Finished BA PoliSci/History

[kidneysmasher]

Hello All,

BLUF: Went back to school to support my wife while she finished her undergrad. Completed BA History in 2.5 terms.

After retiring from the military and settling into our forever home, my wife decided to go back to school and finish her undergrad. She is pursuing the BA Mgt & Ldrshp (Name?) and I went for an undergrad in Poli Sci/History with a concentration on History.  I was able to finish the 12 classes in 2.5 terms. I submitted my final for my last history class last week and waiting on my degree to be conferred. 

As you can tell from my signature block it is not my first degree or CBE degree and I am starting a DBA IFSM on 24 October. 

Overall thoughts:
- Application process was very easy and Jessica is superb at her job. All questions answered promptly and very easy to work with. 
- The two foreign language classes were easy enough, but I was marked down for using Spanish that was more advanced. However, not that big of a deal.
- All ten history classes were designed in a true CBE / Self-study style. I had zero multple choice exams. All of my classes from Dr. Sebold were usually PowerPoints 20-30 slides with 2,000 word requirement. Dr. Zarboney (poliSci) finals were papers that were 5-8 pages in length. 
--Dr Sebold is a phenomenal professor. She really knows her classes and was kind enough to e-mail me to offer career advice and options for Masters in History. I  highly recommend her classes.

My wife had 24 classes to complete and has knocked out 14 so far. She is also in the middle of her third term and will finish 2 more before the term ends. It will leave her with 8 Business classes. She has had 4-5 classes that were multiple choice.  Not sure which ones. 

If anyone has any specific questions feel free to ask.

[rachel83az]

Congrats on your and your wife's accomplishments!

- The two foreign language classes were easy enough, but I was marked down for using Spanish that was more advanced. However, not that big of a deal.

I am still of the opinion that this is a huge, huge deal. But thanks for confirming why students who already know a non-English language should take the ACTFL whenever possible.

[kidneysmasher]

Congrats on your and your wife's accomplishments!

- The two foreign language classes were easy enough, but I was marked down for using Spanish that was more advanced. However, not that big of a deal.

I am still of the opinion that this is a huge, huge deal. But thanks for confirming why students who already know a non-English language should take the ACTFL whenever possible.

I actually took SPA101 and FRE101. After taking SPA101 I was told I was too advanced for SPA102. In hindsight I should've taken them with Sophia or another option, but I finished SPA101 in 3 days and FRE101 in 5 days. I lived in Germany for three years and frequented France often, so I have some conversational French under my belt.

[mohelena02]

I am a History buff and my dream is to do a History degree (already have a BAAS) - may I ask what was behind your decision to do the History degree? I have looked at this UMPI one as well. Did you enjoy the class content?

[kidneysmasher]

I am a History buff and my dream is to do a History degree (already have a BAAS) - may I ask what was behind your decision to do the History degree? I have looked at this UMPI one as well. Did you enjoy the class content?

I am a History Buff as welll. I started my BA History when I was stationed in Japan, but changed it to BS Management half way through, as it looked better from a military stand-point. I chose it because it does not matter in one way or another if I completed it. I just wanted soemthing that would be enjoyable for me, as I supported my wife during her journey.

The courses were mainly a few paragraphs per topic and then a series of documentaries to watch. I ended up doing supplemental research in areas that I found interesting. Native American History and the French Revolution as examples. 

Most classes had 3-5 milestones that were 500 word essays. The finals were either 5-8 pages for Zarborney classes and PPTs for Dr. Sebold.

Feedback was decent and the instructors helpful when I emailed them.

[JannikTT]

I am a History buff and my dream is to do a History degree (already have a BAAS) - may I ask what was behind your decision to do the History degree? I have looked at this UMPI one as well. Did you enjoy the class content?

I am a History Buff as welll. I started my BA History when I was stationed in Japan, but changed it to BS Management half way through, as it looked better from a military stand-point. I chose it because it does not matter in one way or another if I completed it. I just wanted soemthing that would be enjoyable for me, as I supported my wife during her journey.

The courses were mainly a few paragraphs per topic and then a series of documentaries to watch. I ended up doing supplemental research in areas that I found interesting. Native American History and the French Revolution as examples. 

Most classes had 3-5 milestones that were 500 word essays. The finals were either 5-8 pages for Zarborney classes and PPTs for Dr. Sebold.

Feedback was decent and the instructors helpful when I emailed them.

Congratulations!
May I ask which classes you completed at UMPI? And which classes you would recommend in the histoty major?

[tstrick82]

Congratulations to you and your wife!!

This post is JUST what I needed to see today! I’m starting on the 24th of next month and hve 20 classes to complete. I’m doing the same program as your wife. Any chance she’d be willing to list her classes and which were exams/papers/power points? I have read here that the classes change but it’ll help my anxiety some! Congrats again

[bjcheung77]

@kidneysmasher, Awesome! Congrats on getting that degree completed and cheering on the wife...
How's Liberty U and the DBA program with Info Systems Management concentration going for you?

[mohelena02]

I am a History buff and my dream is to do a History degree (already have a BAAS) - may I ask what was behind your decision to do the History degree? I have looked at this UMPI one as well. Did you enjoy the class content?

I am a History Buff as welll. I started my BA History when I was stationed in Japan, but changed it to BS Management half way through, as it looked better from a military stand-point. I chose it because it does not matter in one way or another if I completed it. I just wanted soemthing that would be enjoyable for me, as I supported my wife during her journey.

The courses were mainly a few paragraphs per topic and then a series of documentaries to watch. I ended up doing supplemental research in areas that I found interesting. Native American History and the French Revolution as examples. 

Most classes had 3-5 milestones that were 500 word essays. The finals were either 5-8 pages for Zarborney classes and PPTs for Dr. Sebold.

Feedback was decent and the instructors helpful when I emailed them.

Thank you for sharing! This makes me hopeful that I could get this degree in the future.

[kidneysmasher]

@kidneysmasher, Awesome! Congrats on getting that degree completed and cheering on the wife...
How's Liberty U and the DBA program with Info Systems Management concentration going for you?

Thanks. I actually do not start until 24 October. I'm a little nervous about starting, but at this point excited as well.

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I am a History buff and my dream is to do a History degree (already have a BAAS) - may I ask what was behind your decision to do the History degree? I have looked at this UMPI one as well. Did you enjoy the class content?

I am a History Buff as welll. I started my BA History when I was stationed in Japan, but changed it to BS Management half way through, as it looked better from a military stand-point. I chose it because it does not matter in one way or another if I completed it. I just wanted soemthing that would be enjoyable for me, as I supported my wife during her journey.

The courses were mainly a few paragraphs per topic and then a series of documentaries to watch. I ended up doing supplemental research in areas that I found interesting. Native American History and the French Revolution as examples. 

Most classes had 3-5 milestones that were 500 word essays. The finals were either 5-8 pages for Zarborney classes and PPTs for Dr. Sebold.

Feedback was decent and the instructors helpful when I emailed them.

Congratulations!
May I ask which classes you completed at UMPI? And which classes you would recommend in the histoty major?

I took:
SPA101
FRE101
Cold War Films- 5-8 Page Paper
Native American History: 20 slide/2000 word ppt
Vietnam Wars: 20 Slide PPT
World Civ 1
World Civ 2
Medieval Europe 20 slide ppt
Early Modern Europe 20 slide ppt
Modern Europe 20 slide ppt
POLI 101 Paper
POLI 201 Paper

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Congratulations to you and your wife!!

This post is JUST what I needed to see today! I’m starting on the 24th of next month and hve 20 classes to complete. I’m doing the same program as your wife. Any chance she’d be willing to list her classes and which were exams/papers/power points? I have read here that the classes change but it’ll help my anxiety some! Congrats again

If you send Jessica an e-mail she will send you the "GEC and competency for Business by Session" document and it will list the classes, description and what the final is. 

My wife took the multi-choice exam courses, expecting them to be easier, but said they had more modules and more intense milestones, plus the exam was very difficult. She much preferred the classes with essays/projects.