UMPI - BLS - Project Management Minor Plans

[Pinkspotturtle]

Hello everyone, 
I have been looking around here for a while and am planning on attending UMPI's BLS - Project Management Minor program next year. 

My current employer will reimburse educational expenses up to $5250 per year.  Anything over that I will pay for (if needed)

I currently work as a clinical research coordinator in an oncology department and have been doing this for six years.  Prior to that I lived in Wisconsin and worked in the Health Information Dept of a long-term care, psychiatric facility.  I did coding and transcription before that for many years working from home while my kids were little.  

I have about 3-5 hours per night to spend on school and about 15-20 on the weekend.  

I was originally planning on going to WGU's BS Healthcare Administration program, but then found the UMPI BLS-Project Management which is a better fit for what I currently do and enjoy.  I also plan on getting my Master's degree from UMPI.  

When I received my credit eval from WGU, they accepted the medical typing classes for the English Comp I & II.  I do not mind public speaking and writing is a strength of mine.  I would prefer writing over proctored exams, and for this reason I think UMPI is a better fit.  I do realize most of the classes from my AAS will not transfer, but wanted to include them just in case.  

I did look at the transfers accepted from MATC on the UMPI website.  

I plan on taking more Sophia classes and will also switch to Study.com if needed.  I started Sophia in July and then scratched my cornea so had to wait until that healed before starting back up.  Yes, it was as horrific as it sounds!

I do work full time plus, about 50 hours a week.  I have a lot of energy and enjoy school.  I would be interested to know what classes I could include in Sophia or Study.com yet.  Yes, I understand this can change at any moment and UMPI is the final authority. 

I took chemistry, biology (dissected fetal pigs, a cat, frogs, worms) and biology 2 where we injected the chickens with hormones in high school in addition to AP English Lit and four years of French.  

Thank you for any input, I appreciate it! 

Your Location: Texas, United States. 
Your Age: 59
What kind of degree do you want?: BLS from UMPI - Project Management Minor.
Current Regional Accredited Credits: Associate of Applied Science (Medical Secretary) from Madison Area Technical College (MATC). Graduated 1990.  I also took some classes in 1983 right after graduating from high school.  

Madison Area Technical College (MATC) Year 1983:
Intro Psychology, 3, B
Intermediate Algebra, 3, C
Psychology of Personal Adjustment, 3, C

[b]Madison Area Technical College (MATC) Year 1988-1990: AAS[/b]
Accounting I, 4, B
Management Techniques, 3, B
Communication Skills I, 3, AB
Communications Skills II, 3, A
Economics, 3, BC
Intro to Sociology, 3, D
Intro to Statistics, 3, B
American Institutions, 3, BC
Body Structure Systems, 3, AB
Medical Typing, 3, B 
Medical Typing II, 3, B 
Medical Typing III, 3, B
Medical Records, 3, B
Secretarial Procedures-Medical, 3, A
Medical Terminology I, 3, AB
Medical Terminology II, 3, B
Shorthand I, 3, B
Shorthand II, 3, AB
Medical Shorthand I, 3, B
Medical Shorthand II, 3, B
Medical Secretary Internship at UW Madison, 3, A

Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:
Sophia Credits: 18
Visual Communications, 3, 90%
Project Management, 3, 81%
Environmental Science, 3, 90%
Introduction to Business, 3, 89%
Critical Thinking, 3, 91%
Principles of Finance, 3, 81%
Business Ethics, 3, (Currently Over Halfway Completed)

Planning on Taking at Sophia:
Spanish I
Biology
Biology Lab

Any certifications or military experience?  CCRP Certification - Certified Clinical Research Professional from SOCRA

[bjcheung77]

@Pinkspotturtle, Welcome to the board, you missed the addendum... It may be beneficial to add that to your post or as a secondary reply. Just wondering, have you checked out the TAMUC option for their BAAS and/or BGS? UMPI is a good option, you can try going for the one and done option of UMPI BLS and MAOL, or maybe a mix/match like TAMUC BAAS/BGS and UMPI MAOL or HAU MBA, maybe even a WGU MBA or MSML. It really depends on what the student needs/wants and their budget, commitments, study habits, etc.

[Pinkspotturtle]

@Pinkspotturtle, Welcome to the board, you missed the addendum... It may be beneficial to add that to your post or as a secondary reply.  Just wondering, have you checked out the TAMUC option for their BAAS and/or BGS?  UMPI is a good option, you can try going for the one and done option of UMPI BLS and MAOL, or maybe a mix/match like TAMUC BAAS/BGS and UMPI MAOL or HAU MBA, maybe even a WGU MBA or MSML.  It really depends on what the student needs/wants and their budget, commitments, study habits, etc.

Thank you for the reply and the information.  I will definitely check these out.

[rachel83az]

As a reminder: If one wants the UMPI MAOL, it'll be faster/cheaper/easier after first completing a UMPI undergrad degree. There are four classes that students can take for their Bachelor's degree that will waive MAOL classes. (Students may take up to 3 of these 4 classes for the MAOL.)

HAU is good, but an MBA isn't the right fit for everyone. You need to decide if it's right for you.

WGU is also a good choice, but Pinkspotturtle has already stated that they prefer writing over proctored exams. Pretty sure WGU's Master's degrees still have proctored exams.

[mohelena02]

Since you're in TX check out TAMUC

[bjcheung77]

Exactly, I would go for TAMUC first as that's a local institution, then venture over to UMPI or any other recommended institution we advise. It really depends on you and the degree/institution you can budget for and commit to...