Help with degree plan - UMPI BA History

[Ckccc]

Your Location: MD, USA
Your Age: 35
What kind of degree do you want?: Bachelor's. I do not want my BSN. I need it as cheaply as possible, the budget is super tight.

Current Regional Accredited Credits:

UC San Diego 43 credits (quarter credits)
LISP 1B Spanish Conversation  2.5 B
LISP 1Bx Analysis of Spanish 2.5 B
LISP 1C Spanish Conversation 2.5 C+
LISP 1Cx Analysis of Spanish 2.5 B
LISP 1D Spanish Conversation 2.5 B
LISP 1Dx Analysis of Spanish 2.5 B+
LTEN 118 Milton 4 B
MMW 1 Prehistory & Birth/Civilization 4 A
MMW 2 The Great Classical Traditions 6 A-
MMW 3 The Medieval Heritage 6 B
MATH 10a Calculus 4 C+

Riverside City College 41 Credits

ANT-1 Physical Anthropology 3 B
ANT-7 Anthropology of Religion 3 B
ANT-5 Cultures of Ancient Mexico 3 B
ANT-10 Forensic Anthropology 3 A
ART-6 Art Appreciation 3 A
AST-1A Intro to Astronomy 3 B
BIO-1 General Biology 4 B
BUS-18B Business Law II 3 B
HIS-7 Pol Soc History of US 3 A
HUM- 10 World Religions 3 A
MAT-12 Statistics 3 B
MUS-32 Class Piano 1 A
PHI-11 Critical Thinking 3 C
SPE-9 Interpersonal Communication 3 B

San Antonio College 
Degree: A.A.S Early Childhood Studies 43 credits

ENGL 1301 Composition I 3 C
ENGL 1302 Composition II 3 A
CDEC 1321 The Infant and Toddler 3 B
CDEC 1358 Creative Arts Early Childhood 3 B
TECA 1354 Child Growth and Development 3 B
CDEC 1164 Field Experience 1 1 B
CDEC 1165 Field Experience 2 1 A

more in comments, post was too long.

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CDEC 1323 Observation and Assessment 3 A
CDEC 1359 Children with Special Needs 3 A
CDEC 1313 Curriculum Resources EC 3 A
CDEC 1356 Emergent Literacy EC 3 A
CDEC 2307 Math/Science Early Childhood 3 A
TECA 1303 Families, School, and Comm. 3 B
CDEC 1393 Special Topics in ECH & TCA 3 A
TECA 1318 Wellness of the Young Child 3 A
CDEC 2280 Coop Ed-Childcare Prov/Assist 2 A

Frederick Community College 56 credits
Degree: Associate in Nursing

CH 101 General Chemistry 4 A
ED/PS 208 Human Growth and Development 3 A
SO 101 Introduction to Sociology 3 A
BI 103 Anatomy and Physiology 4 A
BI 104 Anatomy and Physiology 4 A
BI 120 Microbiology 4 A
Nursing Courses: 34 additional credits mostly A’s, 2 B’s

Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:

AP Credits

American History 3
Psychology 5
US Government 3
English Lit 4
English Comp 3

[jg_nuy]

I'm sure BJ and others will advise to fill out the rest of the template, e.g. to share preferred learning style, etc.

With that many credits, UMPI BLS seems to fit the best fit for you at a glance, which you could do in a term or two (8 to 16 weeks, at 8 weeks per term):

You seem to have most of the General Education complete and could do the rest on Sophia:
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/UM...ts_Roadmap

You could do a minor in one of the following:
Management Information Systems https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/UM...egree_Plan
Management https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/UM...egree_Plan
Project Management https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/UM...egree_Plan

[bjcheung77]

That's right, you're missing the addendum, it's great you've got the basic template filled in, but with more details, it'll help paint a full picture of your scenario. The more details in both the addendum and template, the better we would be able to assist further as it would provide your budget, commitments, study habits, etc. Do you already have an associates or two, or are those partially completed? I suggest getting a quick check the box UMPI BLS with a minor or two of your choice.

[MFG]

Your Location: MD, USA
Your Age: 35
What kind of degree do you want?: Bachelor's. I do not want my BSN. I need it as cheaply as possible, the budget is super tight.

Current Regional Accredited Credits:

UC San Diego 43 credits (quarter credits)
LISP 1B Spanish Conversation  2.5 B
LISP 1Bx Analysis of Spanish 2.5 B (...)

First, kudos in getting credit for your many interests. It's fantastic!

I assume you're interested in completing a Bachelor's or two or maybe one with two majors that tie all this together.


If so, then in terms of price, flexibility, and ease I would suggest looking into Fort Hays State University (FHSU).
What follows is 2+ years old, so things may have changed, but I hope will help get you oriented.

They will do a FREE evaluation of your credits sending you a preliminary transcript, which you can ask that they adjust for several majors that you may have in mind.
In other words a scenario for each major.
That is a valuable document(s) right there.
They allow double majors, and/or you may request to get an additional Bachelor's as you go along.


One caveat: It doesn't matter if you have a zillion credits from Harvard, a reference from the Pope, and are short just one 3 CRH class for your dream major. 
You MUST take 30 CRH with them, preferably in your major concentration.
That would cost USD ~ $7,500 per major/degree with oddball fees.
Bachelor tuition is about USD $243 per CRH. Which is reasonable. 
They are FAFSA compliant if that is any help (State University).
See: https://www.fhsu.edu/online/admissions/tuition/

They also have online Master's and above.

It looks to me that you have a BSN waiting to happen (but since this is not your interest, note the other Health specialisms)...
...plus another Bachelor in supporting interests as Psychology and English, and maybe a good minor in Business studies.
If I saw something like that on your resume, I would certainly give you an interview back in the day.

Here is the link to the Bachelor programs:
https://www.fhsu.edu/online/degrees/bachelors/

They also have a Bachelor in General Studies (BGS) with many concentrations that could do the trick:
https://www.fhsu.edu/bgs/concentration-areas/

Check around for other threads on FHSU.

Hope this helps!

[LevelUP]

You may be interested is this UMPI degree in Educational Studies
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/UM...egree_Plan

Also you can add additional minors considering they offer those courses at UMPI YourPace and/or you bring them in via alt credits such as Study.com
http://catalog.umpi.edu/content.php?catoid=4&navoid=155

[Ckccc]

Sorry I missed the addendum!

Budget: cheapest possible, I don't have an exact number.
Commitments: Busy with 3 small children but can dedicate a couple hours a day to school and much more on weekends.
Timeline: it doesn't have to be fast but from what I've seen finishing in a term or two at UMPI or WGU might be the cheapest.
Tuition assistance: none

Adding: I'm am much better test taker than essay writer which was my hesitation with UMPI. My two associates, the A.A.S. in Early Childhood Studies and ADN, are complete.

[bjcheung77]

Great update, your next steps then, follow through with the recommendations, anything would do for you, something like post#3 for "I suggest getting a quick check the box UMPI BLS with a minor or two of your choice." Be it the educational studies minor or anything else...

[Ckccc]

My goal is to take the minimum amount of classes at UMPI in 2 sessions (10 classes, 30 units, most of them the UL)

I've attached a plan, it looks like I need:

Sophia: Visual Communications, Ancient Greek Philosophers
SL: World Civilizations I, World Civilizations II
Study.com: Political Science 101, History 308

That will leave me with only 7 courses (21 Credits) needed at UMPI, so I think I should skip the Study.com ones unless they are much less intense than at UMPI and just tack on easier UL at UMPI

Questions:
Am I missing anything from my previously earned credits that could fulfill any of the requirements I'm missing?
Would it be worth it to take the two Study.com courses?
Is anything glaringly wrong with my plan? I'd almost rather go into UMPI needed only 7 to 8 classes in case something doesn't transfer. I really do not want to take a 3rd session.

Thanks so much!!

[bjcheung77]

Hmm, it may be easier to get a BLS with a minor in History if you're into that subject area, you can also take the 3-4 classes that will exempt/transfer you to the UMPI MAOL if you decide on a Masters down the road. Various options are available for you...

[Ckccc]

Hmm, it may be easier to get a BLS with a minor in History if you're into that subject area, you can also take the 3-4 classes that will exempt/transfer you to the UMPI MAOL if you decide on a Masters down the road.  Various options are available for you...

Thanks for the help! Can I ask why the BLS would be easier? Are the classes simpler?