Alternative Credit Project

Find out how to apply credit from no- or low-cost online courses toward your UMGC degree or certificate.

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Did you know you can apply credits from certain no- or low-cost online courses to your undergraduate degree or certificate at University of Maryland Global Campus? Thanks to the Alternative Credit Project, also known as ACP, you may be closer to finishing your education than you think.

If you've taken eligible courses, we're here to help you get credit for them and move closer to your degree. Our admissions advisors specialize in helping busy professionals like you transfer into our convenient, flexible, high-quality academic programs.

ACP is a national program of the American Council on Education and is supported by a generous grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Get Started

We understand it's important to you to save time and money as you pursue your degree, which is why applying for admission as a transfer student with ACP credit is easy. Get started with these simple steps:

Request your ACP transcript: Request your ACP transcript directly from the American Council on Education, also known as ACE.
Explore more flexible credit options: Learn about additional sources of transfer credit you may be eligible to receive. If you've taken classes at a community college, gained know-how on the job, or been trained in the military, you may be eligible for additional credit toward your UMGC degree.
Contact admissions: Have your unofficial transcripts reviewed and receive a preliminary estimate of your transfer credits. Select the Request Info button to your right to complete a form and speak directly with an admissions advisor or call us at 800-888-8682.
Apply to UMGC: Complete UMGC's online application for admission.

UMGC Degrees and Certificates

UMGC offers undergraduate programs in a wide range of fields, many in high-demand areas like cyber security, business, and healthcare. And almost all of them are available entirely online. You can earn a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Science, or an undergraduate certificate.

Credit for Your ACP Courses

We accept credit for the following ACP courses:

Business

Common Title	Course Title	ACP ID	Provider	Transfer Course
Accounting	Accounting I	ACPE-0085	Pearson	ACCT 220
Accounting	Accounting I	ACPE-0086	Straighterline	ACCT 220
Accounting	Accounting II	ACPE-0087	Pearson	ACCT 221
Accounting	Accounting II	ACPE-0088	Straighterline	ACCT 221
Accounting	Introduction to Financial Accounting	ACPE-0113	Saylor	ACCT 220
Accounting	Managerial Accounting	ACPE-0117	Ed4Online	ACCT 301
Accounting	Principles of Accounting 1	ACPE-0132	Ed4Online	ACCT 220
Accounting	Principles of Accounting 2	ACPE-0133	Ed4Online	ACCT 221
Law & Ethics	Business Ethics	ACPE-0095	Straighterline	BMGT 496*
Law & Ethics	Business Law	ACPE-0097	Pearson	BMGT 380*
Law & Ethics	Business Law	ACPE-0098	Straighterline	BMGT 380*
Law & Ethics	Business Law and Ethics	ACPE-0099	Saylor	BMGT 496*
Human Resources	Human Resource Management	ACPE-0102	Ed4Online	HRMN 300*
Human Resources	Human Resource Management	ACPE-0104	Pearson	HRMN 300*
Management	Principles of Management	ACPE-0122	Pearson	BMGT 364*
Management	Principles of Management	ACPE-0123	Saylor	BMGT 364
Management	Principles of Management	ACPE-0124	Straighterline	BMGT 364*
Management	Principles of Marketing	ACPE-0126	Pearson	MRKT 310*
Management	Principles of Marketing	ACPE-0127	Saylor	MRKT 310*
Management	Project Management	ACPE-0128	Sophia	BMGT 487*
Management	Business Management	ACPE-0135	Ed4Online	BMGT 364*
Management	Principles of Marketing	ACPE-0134	Ed4Online	MRKT 310*
General Business	Introduction to Business	ACPE-0106	Pearson	BMGT 110
General Business	Introduction to Business	ACPE-0107	Saylor	BMGT 110
General Business	Introduction to Business	ACPE-0108	Straighterline	BMGT 110
General Business	Organizational Behavior	ACPE-0120	Pearson	BMGT 464*
General Business	Organizational Behavior	ACPE-0121	Straighterline	BMGT 464*
Finance	Introduction to Finance	ACPE-0112	Pearson	FINC 330*

Critical Thinking, Writing & Communication

Subject	Course Title	ACP ID	Provider	UMGC Course Equivalency
English Composition	English Composition I	ACPE-0003	Pearson	WRTG 101
English Composition	English Composition II	ACPE-0004	Pearson	WRTG 101
English Composition	English Composition I	ACPE-0024	Sophia	WRTG 101
English Composition	English Composition I	ACPE-0025	Straighterline	WRTG elective
English Composition	English Composition II	ACPE-0026	Straighterline	WRTG 101
Critical Thinking	Critical Thinking	ACPE-0002	Pearson	PHIL 110
Critical Thinking	Introduction to Literature	ACPE-0074	Pearson	English Literature elective
Communication	Corporate Communication	ACPE-0006	Saylor	Elective credit
Communication	Business Communication	ACPE-0009	Straighterline	WRTG 293
Communication	Introduction to Communications	ACPE-0010	Straighterline	SPCH 100

Foreign Language

Subject	Course Title	ACP ID	Provider	UMGC Course Equivalency
Spanish	Spanish I	ACPE-0129	Straighterline	SPAN 111
Spanish	Spanish II	ACPE-0130	Straighterline	SPAN 112

Humanities

Subject	Course Title	ACP ID	Provider	UMGC Course Equivalency
History	American History I	ACPE-0049	Pearson	HIST 156
History	American History II	ACPE-0050	Pearson	HIST 157
History	U.S. History I	ACPE-0069	Straighterline	HIST elective
History	U.S. History II	ACPE-0070	Straighterline	HIST elective
History	Western Civilization I	ACPE-0083	Straighterline	HIST elective
History	Western Civilization II	ACPE-0084	Straighterline	HIST elective
Religion	Approaches to Studying Religions	ACPE-0061	Sophia	HUMN elective
Religion	Introduction to Religions	ACPE-0063	Straighterline	HUMN elective
Philosophy	Introduction to Philosophy	ACPE-0062	Straighterline	PHIL 100
Philosophy	Ethics	ACPE-0073	Pearson	PHIL 142
Arts	Introduction to Art History	ACPE-0105	Sophia	Art history elective

Mathematical Concepts

Common Title	Course Title	ACP ID	Provider	Transfer Course
Calculus	Calculus I	ACPE-0015	Saylor	MATH 140
Calculus	Pre-Calculus	ACPE-0019	Straighterline	MATH 115
Calculus	General Calculus I	ACPE-0040	Straighterline	MATH 140
Calculus	General Calculus II	ACPE-0041	Straighterline	MATH 141
Algebra	College Algebra	ACPE-0016	Saylor	MATH 012
Algebra	College Algebra	ACPE-0018	Straighterline	MATH 107
Algebra	College Algebra	ACPE-0033	Pearson	MATH 107
Linear & Non-Linear Algebra	Introduction to Differential Equations	ACPE-0031	edX	Upper level Math Elective
Linear & Non-Linear Algebra	Linear Differential Equations	ACPE-0137	edX	Upper level Math Elective
Linear & Non-Linear Algebra	Nonlinear Differential Equations	ACPE-0138	edX	Upper level Math Elective
Statistics	Statistics	ACPE-0014	Pearson	STAT 200
Statistics	Introduction to Statistics	ACPE-0017	Saylor	STAT 200

Science

Subject	Course Title	ACP ID	Provider	UMGC Course Equivalency
Anatomy and Physiology	Anatomy and Physiology	ACPE-0089	Ed4Online	BIOL 164
Anatomy and Physiology	Anatomy and Physiology	ACPE-0090	Pearson	BIOL 164
Anatomy and Physiology	Anatomy and Physiology I	ACPE-0091	Straighterline	BIOL 201 lecture
Anatomy and Physiology	Anatomy and Physiology I Lab	ACPE-0092	Straighterline	BIOL 201 lab
Anatomy and Physiology	Anatomy and Physiology II	ACPE-0093	Straighterline	BIOL 201 lecture
Anatomy and Physiology	Anatomy and Physiology II Lab	ACPE-0094	Straighterline	BIOL 201 lab
Anatomy and Physiology	Introduction to Nutrition	ACPE-0116	Straighterline	NUTR 100
Biology	Introduction to Biology	ACPE-0005	Pearson	BIOL 101
Biology	Introduction to Biology	ACPE-0011	Straighterline	BIOL 101
Biology	Introduction to Biology Lab	ACPE-0012	Straighterline	BIOL 102
Biology	Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology	ACPE-0023	Saylor	BIOL 350*
Biology	Microbiology	ACPE-0028	Straighterline	BIOL 230 lecture
Biology	Microbiology Lab	ACPE-0029	Straighterline	BIOL 230 lab
Chemistry	General Chemistry	ACPE-0034	Saylor	CHEM 121
Chemistry	General Chemistry	ACPE-0036	Straighterline	CHEM 121
Chemistry	General Chemistry Lab	ACPE-0037	Straighterline	CHEM 122
Environmental Science	Environmental Science	ACPE-0020	Pearson	BIOL 211
Environmental Science	Introduction to Environmental Science	ACPE-0027	Straighterline	BIOL 211
Physics	Physics: Introduction to Electromagnetism	ACPE-0007	Saylor	PHYS 112
Physics	Physics: Introduction to Mechanics	ACPE-0008	Saylor	PHYS 111
Physics	General Physics	ACPE-0038	Straighterline	PHYS 111
Physics	General Physics Lab	ACPE-0039	Straighterline	PHYS lab

Social and Behavioral Science

Subject	Course Title	ACP ID	Provider	UMGC Course Equivalency
Anthropology	Cultural Anthropology	ACPE-0079	Straighterline	ANTH 102
Economics	Macroeconomics	ACPE-0047	Pearson	ECON 201
Economics	Microeconomics	ACPE-0048	Pearson	ECON 203
Economics	Macroeconomics	ACPE-0067	Straighterline	ECON 201
Economics	Microeconomics	ACPE-0068	Straighterline	ECON 203
Student Development	Professional and Career Development	ACPE-0051	Ed4Online	Elective
Student Development	Student Success	ACPE-0054	Pearson	Elective
Student Development	Student Success	ACPE-0064	Straighterline	Elective
Psychology	Abnormal Psychology	ACPE-0055	Ed4Online	PSYC 353*
Psychology	Aging and Society	ACPE-0058	Ed4Online	GERO 100
Psychology	Introduction to Psychology	ACPE-0076	Straighterline	PSYC 100
Psychology	Intro to Psychology	ACPE-0077	Ed4Online	PSYC 100
Sociology	Introduction to Sociology	ACPE-0080	Straighterline	SOCY 100
Political Science	American Government	ACPE-0053	Pearson	GVPT 170
Political Science	Introduction to Comparative Politics	ACPE-0071	Saylor	GVPT 280
Political Science	American Government	ACPE-0072	Straighterline	GVPT 170

Technology

Subject	Course Title	ACP ID	Provider	UMGC Course Equivalency
Information Systems	Introduction to Business Information Systems	ACPE-0109	Pearson	IFSM 300*
Information Systems	Managing Information Systems	ACPE-0118	Ed4Online	IFSM 300*
Computer Science	Computer Basics	ACPE-0100	Ed4Online	Computer Elective

*Counts as lower-level credit, but you may need additional upper-level courses to meet overall upper-level requirements for the degree.

The UMGC Difference

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Recognized and respected: A member of the University System of Maryland, UMGC is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, providing credibility and recognition to your degree. And with 170+ worldwide locations, we're truly a global university.
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Alternative Credit Project

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UMGC Degrees and Certificates

Credit for Your ACP Courses

The UMGC Difference

Principles of Accounting I

ACCT 220 | 3 Credits

Principles of Accounting II

ACCT 221 | 3 Credits

Accounting for Nonaccounting Managers

ACCT 301 | 3 Credits

Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

ANTH 102 | 3 Credits

Concepts of Biology

BIOL 101 | 3 Credits

Laboratory in Biology

BIOL 102 | 1 Credit

Molecular and Cellular Biology

BIOL 350 | 3 Credits

Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology

BIOL 164 | 3 Credits

Project Management I

BMGT 487 | 3 Credits

Business Ethics

BMGT 496 | 3 Credits

Introduction to Business and Management

BMGT 110 | 3 Credits

Management and Organization Theory

BMGT 364 | 3 Credits

Business Law I

BMGT 380 | 3 Credits

Organizational Behavior

BMGT 464 | 3 Credits

Chemistry in the Modern World

CHEM 121 | 3 Credits

Principles of Macroeconomics

ECON 201 | 3 Credits

Principles of Microeconomics

ECON 203 | 3 Credits

Business Finance

FINC 330 | 3 Credits

Elementary Spanish II

SPAN 112 | 3 Credits

Foundations of Oral Communication

SPCH 100 | 3 Credits

Introduction to Statistics

STAT 200 | 3 Credits

Introduction to Psychology

PSYC 100 | 3 Credits

Elements of Nutrition

NUTR 100 | 3 Credits

Abnormal Psychology

PSYC 353 | 3 Credits

Orientation to Graduate Studies at UMGC

UCSP 615 | 0 Credits

Introduction to Sociology

SOCY 100 | 3 Credits

Introduction to Professional Writing

WRTG 293 | 3 Credits

Introduction to Philosophy

PHIL 100 | 3 Credits

Practical Reasoning

PHIL 110 | 3 Credits

Elementary Spanish I

SPAN 111 | 3 Credits

Human Resource Management

HRMN 300 | 3 Credits

History of the United States to 1865

HIST 156 | 3 Credits

History of the United States Since 1865

HIST 157 | 3 Credits

Contemporary Issues in Aging

GERO 100 | 3 Credits

Marketing Principles

MRKT 310 | 3 Credits

College Algebra

MATH 107 | 3 Credits

Pre-Calculus

MATH 115 | 3 Credits