How Sophia Works
- Become a Sophia member and take up to two college courses at a time for a low monthly fee.
- Take courses at your own pace to see how many general education requirements you can complete with their on-demand format.
- Log in anytime and lean on Sophia’s learning coaches when you need support.
- Sophia partners with 40 colleges and universities that accept transfer credits from Sophia. Always contact your registrar or advisor to see if a Sophia course will transfer for college-level credit.
Why Sophia?
Complete college courses and general education credits fast at a fraction of the cost.
- Self-paced Progress through course material on your terms at a rate that fits your schedule.
- Affordable Complete courses quickly for a monthly fee or take your time with discounted membership options.
- Extensive Sophia offers 30+ courses in English, math, social science, business, computer science, and more.
- Flexible Take courses on demand and on your preferred device, including laptops, tablets, and phones.
Eligible high school juniors and seniors may enroll in select online college courses offered through the HBU Pampell Online Division and earn both high school credit and college credit for HBU online courses they are enrolled in and complete satisfactorily.
Students who desire to further their education at HBU once they graduate high school will also be eligible to receive scholarships that will reduce their tuition.
In addition, HBU will provide a scholarship to each student in the amount of $5,000 per year toward room and board for each consecutive year the student is enrolled as an undergraduate residential student at HBU who meets the following criteria:
- The student must complete 30 credit hours (10 courses) in HBU Dual Enrollment courses.
- The student must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 in their HBU Dual Enrollment courses.
*Juniors and seniors with a GPA of 2.75 or higher and a minimum ACT or SAT score are eligible to participate in the dual credit program. Dual credit students are not required to attend Houston Baptist after graduation. If a student chooses not to attend the partner college, he or she may negotiate a transfer of dual credits to their college of choice upon high school graduation. Ignite Christian Academy recommends that you check with your college of choice to determine how the transfer of credits will be handled.