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Sophia’s on-demand, self-paced social science courses can help you satisfy your general education requirements. For only $99 a month, take as many courses as you want, up to two at a time.

Sophia students have successfully completed more than 32,000 Social Science courses.

Sophia students take an average of 30 days to complete a Social Science course.

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Sophia’s ACE® and DEAC-recommended courses have been reviewed for credit at 1,000+ colleges and universities. The American Council on Education Learning Evaluations (ACE®) has evaluated and recommended college credit for over 70 of Sophia's online courses.