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SUNY Empire B.A. Psychology Degree Plan Transfer Credit Map
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at SUNY Empire State University, with UPI Study courses
37of 120 credits can come from UPI Study courses by SUNY Empire's own posted equivalencies. Up to 40 if SUNY Empire confirms the rows marked βAsk your advisorβ. 83 are taken at SUNY Empire.
Made by UPI Study, not by SUNY Empire. Check every line with your SUNY Empire advisor before you enroll.
One square per credit, in the colours of the status column; every three squares are one 3-credit course. Grey squares are taken at SUNY Empire. Sections are ordered fullest first; inside a section the order is SUNY Empire's own.
The degree, row by row
Every requirement of the Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, from SUNY Empire's requirements, and the UPI Study course that fills it. Tap a requirement for SUNY Empire's course titles and the notes. Transfer limit 90 credits.
- Covered
- Partly covered
- Ask your advisor
- UPI suggests trying
- Ask your advisor about this
| Row | Requirement at SUNY Empire | SUNY Empire course | Credits | UPI Study course | Counts at SUNY Empire as | From UPI | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SUNY General Education16 of 30 credits from UPI Study | |||||||
| 1 | Communication β Written and Oral (SUNY GE, required) | β | 3 | Advanced Technical WritingEnglish 120 Β· ACE and NCCRS | counts as COMW 3015 Technical Writing | 3 | Covered |
| 2 | Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice (SUNY GE, required) | β | 3 | Psychology of DiversityUPI suggests trying it Β· Psychology 112 | β | 0 | UPI suggests trying |
| 3 | Mathematics (and Quantitative Reasoning) (SUNY GE, required) | β | 3 | Principles of StatisticsStatistics 101 Β· ACE and NCCRS | counts as BUSN 2010 Business Statistics | 3 | Covered |
| 4 | Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning) (SUNY GE, required) | β | 3 | Intro to Biology 2Biology 200 Β· ACE and NCCRS | counts as General Education: Natural Sciences credit (no named course) | 3 | Covered |
| 5 | Social Sciences (SUNY GE: one of the three areas you choose) | β | 3 | Introduction to SociologySociology 110 Β· ACE and NCCRS | counts as SOCI 1005 Exploring Society: An Introduction to Sociology | 3 | Covered |
| 6 | β | 3 | Principles of PhilosophyUPI suggests trying it Β· Philosophy 200 | β | 0 | UPI suggests trying | |
| 7 | β | 3 | US History 1UPI suggests trying it Β· HIST 101 | β | 0 | UPI suggests trying | |
| 8 | β | 9 | Calculus 1Math 165 Β· NCCRS | counts as General Education: Mathematics credit (no named course) | 4 | Partly covered | |
| Total, SUNY General Education | 30 | from UPI Study courses | 16 | ||||
Electives18 of 38 credits from UPI Study | |||||||
| 9 | Electives - 38 credits (general learning) | β | 38 | Principles of ManagementBusiness 101 Β· NCCRS | counts as MGMT 1005 Principles of Management | 3 | Partly covered |
| 10 | Principles of MarketingMarketing 102 Β· ACE and NCCRS | counts as MRKT 1005 Marketing Principles | 3 | ||||
| 11 | Human Resources ManagementBusiness 306 Β· NCCRS | counts as HRMS 3015 Human Resource Management | 3 | ||||
| 12 | Business EthicsBusiness 211 Β· NCCRS | counts as Liberal, advanced-level credit (no named course) | 3 | ||||
| 13 | Fundamentals of Information TechnologyComputer Science 200 Β· ACE and NCCRS | counts as CSCI 1010 Introduction to Computers | 3 | ||||
| 14 | Introduction to JavascriptComputer Science 190 Β· ACE and NCCRS | counts as Nonliberal, introductory-level credit (no named course) | 3 | ||||
| Total, Electives | 38 | from UPI Study courses | 18 | ||||
Psychology Major Requirements3 of 52 credits from UPI Study | |||||||
| 15 | PSYC 1005 | 4 | Introduction to PsychologyPsychology 110 Β· ACE and NCCRS | counts as PSYC 1005 Introduction to Psychology | 3 | Partly covered | |
| 16 | PSYC 2000, PSYC 3000 | 2 | βAsk your advisor about this | β | 0 | Ask your advisor about this | |
| 17 | PSYC 1015 | 2 | English Composition 1UPI suggests trying it Β· ENG 101 | β | 0 | UPI suggests trying | |
| 18 | SOSC 2010 | 4 | Principles of StatisticsAsk your advisor if this could count | β | 0 | Ask your advisor | |
| 19 | SOSC 3025 | 4 | Research Methods in PsychologyUPI suggests trying it Β· Psychology 111 | β | 0 | UPI suggests trying | |
| 20 | HUDV 1015, HUDV 3025 | 4 | Educational PsychologyUPI suggests trying it Β· Psychology 120 | β | 0 | UPI suggests trying | |
| 21 | PSYC 2030, PSYC 3020 | 4 | Advanced Social PsychologyUPI suggests trying it Β· Psychology 310 | β | 0 | UPI suggests trying | |
| 22 | PSYC 3010, PSYC 2020 | 4 | Abnormal PsychologyUPI suggests trying it Β· Psychology 180 | β | 0 | UPI suggests trying | |
| 23 | PSYC 3040 | 4 | Intro to Biology 1UPI suggests trying it Β· Biology 100 | β | 0 | UPI suggests trying | |
| 24 | PSYC 3045, PSYC 3100 | 4 | Educational Psychology or Introduction to PsychologyAsk your advisor if this could countUPI's Introduction to Psychology already counts in this plan as PSYC 1005 Introduction to Psychology. | β | 0 | Ask your advisor | |
| 25 | PSYC 3055, PSYC 3080, HUDV 3155 | 4 | Psychology of Diversity or Advanced Social PsychologyAsk your advisor if this could count | β | 0 | Ask your advisor | |
| 26 | β | 8 | Psychology of PersonalityUPI suggests trying it Β· Psychology 300 | β | 0 | UPI suggests trying | |
| 27 | β | 4 | βAsk your advisor about this | β | 0 | Ask your advisor about this | |
| Total, Psychology Major Requirements | 52 | from UPI Study courses | 3 | ||||
| Whole degree | 120 | from UPI Study courses, by SUNY Empire's own posted equivalencies | 37 | 83 at SUNY Empire | |||
How we counted
Using only SUNY Empire's own posted equivalencies for UPI Study courses, up to 37 of the 120 credits could come from UPI Study (16 in SUNY General Education, 3 in Psychology Major Requirements, 18 in Electives). That is within SUNY Empire's 90-credit limit for outside credit in a 120-credit bachelor's degree and leaves 83 credits to take at SUNY Empire (SUNY Empire requires at least 30). The B.A. also needs at least 90 liberal arts and sciences credits and 45 advanced-level credits. SUNY Empire calls each posting unofficial: its Office of the Registrar confirms eligibility, and the student's mentor decides where each credit sits in the degree.
SUNY Empire State University is not a UPI Study partner; what each course counts as comes from SUNY Empire State University's own posted evaluations of ACE- and NCCRS-recommended courses. A suggested course is one to try, not an official equivalency, and is never counted. ACE and NCCRS have over 2,100 cooperating colleges that will consider accepting credits; the final decision is with the universities.
Communication β Written and Oral (SUNY GE, required)
Covered the UPI Study course on this row fills the requirement
UPI Study course
- Advanced Technical WritingEnglish 120 Β· 3 credits Β· recommended by ACE credit recommendation (ACE ID UPIS-0014) and NCCRS credit recommendationCounts as COMW 3015 Technical Writing
SUNY Empire's own posting gives UPI Study's Advanced Technical Writing the Communication - Oral and Communication - Written designations. SUNY sets no credit size for an area: one course in the area meets it, and the 30-credit total is what counts (3 credits shown).
Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice (SUNY GE, required)
UPI suggests trying a UPI Study course on the subject: one to try, not an official equivalency, never counted
UPI suggests trying Psychology of Diversity. Not an official equivalency, so it is not counted; SUNY Empire decides.
SUNY Empire has posted no UPI Study course with this designation. UPI Study's Psychology of Diversity is not in SUNY Empire's posted list (its closest SUNY Empire course is PSYC 3120 Psychology of Diversity); ask SUNY Empire's Office of Prior Learning before counting on it. SUNY sets no credit size for an area: one course in the area meets it, and the 30-credit total is what counts (3 credits shown).
Mathematics (and Quantitative Reasoning) (SUNY GE, required)
Covered the UPI Study course on this row fills the requirement
UPI Study course
- Principles of StatisticsStatistics 101 Β· 3 credits Β· recommended by ACE credit recommendation (ACE ID UPIS-0003) and NCCRS credit recommendationCounts as BUSN 2010 Business Statistics
SUNY Empire posts UPI Study's Principles of Statistics as BUSN 2010 Business Statistics with the Mathematics general-education designation. SUNY sets no credit size for an area: one course in the area meets it, and the 30-credit total is what counts (3 credits shown).
Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning) (SUNY GE, required)
Covered the UPI Study course on this row fills the requirement
UPI Study course
- Intro to Biology 2Biology 200 Β· 3 credits Β· recommended by ACE credit recommendation (ACE ID UPIS-0027) and NCCRS credit recommendationCounts as General Education: Natural Sciences credit (no named course)
SUNY Empire posts UPI Study's Intro to Biology 2 as Natural Sciences general-education credit; its second posting adds that B.S. Public Health and B.S. Biology students may use it for BIOL 1201. SUNY sets no credit size for an area: one course in the area meets it, and the 30-credit total is what counts (3 credits shown).
Social Sciences (SUNY GE: one of the three areas you choose)
Covered the UPI Study course on this row fills the requirement
UPI Study course
- Introduction to SociologySociology 110 Β· 3 credits Β· recommended by ACE credit recommendation (ACE ID UPIS-0005) and NCCRS credit recommendationCounts as SOCI 1005 Exploring Society: An Introduction to Sociology
SUNY Empire posts UPI Study's Introduction to Sociology as SOCI 1005 with the Social Sciences designation (UPI Study's Introduction to Psychology carries it too, but this plan counts it in the major). SUNY sets no credit size for an area: one course in the area meets it, and the 30-credit total is what counts (3 credits shown).
Second area you choose: Humanities, The Arts, US History and Civic Engagement, World History and Global Awareness or World Languages
UPI suggests trying a UPI Study course on the subject: one to try, not an official equivalency, never counted
UPI suggests trying Principles of Philosophy. Not an official equivalency, so it is not counted; SUNY Empire decides.
SUNY Empire has posted no UPI Study course for these areas. UPI Study's Principles of Philosophy is not in SUNY Empire's posted list (its closest SUNY Empire course is PHIL 2005 Introduction to Philosophy, a humanities course); it carries an ACE credit recommendation, so ask SUNY Empire's Office of Prior Learning. SUNY sets no credit size for an area: one course in the area meets it, and the 30-credit total is what counts (3 credits shown).
Third area you choose: Humanities, The Arts, US History and Civic Engagement, World History and Global Awareness or World Languages
UPI suggests trying a UPI Study course on the subject: one to try, not an official equivalency, never counted
UPI suggests trying US History 1. Not an official equivalency, so it is not counted; SUNY Empire decides.
Must be a different area from the other two. UPI Study's US History 1 is not in SUNY Empire's posted list (its closest SUNY Empire course is HIST 2025 US History to 1865); ask SUNY Empire's Office of Prior Learning. SUNY sets no credit size for an area: one course in the area meets it, and the 30-credit total is what counts (3 credits shown).
More SUNY General Education credits (any area) to reach the 30-credit minimum
Partly covered UPI Study fills some of the credits; the rest is taken at SUNY Empire
UPI Study course
- Calculus 1Math 165 Β· 4 credits Β· recommended by NCCRS credit recommendationCounts as General Education: Mathematics credit (no named course)
SUNY Empire posts UPI Study's Calculus 1 as 4 credits of Mathematics general-education credit (advanced level); the Mathematics area is already met above, so its credits count toward the 30. The three core competencies (Critical Thinking and Reasoning, Information Literacy and, from Fall 2026, Civic Discourse) are built into courses and carry no separate credits.
Electives - 38 credits (general learning)
Partly covered UPI Study fills some of the credits; the rest is taken at SUNY Empire
UPI Study courses
- Principles of ManagementBusiness 101 Β· 3 credits Β· recommended by NCCRS credit recommendationCounts as MGMT 1005 Principles of Management
- Principles of MarketingMarketing 102 Β· 3 credits Β· recommended by ACE credit recommendation (ACE ID UPIS-0015) and NCCRS credit recommendationCounts as MRKT 1005 Marketing Principles
- Human Resources ManagementBusiness 306 Β· 3 credits Β· recommended by NCCRS credit recommendationCounts as HRMS 3015 Human Resource Management
- Business EthicsBusiness 211 Β· 3 credits Β· recommended by NCCRS credit recommendationCounts as Liberal, advanced-level credit (no named course)
- Fundamentals of Information TechnologyComputer Science 200 Β· 3 credits Β· recommended by ACE credit recommendation (ACE ID UPIS-0012) and NCCRS credit recommendationCounts as CSCI 1010 Introduction to Computers
- Introduction to JavascriptComputer Science 190 Β· 3 credits Β· recommended by ACE credit recommendation (ACE ID UPIS-0013) and NCCRS credit recommendationCounts as Nonliberal, introductory-level credit (no named course)
120 credits minus the 52-credit major and the 30 general-education credits leaves 38. SUNY Empire applies PLE credit when it fits a degree requirement or adds breadth and depth to general learning. The B.A. needs at least 90 liberal arts and sciences credits, so no more than 30 nonliberal credits fit; these six courses include 15 nonliberal credits.
PSYC 1005 Introduction to Psychology
Partly covered UPI Study fills some of the credits; the rest is taken at SUNY Empire
UPI Study course
- Introduction to PsychologyPsychology 110 Β· 3 credits Β· recommended by ACE credit recommendation (ACE ID UPIS-0006) and NCCRS credit recommendationCounts as PSYC 1005 Introduction to Psychology
SUNY Empire course
PSYC 1005Introduction to Psychology
SUNY Empire posts UPI Study's Introduction to Psychology as PSYC 1005 at 3 credits; the program lists PSYC 1005 at 4. Whether the course requirement is fully met, or the missing credit must be made up in the major, is for the mentor.
PSYC 2000 or PSYC 3000 Careers in Psychology and Human Development
Ask your advisor about this no official equivalency and nothing to suggest yet; nothing here is counted
Ask your advisor about this.
SUNY Empire courses
PSYC 2000Careers in Psychology and Human Development: IntroductoryPSYC 3000Careers in Psychology and Human Development: Advanced
SUNY Empire has posted no UPI Study course for this requirement.
PSYC 1015 Writing and Research Literacy in Psychology
UPI suggests trying a UPI Study course on the subject: one to try, not an official equivalency, never counted
UPI suggests trying English Composition 1. Not an official equivalency, so it is not counted; SUNY Empire decides.
SUNY Empire course
PSYC 1015Writing and Research Literacy in Psychology
SUNY Empire has posted no UPI Study course for this requirement.
SOSC 2010 Statistics for the Social Sciences
Ask your advisor a UPI Study course may fit, but SUNY Empire has not confirmed it for this row, so it is not counted
UPI Study course
- Principles of StatisticsStatistics 101 Β· 3 credits Β· recommended by ACE credit recommendation (ACE ID UPIS-0003) and NCCRS credit recommendationSUNY Empire posts it as BUSN 2010 Business Statistics (3 credits, liberal and introductory) with the Mathematics general-education designation.
SUNY Empire course
SOSC 2010Statistics for the Social Sciences
SUNY Empire posts UPI Study's Principles of Statistics as BUSN 2010 Business Statistics, not SOSC 2010. SUNY Empire's B.S. in Business Administration accepts either BUSN 2010 or MATH 1065 for its statistics requirement, but the B.A. in Psychology lists SOSC 2010 only, so this is a question for the mentor.
SOSC 3025 Social Science Research Methods
UPI suggests trying a UPI Study course on the subject: one to try, not an official equivalency, never counted
UPI suggests trying Research Methods in Psychology. Not an official equivalency, so it is not counted; SUNY Empire decides.
SUNY Empire course
SOSC 3025Social Science Research Methods
SUNY Empire has posted no UPI Study course for this requirement. UPI Study's Research Methods in Psychology is not in SUNY Empire's posted list (its closest SUNY Empire course is PSYC 4070 Research Methods in Psychology); ask SUNY Empire's Office of Prior Learning.
HUDV 1015 or HUDV 3025 Lifespan Development
UPI suggests trying a UPI Study course on the subject: one to try, not an official equivalency, never counted
UPI suggests trying Educational Psychology. Not an official equivalency, so it is not counted; SUNY Empire decides.
SUNY Empire courses
HUDV 1015Lifespan Development: IntroductoryHUDV 3025Lifespan Development: Advanced
SUNY Empire has posted no UPI Study course for this requirement, and UPI Study has no lifespan-development course.
PSYC 2030 or PSYC 3020 Social Psychology
UPI suggests trying a UPI Study course on the subject: one to try, not an official equivalency, never counted
UPI suggests trying Advanced Social Psychology. Not an official equivalency, so it is not counted; SUNY Empire decides.
SUNY Empire courses
PSYC 2030Social Psychology: IntroductoryPSYC 3020Social Psychology: Advanced
SUNY Empire has posted no UPI Study course for this requirement. UPI Study's Advanced Social Psychology is not in SUNY Empire's posted list (its closest SUNY Empire course is PSYC 3020 Social Psychology: Advanced); ask SUNY Empire's Office of Prior Learning.
PSYC 3010 or PSYC 2020 Psychopathology
UPI suggests trying a UPI Study course on the subject: one to try, not an official equivalency, never counted
UPI suggests trying Abnormal Psychology. Not an official equivalency, so it is not counted; SUNY Empire decides.
SUNY Empire courses
PSYC 3010Psychopathology: AdvancedPSYC 2020Psychopathology: Introductory
SUNY Empire has posted no UPI Study course for this requirement. UPI Study's Abnormal Psychology is not in SUNY Empire's posted list (its closest SUNY Empire course is PSYC 2020 Psychopathology: Introductory); ask SUNY Empire's Office of Prior Learning.
PSYC 3040 Biological Psychology
UPI suggests trying a UPI Study course on the subject: one to try, not an official equivalency, never counted
UPI suggests trying Intro to Biology 1. Not an official equivalency, so it is not counted; SUNY Empire decides.
SUNY Empire course
PSYC 3040Biological Psychology
SUNY Empire has posted no UPI Study course for this requirement, and UPI Study has no biological-psychology course. UPI Study's Intro to Biology 1 is the closest subject (biology, not psychology) and is not in SUNY Empire's posted list; ask the mentor.
PSYC 3045 Cognitive Psychology or PSYC 3100 Learning & Motivation
Ask your advisor a UPI Study course may fit, but SUNY Empire has not confirmed it for this row, so it is not counted
Ask your advisor if UPI's Educational Psychology or Introduction to Psychology could count for this.
UPI's Introduction to Psychology already counts in this plan as PSYC 1005 Introduction to Psychology.
SUNY Empire courses
PSYC 3045Cognitive PsychologyPSYC 3100Learning & Motivation
SUNY Empire has posted no UPI Study course for this requirement, and UPI Study has no cognitive-psychology course. UPI Study's Educational Psychology (cognitive processes in learning, motivation and learning) is not in SUNY Empire's posted list; ask the mentor whether it could stand in for PSYC 3100 Learning & Motivation.
PSYC 3055 Cultural Psychology, PSYC 3080 or HUDV 3155
Ask your advisor a UPI Study course may fit, but SUNY Empire has not confirmed it for this row, so it is not counted
Ask your advisor if UPI's Psychology of Diversity or Advanced Social Psychology could count for this.
SUNY Empire courses
PSYC 3055Cultural PsychologyPSYC 3080Stereotyping, Prejudice, and DiscriminationHUDV 3155Developmental Perspectives Across the Globe
SUNY Empire has posted no UPI Study course for this requirement. UPI Study's Psychology of Diversity is not in SUNY Empire's posted list (its closest SUNY Empire course is PSYC 3120 Psychology of Diversity, which is not one of these three), and UPI Study's Advanced Social Psychology (which covers prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination) is not posted either; ask the mentor.
Two Advanced Level PSYC or HUDV Electives
UPI suggests trying a UPI Study course on the subject: one to try, not an official equivalency, never counted
UPI suggests trying Psychology of Personality. Not an official equivalency, so it is not counted; SUNY Empire decides.
SUNY Empire has posted no advanced-level UPI Study psychology course. UPI Study's Psychology of Personality is not in SUNY Empire's posted list (its closest SUNY Empire course is PSYC 2040 Theories of Personality: Introductory, which is not advanced level); ask the mentor.
Capstone: Any 4000 Level PSYC Course
Ask your advisor about this no official equivalency and nothing to suggest yet; nothing here is counted
Ask your advisor about this.
The capstone is a SUNY Empire 4000-level PSYC course; no UPI Study course is at this level.
Build my plan
Tick the UPI Study courses you want. The credits and the plan options follow. Your SUNY Empire mentor confirms what transfers.
Made by UPI Study, not by SUNY Empire. Check every line with your SUNY Empire advisor before you enroll.
Counted in the table above 12 coursesOfficial under SUNY Empire's posting; ticked for you.
Needs your advisor's OK 10 coursesSUNY Empire has not confirmed these: suggested, advisor or pending courses, not counted above.
12 courses Β· 37 credits
At 2 courses a month, the courses you ticked take about 6 months (an estimate).
At this pace the lowest total is Yearly: $495 a year, about $495 in total.
Or $250 a course, one at a time, with lifetime access to that course. Transcripts are $20 extra.
These are the plans for SUNY Empire students, wherever you live; eligibility is confirmed at checkout. International and not at SUNY Empire? See the pricing page or ask Athena in the chat.
Questions, answered
How many credits can I transfer into SUNY Empire's Bachelor of Arts in Psychology?
37 of the 120 credits can come from UPI Study courses on SUNY Empire's own posted evaluations of UPI Study courses: 12 courses across the sections in the table above. SUNY Empire applies at most 90 transfer credits to this degree. Up to 40 if SUNY Empire confirms the rows marked βAsk your advisorβ (those rows are not counted). SUNY Empire evaluates the official transcript and has the final say on every credit.
Does SUNY Empire accept UPI Study or NCCRS credits?
SUNY Empire State University is not a UPI Study partner, but it works with NCCRS and ACE and has posted its own evaluations of UPI Study courses; this plan uses only those postings. ACE and NCCRS have over 2,100 cooperating colleges that will consider accepting credits; the final decision is with the universities. SUNY Empire confirms each credit when it evaluates your official transcript.
Did SUNY Empire make this degree plan?
UPI Study made this plan; SUNY Empire did not provide, review or approve it. Students ask us for plans like this all the time, so we built it ourselves from SUNY Empire's published catalog and its posted course equivalencies, as carefully as we can. Catalogs and transfer rules change, and SUNY Empire alone decides what counts toward your degree. Please check every line of this plan and sheet with your SUNY Empire advisor before you enroll or pay. UPI Study takes no responsibility for decisions made from this plan; it is a planning tool to help you.
Who confirms my SUNY Empire degree plan?
Your SUNY Empire mentor and the Office of the Registrar. The Bachelor of Arts in Psychology is a structured program with a set course list; this plan follows that list and SUNY Empire's own posted evaluations of UPI Study courses. Your mentor reviews your plan with you, and the Office of the Registrar confirms each credit.
Do SUNY Empire's postings for UPI Study courses have a date window?
Yes. Each posting in SUNY Empire's Professional Learning Evaluation search covers UPI Study courses finished inside its date window; of the 12 posted courses in this plan, 6 from 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2027, 5 from 1 March 2021 to 31 August 2027 and 1 from 1 February 2025 to 31 January 2028. A course finished outside its window is not covered by that posting: check the window in the search before you enrol, and ask SUNY Empire's Office of Prior Learning (OPL@sunyempire.edu) whether a newer evaluation exists.
Can I finish the general education requirements before I enrol at SUNY Empire?
Much of it: 16 of the 30 credits in SUNY General Education can come from UPI Study courses (Advanced Technical Writing, Principles of Statistics, Intro to Biology 2, Introduction to Sociology and Calculus 1). The other 14 credits are taken at SUNY Empire or from another source SUNY Empire accepts. You can take the UPI Study courses before you apply; SUNY Empire applies the credit once it has your official transcript.
How long would it take if I do 2 courses a month?
The 12 UPI Study courses in this plan take about 6 months at 2 courses a month, about 12 at 1 a month and about 4 at 3. Every course is self-paced and starts any day. The plan builder on this page redoes the sum for the courses you tick and your own pace.
What's the cheapest way to do the UPI Study part of this degree?
Yearly access is the lowest total for the 12 courses in this plan: at 2 courses a month they take about 6 months, so $495 for 12 months covers them (about $495 in total). Lifetime access is $599 once and covers every UPI Study course for as long as you need, at any pace; monthly access is $99 a month (about $594 at this pace); a single course is $250. Transcripts are $20 extra. These are the plans for SUNY Empire students, wherever you live; eligibility is confirmed at checkout. The rest of the degree is paid to SUNY Empire at its own tuition.
Do I need to be enrolled at SUNY Empire before I take UPI Study courses?
No. UPI Study courses are open to anyone, and most students take them before they apply or between terms. SUNY Empire evaluates the official transcript when you apply or when you ask for a transfer evaluation. If you are already enrolled, ask your SUNY Empire mentor before you register for a course, so the credit lands where you expect.
How do I send my UPI Study transcript to SUNY Empire?
Request it from your UPI Study account when your courses are complete: UPI Study sends the official transcript to SUNY Empire for $20. SUNY Empire then decides how each credit applies to the Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.
What if my SUNY Empire mentor says a course doesn't count?
SUNY Empire has the final say. This plan counts only SUNY Empire's own posted evaluations of UPI Study courses; the 13 rows marked βAsk your advisorβ or βUPI suggests tryingβ are left out of the total for that reason. If a mentor places a course differently, ask whether it can count as an elective instead (Electives still has 20 credits of room in this plan), and ask for the placement in writing before you take the next course.
Which requirements have to be taken at SUNY Empire itself?
At least 30 credits must be taken at SUNY Empire. Every bachelor's degree needs at least 45 advanced-level credits. Every requirement with no counted UPI Study course is also taken at SUNY Empire or from another source SUNY Empire accepts.
Not at SUNY Empire?
ACE and NCCRS have over 2,100 cooperating colleges that will consider accepting credits; the final decision is with the universities.
Sources (14)
- SUNY Empire Academic Catalog 2026-2027: Psychology: B.A. (Program Details) https://catalog.sunyempire.edu/undergraduate/areas-study-degrees-certificates/ba-psychology/
- SUNY Empire: Online B.A. in Psychology https://www.sunyempire.edu/academics/undergraduate-academics/psychology.html
- SUNY Empire PLE (Professional Learning Evaluations) and Exams Credit Search: organization 'UPI Study', expired equivalencies hidden (12 courses, 13 entries) https://plesearch.sunyempire.edu/view/equivalency?combine=UPI+Study&tid=All&field_filter_date_end_value%5B1%5D=1
- SUNY Empire PLE equivalency detail (example: Introduction to Psychology) https://plesearch.sunyempire.edu/view/popup/2158
- SUNY Empire Academic Catalog 2026-2027: Professional Learning Evaluation (PLE) https://catalog.sunyempire.edu/undergraduate/cpl/ple/
- SUNY Empire Academic Catalog 2026-2027: Credit for Prior Learning https://catalog.sunyempire.edu/undergraduate/cpl/
- SUNY Empire: Professional Learning Evaluations (ACE and NCCRS sections) https://www.sunyempire.edu/academics/get-credits/professional-learning-evaluations.html
- SUNY Empire Credit for Prior Learning Policy (100.101, effective 9/2/2025) https://catalog.sunyempire.edu/undergraduate/academic-policies-procedures/credit-prior-learning/
- SUNY Empire policy: Degree Credit and Residency Requirements (effective 2 Sep 2025) https://catalog.sunyempire.edu/undergraduate/academic-policies-procedures/degree-credit-residency-policy/
- SUNY Empire Academic Catalog 2026-2027: Transfer Credit https://catalog.sunyempire.edu/undergraduate/transfer-credit/
- SUNY Empire Academic Catalog 2026-2027: Earning a Degree https://catalog.sunyempire.edu/undergraduate/earning-undergraduate-degree/
- SUNY Empire Academic Catalog 2026-2027: SUNY General Education (SUNY GE framework, matriculating Fall 2023 or later) https://catalog.sunyempire.edu/undergraduate/earning-undergraduate-degree/gened/
- SUNY Empire Academic Catalog 2026-2027: Tuition and Fees https://catalog.sunyempire.edu/undergraduate/tuition-fees/
- NCES College Navigator (IPEDS): Empire State University, completions 2024-2025 by program https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=196264#programs