No Lab Lower Division Environmental Science 70% (2014 - present) 3 BIO 121- No Lab Lower Division Introduction to Biology 70% (2012 - present) 3 GE Natural Science - No Lab Lower Division JumpCourse Introduction to Physics 95% (2015- present) 3 GE Natural Science - No Lab Lower Division
electives CLEP Financial Accounting 50 (1/1/2007 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division French Language* 50-59 (4/1/2008 - present) 6 Elective Lower Division German Language* 50-59 (6/1/2008 - present) 6 Elective Lower Division Information Systems 50 (7/1/2001 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Principles of Marketing 50 (7/1/2001 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Spanish Language* 50-62 (7/1/2007 - present) 6 Elective Lower Division Principles of Accounting 50 (1/1/1978-1/31/2001) 6 Elective Lower Division Principles of Management 46 (3/1/1996-6/30/2001) 3 Elective Lower Division DSST Fundamentals of Cyber Security 400 (6/1/2014-present) 3 Elective Upper Division Introduction to Business 400 (7/1/2009 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Introduction to Computing 400 (1/1/2014 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Introduction to Law Enforcement 400 (6/1/2014-present) 3 Elective Upper Division Money and Banking 400 (1/1/2014 - present) 3 Elective Upper Division Organizational Behavior 400 (1/1/2014 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Personal Finance 400 (1/1/2014 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Principles of Public Speaking 400 (1/1/2014 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Principles of Supervision 400 (1/1/2014 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Substance Abuse 400 (1/1/2014 - present) 3 Elective Upper Division Technical Writing 400 (1/1/2014 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Sophia Conflict Resolution 70% (5/1/2013 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Introduction to Business 70% (8/1/2014 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Visual Communication 70% (5/1/2013 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division JumpCourse Business Law 95% (2015- present) 3 Elective Lower Division Financial Accounting Combined 70% (2015- present) 3 Elective Lower Division Introduction to Financial Accounting I 70% (2015- present) 3 Elective Lower Division Introduction to Financial Accounting II 70% (2015- present) 3 Elective Lower Division Organizational Behavior 70% (2015- present) 3 Elective Lower Division Principles of Marketing 95% (2015- present) 3 Elective Lower Division
electives Straighterline Accounting I 70% (2011 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Accounting II 70% (2011 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Business Communications 70% (2011 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Business Ethics 70% (2012 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Business Law 70% (2014 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Entrepreneurship 70% (2014 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Financial Accounting 70% (2014 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Information Technology Fundamentals 70% (2016 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Introduction to Business 70% (2014 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Introduction to Communication 70% (2014 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Introduction to Criminal Justice 70% (2011 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Introduction to Nutrition 70% (2011 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Introduction to Programming C++ 70% (2014 - present) 4 Elective Lower Division Managerial Accounting 70% (2014 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Medical Terminology 70% (2011 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Organizational Behavior 70% (2012 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Personal Finance 70% (2011 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Pharmacology I 70% (2011 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Pharmacology II 70% (2011 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Principles of Management 70% (2014 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Spanish I 70% (2014 - present) 4 Elective Lower Division Spanish II 70% (2014 - present) 4 Elective Lower Division First Aid & CPR 70% (2014 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Personal Fitness & Wellness 70% (2014 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Student Success NOT AN ACCEPTED EXAM Saylor Academy Business Law and Ethics* 70% (1/1/2016 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Introduction to Business* 70% (1/1/2016 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Introduction to Computer Science I* 70% (1/1/2016 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Introduction to Financial Accounting* 70% (1/1/2016 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division *Must be proctored
electives Pearson Learning Solutions Business Communication 70% (2012 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Criminal Courts 70% (2012 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Criminology 70% (2012 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Introduction to Business 70% (2012 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Introduction to Criminal Justice Brief 70% (2012 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Introduction to Early Childhood Education 70% (2012 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Introduction to Homeland Security 70% (2012 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Medical Terminology 70% (2012 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Organizational Behavior 70% (2012 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Probation and Parole 70% (2012 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Public Speaking 70% (2012 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Research Methods 70% (2012 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division Supervision 70% (2012 - present) 3 Elective Lower Division
CSU-Global Majors/Specializations Course Requirements for all degree programs and specializations are listed in the Academic Catalog. For more information on transfer exams that might potential fulfill a major/specialization requirement, please contact your student advisor. ADTREXML