Encouragement for those on the fence

[Jocon]

Hello all, I am posting to share my experience with UMPI to assist those that may be still on the fence or in their research phase. 

I entered into UMPI's Program in the second term session of the Fall 2023.  I was not working at the time and was able to devote nearly my entire awake time into classes.   

After finding this site, doing my own research, and some youtube videos, I started my journey in Sept of 2023 by signing up for Sophia. 

Through Sophia I managed to bring in 60 credits.   
 

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I had completed Composition 1 and 2  (English 1 and 2) years prior when I went to Paramedic School which was accepted along with those Paramedic Classes and Clinicals coming in as a electives.  


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I had to drop two of the classes I signed up for right after the start of the fifth week (with in 48 hours of adding them) as I became ill with the dreaded 'rona.  But I was able to complete 14 of the 16 classes that I had attempted.  


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I felt that the Intro to Criminal Justice instructor was very vague on what  he wanted to see in the essays, but overall an informative class. 


I STRONGLY recommend ANY AND ALL Classes taught by Dr John Zaborney (DR Z) .   Hot only are his classes put together well, and easy to follow, you can supplement your information with 'Crash Course' Videos that backup and reinforce his materials. 
I was a fan of the idea of Films of the Cold War, but was not thrilled with its execution as most of the video links were inaccessible.  (Not taught by Dr Z this go around)

After reviewing the requirements and the classes I had completed I emailed my advisor and was placed on the track to get a Degree with a Dual Concentration, Poly Sci and History concentrations.  
Spring 2024 term one I completed the remaining requirements to fulfill the double  concentration requirements, which was 8 more classes.  



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I had some issues with Sophia and the Spanish classes and took my chances with UMPI, and I got to say Dr Elizabeth Estela Reyes-Fournier Spanish classes through UMPI were in my opinion easier and more forgiving however taking the miniature quizzes and having to wait up to 48 hours to get a grade before proceeding can be a bit blah but overall I enjoyed the experience.  I was able to schedule Zoom's when I needed additional assistance and i felt she was always pleasant and helpful.  



Now You are prolly thinking - "Well if he can do it ..."  And you are probably right, but  just keep in mind for this course load and amount of writing you will need to do is honestly 40-50 hours a week.  I had allot of pre-UMPI Knowledge of most of these subjects as I am a lover of History Documentaries and what i call the University of Youtube education ( lol) . 


If you nose down and grind it out you can get a section / milestone done pretty quickly if you understand the material upon first reading. You do not 'need' anything outside the course work that is provided however I always tried to supplement my knowledge with youtube or other documentaries when able to find something relevant to the topic of the class. 

I am awaiting conferment, but can happily announce that as soon as I finished the last class with UMPI I immediately  began applying to master's programs.  I was offered a position within three programs. 

This fall I will be attending East Tennessee State University, Master of Arts, Appalachian Studies (Falls under anthropology/history) With a Graduate Assistantship (Tuition paid, and monthly stipend (No its not alot but it will ensure I don't have to eat Ramen unless I want to)) 


My original goal was to find and attend a law school after UMPI but after further research and conversations with my State Bar, I found that It would be near impossible at this time for me to obtain a licence to practice in my State if I did not attend an instate school (Can transfer out of state licence into this state after practicing for 7 years), Thus I am going down my second path.   


If you have any questions please ask and I or some one else on the forum will do our best to answer what we can or at least point you in the right general direction to find the answers. 




Completed:  Roane State Community College - Paramedic / A.A.S. Allied Health
Completed: UMPI BofA History and Political Science - Double Concentration
In Progress: ETSU Master's of Art in Appalachian Studies 
Future thoughts: really looking hard at the History and Anthropology programs in the UK, University of Birmingham has an attractive program and amenities. 

[Jonathan Whatley]

Were you looking only at non-ABA law schools? Because an out-of-state ABA-accredited JD would presumably be licensable immediately in your state.

[mattbau43]

Hello all, I am posting to share my experience with UMPI to assist those that may be still on the fence or in their research phase. 

I entered into UMPI's Program in the second term session of the Fall 2023.  I was not working at the time and was able to devote nearly my entire awake time into classes.   

After finding this site, doing my own research, and some youtube videos, I started my journey in Sept of 2023 by signing up for Sophia. 

Through Sophia I managed to bring in 60 credits.   
 


I had completed Composition 1 and 2  (English 1 and 2) years prior when I went to Paramedic School which was accepted along with those Paramedic Classes and Clinicals coming in as a electives.  




I had to drop two of the classes I signed up for right after the start of the fifth week (with in 48 hours of adding them) as I became ill with the dreaded 'rona.  But I was able to complete 14 of the 16 classes that I had attempted.  



I felt that the Intro to Criminal Justice instructor was very vague on what  he wanted to see in the essays, but overall an informative class. 


I STRONGLY recommend ANY AND ALL Classes taught by Dr John Zaborney (DR Z) .   Hot only are his classes put together well, and easy to follow, you can supplement your information with 'Crash Course' Videos that backup and reinforce his materials. 
I was a fan of the idea of Films of the Cold War, but was not thrilled with its execution as most of the video links were inaccessible.  (Not taught by Dr Z this go around)

After reviewing the requirements and the classes I had completed I emailed my advisor and was placed on the track to get a Degree with a Dual Concentration, Poly Sci and History concentrations.  
Spring 2024 term one I completed the remaining requirements to fulfill the double  concentration requirements, which was 8 more classes.  





I had some issues with Sophia and the Spanish classes and took my chances with UMPI, and I got to say Dr Elizabeth Estela Reyes-Fournier Spanish classes through UMPI were in my opinion easier and more forgiving however taking the miniature quizzes and having to wait up to 48 hours to get a grade before proceeding can be a bit blah but overall I enjoyed the experience.  I was able to schedule Zoom's when I needed additional assistance and i felt she was always pleasant and helpful.  



Now You are prolly thinking - "Well if he can do it ..."  And you are probably right, but  just keep in mind for this course load and amount of writing you will need to do is honestly 40-50 hours a week.  I had allot of pre-UMPI Knowledge of most of these subjects as I am a lover of History Documentaries and what i call the University of Youtube education ( lol) . 


If you nose down and grind it out you can get a section / milestone done pretty quickly if you understand the material upon first reading. You do not 'need' anything outside the course work that is provided however I always tried to supplement my knowledge with youtube or other documentaries when able to find something relevant to the topic of the class. 

I am awaiting conferment, but can happily announce that as soon as I finished the last class with UMPI I immediately  began applying to master's programs.  I was offered a position within three programs. 

This fall I will be attending East Tennessee State University, Master of Arts, Appalachian Studies (Falls under anthropology/history) With a Graduate Assistantship (Tuition paid, and monthly stipend (No its not alot but it will ensure I don't have to eat Ramen unless I want to)) 


My original goal was to find and attend a law school after UMPI but after further research and conversations with my State Bar, I found that It would be near impossible at this time for me to obtain a licence to practice in my State if I did not attend an instate school (Can transfer out of state licence into this state after practicing for 7 years), Thus I am going down my second path.   


If you have any questions please ask and I or some one else on the forum will do our best to answer what we can or at least point you in the right general direction to find the answers. 




Completed:  Roane State Community College - Paramedic / A.A.S. Allied Health
Completed: UMPI BofA History and Political Science - Double Concentration
In Progress: ETSU Master's of Art in Appalachian Studies 
Future thoughts: really looking hard at the History and Anthropology programs in the UK, University of Birmingham has an attractive program and amenities. 

Can you clarify that you completed 14 classes in one session and that required 45-50 hours per week for that specific session?

[bjcheung77]

@Jocon, Congrats on getting the UMPI degree with double concentration! Great work in getting the most credits out of your previous credits and Sophia.org before moving onto UMPI. That's a very good pace in getting UMPI classes done as well! Bravo, congrats again, you've done it and now starting the Master's! Wow!

[Jocon]

Can you clarify that you completed 14 classes in one session and that required 45-50 hours per week for that specific session?




Roughly yes, it may take some one else More or less hours but thats  rougly what I put it.  I was knocking out a class on adverage every 1.5 days