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Excelsior University is partnered with the National College Credit Recommendation Service (NCCRS). UPI Study courses are recommended for credit by the American Council on Education (ACE) and NCCRS. UPI Study students may request a free credit evaluation and receive 10% off tuition at Excelsior — visit excelsior.edu/nccrs to connect with an Enrollment Specialist.
Excelsior University is a private, not-for-profit university with a main campus in Albany, New York, and an educational site in St. Petersburg, Florida that serves non-traditional learners through online and hybrid offerings. Excelsior has been delivering on its mission to provide educational opportunities to students since 1971. UPI Study's full catalog — 90+ courses worth 260+ total credits — is recommended for college credit by the American Council on Education (ACE) and NCCRS, the same standards Excelsior evaluates for transfer credit. Complete courses online, self-paced, then connect with Excelsior's team to see how your credits may apply.
Choose from 90+ college credit courses across 11 subject areas.
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Excelsior University is partnered with the National College Credit Recommendation Service (NCCRS). UPI Study courses are recommended for college credit by the American Council on Education (ACE) and NCCRS — the same standards Excelsior evaluates for transfer credit. UPI Study students may request a free credit evaluation from an Excelsior Enrollment Specialist before formally applying.
UPI Study students save 10% on tuition at Excelsior University. Confirm current terms with an Excelsior Enrollment Specialist.
Excelsior University works with ACE and NCCRS credit under its own conditions. Its Transfer and Evaluated Credit Sources policy says:
“Excelsior reserves the right to evaluate and accept or deny transfer credit for non-collegiate learning experiences that have been evaluated and recommended for college credit by the National College Credit Recommendation Service (NCCRS), the American Council on Education Learning Evaluations (ACE), and non-collegiate credit that appears on an official transcript from institutionally accredited schools.”
UPI Study is not a signed partner of Excelsior University, but UPI Study students have gone on to study there. ACE and NCCRS have over 2,100 cooperating colleges that will consider accepting credits; the final decision is with the universities.
Every plan unlocks all 90+ courses in the UPI Study catalog. Most students preparing for Excelsior choose Lifetime — one payment, no renewals, and access to every current and future course as you work toward your degree.
Same plans for every Excelsior student, US or international: $99/month, $279/4-months, $495/year, $599 Lifetime, or $250 for a single course.
All plans include instant access to 90+ college credit courses.
💡 Many employers reimburse $1,000–$3,000/year for college coursework — your plan may be fully covered.
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Your friend's first purchase, with your code.
For you when a friend makes a new account from your link on their own phone or computer, or buys.
Until Sat 7 Nov: earn 1 point for every $1 your friend pays. Points arrive 14 days after their purchase.
Spend points on a course ($250), a transcript ($20), a month of full access or Lifetime access ($599).
Points are spent at UPI Study only; they are never cash and cannot be transferred. Signup points stop at $600 per account for life (the price of Lifetime access); points from purchases have no limit, and one order earns at most 60 — except until Sat 7 Nov, when it earns 1 point for every $1 your friend pays, arriving 14 days after the purchase. A friend's first paid order earns; renewals of the same subscription do not. Orders with an affiliate code, under-18 accounts, a second account on the same device, and made-up accounts earn nothing. Your balance, code and rewards are in the points panel on your Student Dashboard. Questions? Ask Athena on this page.
UPI Study · Full ACE & NCCRS Course Catalog
All 90+ UPI Study courses (260+ total credits) are recommended for college credit by the American Council on Education (ACE) and NCCRS — the standards Excelsior University evaluates for transfer. Select courses to estimate your total credits.
Every course below is recommended for college credit by NCCRS, and many also by the American Council on Education (ACE). Ask your Excelsior advisor how each applies to your program.
| UPI Study course | Credits | Recommendation & Subject |
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Book a Free 15-Min Call with UPI Team →Excelsior University is a private, not-for-profit university with a main campus in Albany, New York, and an educational site in St. Petersburg, Florida, serving non-traditional learners through online and hybrid offerings. Excelsior has been delivering on its mission to provide educational opportunities to students since 1971 — founded as the Regents External Degree Program under the New York State Board of Regents, later known as Regents College, then Excelsior College. Its motto, "Ever Upward," reflects that focus. Excelsior offers undergraduate and graduate degrees through two schools: the College of Nursing and Health Sciences and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
The ACE & NCCRS Pathway
UPI Study courses are recommended for college credit by the American Council on Education (ACE) and NCCRS, and Excelsior University evaluates credit recommended by both for transfer. Excelsior is currently completing its updated course equivalency guides — UPI Study is on their list. In the meantime, Excelsior's Enrollment Specialists are available to provide a free credit evaluation, and UPI Study students receive 10% off tuition. Visit excelsior.edu/nccrs to connect with their team — or simply search "UPI" on the Excelsior website to be directed to the same page.
💡 Tip: Because equivalency isn't formally published yet, the most reliable next step is a direct conversation with an Excelsior Enrollment Specialist. Bring your UPI Study course list (or a printout of the catalog on this page) to your free evaluation.
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This page lists every UPI Study course recommended for college credit by the American Council on Education (ACE) and the National College Credit Recommendation Service (NCCRS) for students heading to Excelsior University. Excelsior evaluates ACE and NCCRS credit under its Transfer and Evaluated Credit Sources policy; its course equivalency guide for UPI Study is in progress, so no Excelsior course codes are shown. Excelsior Enrollment Specialists offer a free credit evaluation.
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Credit recommendations from ACE and NCCRS; list checked 13 October 2026. Excelsior University makes the final decision on every transfer.
| UPI Study Course | UPI Credits | Credit recommendation | Recommended credits | At Excelsior |
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| Business 101: Principles of Management | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Economics 251: Microeconomics | 3 | ACE and NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Economics 252: Macroeconomics | 3 | ACE and NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Marketing 102: Principles of Marketing | 3 | ACE and NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Accounting 210: Managerial Accounting | 3 | ACE and NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Finance 201: Principles of Finance | 3 | ACE and NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Finance 204: Financial Management | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Business 310: Entrepreneurship | 3 | ACE and NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Business 250: Business Law | 3 | ACE and NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Business 211: Business Ethics | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Business 210: Business Communication | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Business 100: Business Essentials | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Business 205: Foundations of Leadership | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Business 206: Leadership and Organizational Behavior | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Business 213: Leading Organizational Change | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Business 230: Project Management | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Business 300: International Business | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Business 306: Human Resources Management | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Business 309: Globalization and International Management | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Marketing 300: Marketing Research | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Statistics 101: Principles of Statistics | 3 | ACE and NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Math 100: Business Math | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Math 165: Calculus 1 | 4 | NCCRS | 4 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Math 265: Calculus 2 | 4 | NCCRS | 4 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Math 230: Discrete Mathematics | 4 | NCCRS | 4 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Math 250: Quantitative Analysis | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| College Algebra | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Precalculus | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Calculus 3 (Multivariable) | 4 | NCCRS | 4 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Computer Science 140: Current Trends in Computer Science and IT | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Computer Science 150: Computer Concepts and Applications | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Computer Science 180: Introduction to HTML and CSS | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Computer Science 190: Introduction to JavaScript | 3 | ACE and NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Computer Science 195: Ethics in Technology | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Computer Science 196: Introduction to Networking | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Computer Science 200: Fundamentals of Information Technology | 3 | ACE and NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Computer Science 201: Introduction to Linux | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Computer Science 210: Introduction to Java | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Computer Science 230: Programming in Python | 3 | ACE and NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Computer Science 235: Introduction to Computing | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Computer Science 240: Programming in C | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Computer Science 242: Programming in C++ | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Computer Science 251: Data Structures and Algorithms | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Computer Science 252: Network and Systems Security | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Computer Science 270: Cybersecurity | 3 | ACE and NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Computer Science 281: Database Fundamentals | 3 | ACE and NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Computer Science 301: Software Engineering | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Computer Science 354: Introduction to Operating Systems | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Computer Science 373: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Computer Science 381: Database Programming | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Computer Science 390: System Analysis and Design | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Biology 100: Intro to Biology 1 | 3 | ACE and NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Biology 200: Intro to Biology 2 | 3 | ACE and NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Chemistry 111: Chemistry I | 3 | ACE and NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Physics 200: Physics I | 3 | ACE and NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Environmental Science | 3 | ACE and NCCRS NCCRS recommends 3 credits; ACE recommends 1. |
3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Health 120: Medical Terminology | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Health 301: Healthcare Finance and Budgeting | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Health 302: Healthcare Organization and Management | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Health 303: Human Resource Management in Healthcare | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Anatomy & Physiology I | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Anatomy & Physiology I Lab | 2 | NCCRS | 2 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Anatomy & Physiology II | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Anatomy & Physiology II Lab | 2 | NCCRS | 2 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Chemistry Lab | 1 | NCCRS | 1 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Physics Lab | 1 | NCCRS | 1 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| English 120: Advanced Technical Writing | 3 | ACE and NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Psychology 110: Introduction to Psychology | 3 | ACE and NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Psychology 111: Research Methods in Psychology | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Psychology 112: Psychology of Diversity | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Psychology 120: Educational Psychology | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Psychology 180: Abnormal Psychology | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Psychology 300: Psychology of Personality | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Psychology 310: Advanced Social Psychology | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Sociology 110: Introduction to Sociology | 3 | ACE and NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Social Science 110: Ethics in the Social Sciences | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Criminology 150: Introduction to Criminology | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Philosophy 200: Principles of Philosophy | 3 | ACE and NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| English Composition I | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| English Composition II | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| American Literature | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Art History I | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Art History II | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| U.S. History I | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| U.S. History II | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| French I | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| French II | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |
| Critical Thinking & Analysis | 3 | NCCRS | 3 | Evaluated by Excelsior (free credit evaluation) |