Master's program at UMPI with an existing UoPeople BS-CS degree

[ss20ts]

Just transfer the credits and get the RA BS/BA.

UMPI does NOT offer any degree in CS in YourPace so that's not an option for the OP. They should apply to UMPI's MAOL program or email the YourPace admissions contact - Shea - and ask her about the U of the P degree. 


https://www.umpi.edu/campus-directory/shea-cushman/

[origamishuttle]

UMPI does NOT offer any degree in CS in YourPace so that's not an option for the OP.

UoPeople courses transfer for COS 101, COS 120, MAT 253, COS 220, COS 230, and COS 240. Throw in COS 320 from Saylor, and you could add a CS minor to something like a BABA MIS degree:
http://catalog.umpi.edu/preview_program....turnto=224

[ss20ts]

UMPI does NOT offer any degree in CS in YourPace so that's not an option for the OP.

UoPeople courses transfer for COS 101, COS 120, MAT 253, COS 220, COS 230, and COS 240. Throw in COS 320 from Saylor, and you could add a CS minor to something like a BABA MIS degree:
http://catalog.umpi.edu/preview_program....turnto=224

Problem with that idea is that you're required to complete a certain number of courses in a minor at UMPI and you can't do it in YourPace for the CS Minor. The MIS minor you can, but that is really nothing like CS. You don't even learn a programming language!

[origamishuttle]

Problem with that idea is that you're required to complete a certain number of courses in a minor at UMPI and you can't do it in YourPace for the CS Minor.

In this thread: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...#pid401833 the concept is presented as completing the degree, along with all residency requirements, and then adding an extra Computer Science minor using only transferred courses.

[ss20ts]

Problem with that idea is that you're required to complete a certain number of courses in a minor at UMPI and you can't do it in YourPace for the CS Minor.

In this thread: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...#pid401833 the concept is presented as completing the degree, along with all residency requirements, and then adding an extra Computer Science minor using only transferred courses.

My understanding from my academic advisor is that a certain number of credits in each Minor must be completed at UMPI. At one point, it was half of the classes which is not possible with the CS Minor. A Minor is CS is hardly the same thing as a bachelor's degree in CS. This apples and oranges.

[davewill]

If getting a Master's at UMPI doesn't work, either because they won't allow it, or because the OP just doesn't want what they have to offer, they should be able to use the coursework to get a second bachelor's from UMPI, which would open up many more grad school choices.

[ecdw94]

I would recommend that you apply to the UMPI master once you have had your UoPeople degree conferred.  There is nothing on their website page that explicitly states they do not accept NA degrees. There was a time here that this forum believed they wouldn't accept the UoPeople credits towards a bachelor (due to NA), but now we know they accept at least some. You have nothing to lose by applying, it is free to apply (aside from sending over your UoPeople transcript). If you do, please keep us posted.

https://www.umpi.edu/yourpace/graduate/

Oh, this is definitely worth a try. Is there maybe a list of transfer credits and equivalency I can use for the masters program at UMPI (in case I get accepted for their masters program, using my UoPeople BS  CS degree).

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UoPeople is currently NA. As far as the RA UMPI is concerned, a degree from UoPeople isn't a degree. So, yes, you should be fine with getting a Bachelor's degree from them. You would not be able to get a Master's degree because you won't have a degree that UMPI cares about/thinks is real.

Do you then know if any RA Universities accept UoPeople credits or accept UoPeople Bachelor's degree for their Master's program?

Are you in the US, and what type of master degree are you looking for?

Also, to confirm your objective is to complete your UoPeople bachelor in CS then earn a US RA master degree?

Hello,

yes, this is exactly my objective, sadly I am not in the US, if you thought about WGU - which would have been the perfect university for that matter.

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I need an RA masters degree, but I am already enrolled in the UoPeople BS CS program, it would be a shame getting a second BS degree. I do not really have so much money for something unnecessary, but I really need the BS degree. I would have cancelled UoPeople BS if I wasn't already so invested in it. Do not want to waste my effort.

Just transfer the credits and get the RA BS/BA.

You mean, transfer my BS CS credits from UoPeople to Umpi without finishing UoPeople?

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Problem with that idea is that you're required to complete a certain number of courses in a minor at UMPI and you can't do it in YourPace for the CS Minor.

In this thread: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...#pid401833 the concept is presented as completing the degree, along with all residency requirements, and then adding an extra Computer Science minor using only transferred courses.

Is this how I understood that what was talked about in the link -> If you transfer all necessary courses for the CS Minor, you will just get the Minor. But if you need to take 1-2 courses from that minor because you couldn't transfer it, then you have no way to take it because it is actually not offered through YourPace?

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If getting a Master's at UMPI doesn't work, either because they won't allow it, or because the OP just doesn't want what they have to offer, they should be able to use the coursework to get a second bachelor's from UMPI, which would open up many more grad school choices.

I don't really care if the masters degree is in something specific. I already have 6 years of professional work experience as a software developer and I am doing the degrees for financial and immigration purposes. Well, the masters degree does not have to be computer science related either. It can be business related. Something like an MBA. But, the most important thing for me is the cost of it. If its the cheapest one, and it is RA or RA equivalent in canadian standards, it would work for me. In fact, even ENEB MS degree would work, but I read here that ENEB does definitely not accept UoPeople BS degrees for their MS programs.

[bjcheung77]

You can still enroll in ENEB without the completion of the UOP BS, they just need you to have 'some' college and close to finishing a degree. They can substitute that with various things such as certs, experience, and so on. You should take the ENEB double option and use that for reverse transfer whenever you want as you can get various favorable evaluations listed on the WIKI.

[ecdw94]

I would recommend that you apply to the UMPI master once you have had your UoPeople degree conferred.  There is nothing on their website page that explicitly states they do not accept NA degrees. There was a time here that this forum believed they wouldn't accept the UoPeople credits towards a bachelor (due to NA), but now we know they accept at least some. You have nothing to lose by applying, it is free to apply (aside from sending over your UoPeople transcript). If you do, please keep us posted.

https://www.umpi.edu/yourpace/graduate/

Actually, I just wrote to the admissions about the UoPeople degree but then I read that the MAOL degree really requires a bachelors degree from a regionally accredited college and a competitive GPA. "A cumulative grade point (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or a "B" average is expected". Candidates with less than a 3.0 GPA will be considered on a case by case basis. ANd I need a letter of recommendation.

And only this lot of credits can be transfered :"Six credits of appropriate graduate-level coursework may be transferred from an accredited institution, if the grades earned in such course work are “B” or better, and an official transcript received." It's like, only 2 out of 12 courses .
https://www.umpi.edu/yourpace/maol/

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You can still enroll in ENEB without the completion of the UOP BS, they just need you to have 'some' college and close to finishing a degree.  They can substitute that with various things such as certs, experience, and so on.  You should take the ENEB double option and use that for reverse transfer whenever you want as you can get various favorable evaluations listed on the WIKI.

Wait what? I read somewhere here, that they not only require you to have a degree, but it has to be nationally accredited.  Your claim "they just need you to have 'some' college and close to finishing a degree", would that work for the UOP BS degree, which is a NA degree? Do you know if there any cases like that here?

I might get some Google IT Support/Google UX/ and an IBM cert (which I need to finish my UoP BS degree anyway), would those count or did you have something other in mind? 
Additionally, I have about 5+ of work experience, if that counts in some way? 


UPDATE

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Regarding UoPeople and ENEB, I just stumbled upon https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...#pid408104 where we already discussed that topic. Lol. I totally forgot. But I never saw your response.
I suppose, completing the UoPeople degree first, and trying to do ENEB is my first goal.



When you said "X years of work experience and some college credit" is required, would you say, at least 3 years of work experience and UoPeople degree is enough? I have at least 3 years of work experience, or even 5 years depending on the country (apprenticeship kind of thing)

And is this somehow confirmed or are there first hand experiences of your claim that ENEB does not require prior Bachelors, besides one Member who bought the "two programs" thing? And why the two programs thing? Is there a reason behind that?

Update: My only problem is, the work experience is related to software development.

[bjcheung77]

Apply to ENEB, there are no issues with people without a Bachelors. Institutions globally have conditional acceptance for those who don't have all the requirements. I've had over 10+ people on this board alone (not including family and friends that I told about ENEB) have successfully enrolled without a hitch at all. That's plenty without a degree...