Assuming S ≥ R is an almost excellent extension we prove that (1) if MS is a right S-module then the equalities pd(MS) = pd(MR), id(MS) = id(MR) and fd(MS) = fd(MR) hold; and (2) if either ring is right FS, right hereditary, right (left) semihereditary, right SI, right GV, right S3I, or right almost artinian (noetherian), then so is the other. We also consider dual Goldie dimensions over a finite normalizing extension.