Help with UMPI & Where to Take Other Classes

[michaelb82]

I need some help on where I should be spending my time to complete my coursework.  For some reason a bunch of credits didn't transfer over from a Criminal Justice Academy so I need to goto the Source and Request a Transcript - maybe 20 elective credits give or take.

I work full-time and have 2 kids in elementary school - M-F work and get home around 6/630 - kids in bed by 830 so maybe have an hour or 1.5 hours.  Weekends are free.

I would like to get this done as soon as possible as I need to have any kind of Bachelor's Degree to use the Certified Financial Planner marks of which I already passed the exam.  

This is what my UMPI Undergraduate Advisement Report shows for a Business Administation Major and Accounting Concentration:

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS
30 Credits - Not Satisfied
3.00 taken, 27.00 needed
12 credits in the major

300 level or higher - 9 of the 12 at the 300 level or higher
9.00 required, 0.00 taken, 9.00 needed

GEC GLO1 - Effective Written and Oral Communication
ENG 101 Transfer 3.00
ENG 121 Not Satisfied: GEC GLO 1B 3.00 Needed
POS 101, PCJ 215 or COM 210: GEC GLO 1C 3.00 Needed

GEC GLO2 - Critical and Creative Thinking
PSY 100 Transfer 3.00
SOC 100 Transfer 3.00
ENG 121 Not Satisfied GEC GLO 2C 3.00 Needed
ENG 211 or ART 108 Not Satisfied GLO 2D 3.00 Needed
ENG 151, HUM 184 or ART 211 Not Satisfied GEC - GLO 2E 3.00 Needed

GEC GLO3 - Quantitive and Scientific Reasoning
MAT 1XX Transfer 3.00
MAT 1XX Transfer 3.00
BIO 105 or HPR 101 Not Satisfied GEC GLO 3C  3.00 Needed
ENV 110 Not Satisfied GEC GLO 3D  3.00 Needed
BIO 105 Not Satisfied GEC GLO 3E  1.00 Needed

GEC GLO4 - Information Literacy
ENG 121 Not Satisfied GEC GLO 4B  3.00 Needed
PHI 152 or SWK 202  Not Satisfied GEC GLO 4C  3.00 Needed

GEC GLO5 - Global Consiousness and Intercultural Awareness
SOC 100 Transfer 3.00
HTY 115, HTY 116, HTY 161, HTY 162  Not Satisfied GEC GLO 5B  3.00 Needed
SPA 1XX  Transfer 3.00
SPA 102  Transfer 5.00
PHI 152, POS 211, SWK 202  Not Satisfied GEC GLO 5D  3.00 Needed
POS 101, POS 211, POS 332  Not Satisfied GEC GLO 5E  3.00 Needed

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - YOURPACE REQUIREMENTS
BUS 101  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
BUS 150  3.00 Graded
BUS 200  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
BUS 220  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
BUS 244  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
BUS 325  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
BUS 353  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
BUS 440  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
BUS 469  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
ECO 207  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
MAT 140  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
COM 210  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - ACCOUNTING CONCENTRATION (YOURPACE)
BUS 350  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
BUS 352  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
BUS 361  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
BUS 362  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
BUS 376  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
BUS 377  Transfer 3.00
BUS 378  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
BUS 464  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed

[bjcheung77]

Welcome back to the board... Exactly what I thought would happen, you've been swayed in multiple directions, and still stuck at that first/second phase.  There are two issues, 1) Degree of choice.  2) Maxing the transfer credit.  Your previous thread, I mentioned to do the quick degree, but some senior members thought otherwise.  Link: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...chool-Help

What you can do now is to complete whatever you're working on at UMPI, if you're going to finish this session (I suggest doing classes that can't be transferred in, or the 3-4 MAOL classes that can be used for the Masters), put the next session on hold. You're paying for a session at UMPI without knowing how to max the transfer of credits.  You're missing so many of the classes from Sophia.org and Study.com...

There's always good advice on this forum, in the last thread, you need to decide which pathway you want to go.  My pathway recommendation right now is a quick check the box degree, then go the Masters route, BLS with a minor or two of your choice, plus the 3-4 classes that go towards the MAOL.  An MAOL is very much like a MBA, but focus is on OL, not everyone needs a generic MBA (business administration).

Generally, if I was in your shoes, and I'm a life long learner, you want to go for a degree and keep laddering upwards.  You want to have a balanced trifecta mix/match of certs, degree, experience. Unless you're no longer going to go for a Masters or anything remotely in the future (like when you're 50+), then the Business degree is your best bet.

[ss20ts]

Just an FYI...
You only need 1 course to fulfill each area if the GEC. So if 5 courses are listed those 5 courses are your options to meet that requirement. You don't take all 5 courses.

[michaelb82]

Thank you - for clarification I don't need a Master's Degree.  The plan after finishing my Bachelor's degree is to complete the IRS Enrolled Agent exams to obtain that certification.  

I'm actually not enrolled anywhere at the moment, I only did two sessions at UMPI and I didn't have the time or commitment to get anything done but two courses and family stuff going on that took my time and focus away.  

Is there some type of comparable list somewhere that says I should complete this course with Sophia, this course with Study.com and these courses at UMPI?

[Jonathan Whatley]

Category:UMPI on the DegreeForum Wiki

[michaelb82]

Welcome back to the board... Exactly what I thought would happen, you've been swayed in multiple directions, and still stuck at that first/second phase.  There are two issues, 1) Degree of choice.  2) Maxing the transfer credit.  Your previous thread, I mentioned to do the quick degree, but some senior members thought otherwise.  Link: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...chool-Help

What you can do now is to complete whatever you're working on at UMPI, if you're going to finish this session (I suggest doing classes that can't be transferred in, or the 3-4 MAOL classes that can be used for the Masters), put the next session on hold. You're paying for a session at UMPI without knowing how to max the transfer of credits.  You're missing so many of the classes from Sophia.org and Study.com...

There's always good advice on this forum, in the last thread, you need to decide which pathway you want to go.  My pathway recommendation right now is a quick check the box degree, then go the Masters route, BLS with a minor or two of your choice, plus the 3-4 classes that go towards the MAOL.  An MAOL is very much like a MBA, but focus is on OL, not everyone needs a generic MBA (business administration).

Generally, if I was in your shoes, and I'm a life long learner, you want to go for a degree and keep laddering upwards.  You want to have a balanced trifecta mix/match of certs, degree, experience. Unless you're no longer going to go for a Masters or anything remotely in the future (like when you're 50+), then the Business degree is your best bet.

I think I understand what you're saying now - I used the What-If scenario report and if I changed to a Bachelor of Liberal Studies with either an Accounting Minor or Business Administration Minor or BOTH - I could do those classes I need but then fill up the remaining number of hours required to get the degree and if I'm understanding correctly it can be any courses as long as I have 30 hours at UMPI and that any other courses I take equal up to 120 credit hours.  

You're saying I need the 9 upper level hours - 3 courses of 300 level or higher...then I need 18 more credit hours or 5 courses.  

The BLS report says 30 hours Residency and I have 3 hours - 27 hours remaining (9 courses).  I need 9 credit hours (3 courses) of 300 level or higher.  So I could take 3 courses - 300 level or higher at UMPI = 9 credit hours...then I take another 6 courses of something to get an additional 18 hours.  That gives me the 30 hours for residency + 57 hours I have already.  I'm at 87 credit hours but also still have to meet those Gen Eds too - 33 hours remaining or 11 courses.  

Also if I'm understanding right - I could then go back to get a Bachelors in Business Administration if I wanted to by completing additional credits and have 2 degrees?
Are there certain courses I should be taking at Study.com, Sophia, and UMPI?

[bjcheung77]

Well, I would go for the BLS vs the Business Administration, to take the most transfer credit. It allows 60 credits of electives, anything you currently have that has college credit, vs Business admin has under 20.

For residency purposes, you need to have 10 classes, if you don't know what to take, take the 4 classes that can be transferred into the MAOL, you'll be 3 classes complete for the MAOL (25% done).

The WIKI that was linked earlier, has all the classes required for each degree plan, general education, and the 4 classes that can go towards the MAOL (3 of the 4 will transfer in, I just recommend taking all 4).

You may not need a Masters, but with the cost, ease, speed, that's the cheapest you can get... It boils down to your energy and time management, doing 2 sessions for 2 classes wasn't ideal... put your UMPI on hold, get Sophia.org, Study.com done first.