So, you just found out that you can transfer credits from Sophia.org. Taken by the excitement of saving quite an amount of money and an incredible amount of time, you subscribed to the platform, and you’ve completed a couple of courses.
You are ready to transfer those credits… but wait: UoPeople requires a transcript, and Sophia Learning only gives an unofficial transcript.
Before you ask, no, University of The People does not accept that unofficial transcript, but nothing to worry! There is a way.
In this article I will guide you with a detailed step-by-step guide to obtain your free transcript!
Step 1: Create a Credly Account
*If you have already a Credly account, you can skip directly to Step 2*
Sophia Learning will give you the opportunity to earn a badge in a platform called Credly. Credly is also the platform that will convert this badge into a transcript that you can use to transfer your credits at UoPeople.
Go to https://info.credly.com/ and click “Sign In” on the upper right of the page. You will have the option to either create an account with your existing email address or use your google account.
Once the account is created, open a new tab in your browser and proceed to Step 2!
Step 2: Log into your Sophia Learning account
Once you are in your Sophia Learning student space, go to the course you have completed. You will notice an option under the title of the course that says: “Get Your Badge” (fig. 1).
Once you have done that, you will be asked to link your Credly account to Sophia Learning. Follow the steps to link the two and confirm. Now you will find your badge in your Credly account, and you can now go to Step 3!
Step 3: Download The Transcript
From your Credly Dashboard, click on your account icon on the upper right side of the screen. Among the options, you will find “Send Transcript” (fig. 2). Click on it!
The following part is a bit finnicky but hang in there.
After clicking “Send Transcript” you will be redirected to a form that you have to fill out. It does not matter what you put in the required fields, because we are not actually going to really send this form. What you need to do is to fill in the required fields as you want and click on “Continue”.
You will be directed to the second part of the form, that you can ignore.
At the bottom of this form, you will find a “View Transcript” Option (fig. 3). Click on that and wait for the .pdf file to download. That’s your transcript!
Step 4: Submit the Transcript to UoPeople Portal
You can safely exit both Sophia Learning and Credly websites and go to UoPeople Portal. Click on “Admissions” on the left sidebar and then on “Transfer Credits”. From there you will be able to submit the transcript obtained from Credly!
Important 1: Remember that transfer credits comes with a fee of 17$ for each course transferred.
Important 2: If you have already submitted a transcript, you will not be able to submit another one by yourself. You will need to send a mail to your program advisor with a copy of the transcript, explaining to them that you are unable to submit the transcript on your own.
Conclusion
And that’s it! Unfortunately, the process is not as straightforward as it should be, and neither the University of The People nor Sophia Learning do a great job by explaining what and how to do it.
As a former UoPeople student, I had my share of problems figuring out the right way to do it. I advise you to always ask the UoPeople subreddit if you need any help related to this University. It’s a great community ready to help newcomers!
I hope I managed to help you in your pursuit of an academic degree, if so, feel free to share this article around! I’ll see you in the next article!