BA Psych and BA minor?

[Educated Wombat]

New thread for my own UMPI journey! 

I am planning to pursue a BA in Psychology and possibly a minor in business administration. Before I post my degree plan for feedback and suggestions, I am a bit confused on how the credits transfer for a minor. For example if I plan to transfer 90 credits for the BA psych major, I can still transfer in credits for the minor but they cannot be the same credits I would use towards my major, correct? 
I hope to enroll at UMPI in May after I finally complete my associates degree 

[bjcheung77]

Great thread post with some basic info and please do post the degree plan... Having said that, you need to work strategically and transfer in the max of 90+ credits into the degree. Your understanding of the transfer process should be simplified, it's 90 credits total into the degree itself, not 90 for the major and X for the minor.

You can transfer in more than the 90 required, but only 90 will go towards the degree. Essentially, you're transferring the general education requirements, the electives, and the first few classes that can be transferred in for the major. Link: https://www.umpi.edu/yourpace/academic_p...y/#courses

Basically, this transfer process is actually very similar to most institutions we recommend... Essentially, from the link above - The program includes 40 credit hours of general education courses, 45 credit hours of Psychology/core courses, and 35 credit hours of electives.

That basically means, to transfer in your general education, some of the major/core courses, and for your elective credit, throw your classes you need for the minor into it. That's it! Minors are only 18-24 credits, you've got 35 of them to transfer in, thus, the minor can be all transfer credit (if all can be transferred in).

[Jonathan Whatley]

I can still transfer in credits for the minor but they cannot be the same credits I would use towards my major, correct?

A UMPI minor requires 9 unique credits that do not overlap with another major or minor you will receive.

[Educated Wombat]

Thanks for clarifying. Here are my addendum & plan for a BA in Psych w/ minor in Business Admin. I would appreciate feedback. I’ll graduate with my associate’s in May & want to start the following semester. Can I apply before I graduate? I took extra Sophia courses so plenty should transfer. I had planned on a master’s in social work or counseling, but honestly not set on this anymore. My experience is mostly admin in non-profits so I'm not sure how I can combine both and what masters would be most useful. Any suggestions on my plan and path would be appreciated.

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Thanks for clarifying. Here are my addendum & plan for a BA in Psych w/ minor in Business Admin. I would appreciate feedback. I’ll graduate with my associate’s in May & want to start the following semester. Can I apply before I graduate? I took extra Sophia courses so plenty should transfer. I had planned on a master’s in social work or counseling, but honestly not set on this anymore. My experience is mostly admin in non-profits so I'm not sure how I can combine both and what masters would be most useful. Any suggestions on my plan and path would be appreciated.

Location: Rhode Island, USA  
Age: 41 
What kind of degree?: BA in Psych 
Regional Accredited Credits:  
Bristol Community College  
ENG 101 
ENG 102 
CSS 101 
MTH 119s 
COM 101 
PSY 101   
SOC 101 
GVT 111 
HST 113 
HST 114 
BIO 117   
PSY 257 
PSY 252 
PSY 255 
SER 101   
BIO 111  
PSY 254 
PSY 258 
HUM 101 
SER 251 
MAN 101
 
ACE Credits:  
SOPHIA:  
Intro to Stats  
Foundation of Stats  
Proj Management  
Conflict Resolution  
Intro to Information Tech  
Intro to Business  
Macro & Microecon
Visual Com 
Business Comm
Precal  
Calculus 1 
Lifespan Dev
Intro to Ethics  
Spanish 1 
Environmental Science  
Intro College Math  
College Algebra  
Art History 1  
 
Any certifications or military experience? None 
Budget: Bachelor: 4,000; Masters: 15k or less.  
Commitments: Full-time work, family  
Dedicated time to study: M-F 3-4 hours, Sat-Sun 5-6   
Timeline: BA by December 2025. 
Tuition assistance: Financial aid

Degree plan: BA Psych UMPI degree plan.xlsx