Newlane, UMPI, TESU - Degree Planning Help

[n0fx]

Does Astronomy and Astronomy Lab count towards GEC 3 in any fashion? I took that already and if it does count, would the 4 credits only be for one Learning Objective 3D or 3E?

[ss20ts]

Astronomy and Astronomy Lab from where? Any lab science will fulfill 3E. UMPI doesn't offer a course in astronomy so it's hard to say if they would accept it for 3D but it is highly doubtful because 3D covers: "Students will be able to describe environmental or physical aspects of the Earth and its abiotic systems, and discuss humankind’s effect on and place within these systems." Astronomy isn't on Earth so probably not. It would be a general elective most likely.

[n0fx]

Hmm.. Ok. I took it at my Community College. We had a 101 and a 102. Solar System and Beyond The Solar System, respectively. I took Solar System. We did cover Earth and everything about it, but I do see your point.

[bjcheung77]

Basically, only way of knowing is, to apply, transfer all credits, get an evaluation and show us what the highlighted yellow missing fields are. You can attach that as a pdf or picture document to your Google/One drive as a viewable (not editable) file, make sure to remove any personal info. We can see if it came in or not, provide recommendations, and so on... BTW, you may want to fill us in with the info on the addendum and template, so we get a bigger picture of your situation. https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...Area-works

[n0fx]

I commented on a Newlane thread before, but now I'm tossed around in my own head, thinking about UMPI and possibly others. Help me organize a plan, because if I don’t commit and follow one, I’ll keep putting it off. And at this point, I just want to get it done quickly.

My Story:
I was young and dumb and kept trying to restart myself academically starting ~20 years ago, but ultimately ended up falling off each time. Except now. I still may be lost and don’t know what I truly want to study, but I've been putting in the work, member of Phi Theta Kappa and I’ll be graduating in May from my CC and ready to take the next step. *I am not opposed to taking more Sophia credits to fulfill any Gen Eds that might be missing/needed*

Your Location: New Jersey, USA
Your Age: 40
What kind of degree do you want?: The quickest Bachelor's, honestly.
Current Regional Accredited Credits: 84
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 6
Any certifications or military experience?: No
Budget: $5,000 - negotiable if over.
Commitments: Weekends all damn day.
Dedicated time to study: Weekdays(1-2PM start): random weekends.
Timeline: ASAP
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: If I land a PTK scholarship, that would be great.

Credit Breakdown:

KEAN UNIVERSITY
ECO 1021 - Microeconomics - 3cr
HIST 1000 - Civil Society in America - 3cr

WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY
MATH 140 - Quantitative Math 1 - 3cr
MGT 200 - Principles of Management - 3cr
AACS 155 - Racism and Sexism in US - 3cr

COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA
CIS 103 - Applied Computer Technology - 3cr
CIS 106 - Introduction to Computer Programming - 3cr
MATH 118 - Intermediate Algebra - 3cr

UNION COLLEGE OF UNION COUNTY, NJ(UCNJ)
AST 101 + ASTL 101 - Astronomy of the Solar System + Lab - 4cr
COM 100 - Communications Technologies - 4cr
COM 101 - Mass Communications - 3cr
COM 105 - Storytelling for Digital Media - 3cr
COM 106 - Introduction to Television: Production and Theory - 3cr
COM 109 - Introduction to Film Study - 3cr
COM 206 - Television Field Production - 3cr
COM 209 - The Evolution of Film - 3cr
COM 216 - Digital Video Editing and Multimedia Imaging - 3cr
ENG 101 - English Composition 1 - 3cr
ENG 102 - English Composition 2 - 3cr
ENG 128 - The Dynamics of Communication - 3cr
FIA 105 - Music Appreciation - 3cr
HIS 101 - Introduction to Western Civilization 1 - 3cr
HIS 103 - Introduction to World History 1 - 3cr
MAT 125 - Survey of Special Topics in Mathematics - 4cr
PHL 205 - Introduction to Philosophy - 3cr
PSY 101 - General Psychology - 3cr
SOC 101 - Principles of Sociology - 3cr

SOPHIA
Visual Communications - 3cr
Project Management - 3cr

Phi Theta Kappa EDGE Professional Development Certificates(I know SNHU would give up to 10 credits total for a couple of these)
Healthcare Edge
Transfer Edge
Research Edge
Competitive Edge
Employment Edge

[jg_nuy]

In addition to considering UMPI, being in NJ, Thomas Edison State University (TESU) might be a great choice for you, you have in-state tuition, they award credit for the PTK Edge certificates and you might be able to do the 3+1 program.: https://www.tesu.edu/admissions/communit.../index.php

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Here are the TESU degree plans: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Category:TESU

You could transfer in quite a bit more from Study.com and Sophia, since your credits are mostly RA. You could do a 15-credit term at TESU to get the flat-rate tuition.

[bjcheung77]

Basically, I would skip Newlane in favor of UMPI or TESU, please apply to both UMPI and TESU to see where your credits go. Once you know which degree you want is cheaper, easier, faster to finish, you'll know which remaining classes are required. I'm leaning on UMPI being the heavy favorite even though you're in NJ. You can decide if the flat rate 15 credits at TESU would be better or 2 sessions at UMPI, both coming in about the same price and energy/time wise...

[n0fx]

Basically, I would skip Newlane in favor of UMPI or TESU, please apply to both UMPI and TESU to see where your credits go.  Once you know which degree you want is cheaper, easier, faster to finish, you'll know which remaining classes are required.  I'm leaning on UMPI being the heavy favorite even though you're in NJ.  You can decide if the flat rate 15 credits at TESU would be better or 2 sessions at UMPI, both coming in about the same price and energy/time wise...

Update: I applied and got my evaluation back from TESU. 

Institution GPA:N/A
Degree:Bachelor of Arts
Majors:

• Liberal Studies
  

Minors:

• General Management
  

Departments:

• Humanities
  

Catalog:2025
Semester Hours (SH) Required:120.00
SH Applied to Degree:88.00
SH Remaining:32.00
Overall Degree GPA Needed:2.000
Overall Degree GPA Requirement Met:Y
Community College (45 cr for Assoc/90 cr for Bach Maximum):70.00
Foreign Credits (45 cr for Assoc/90 cr for Bach Maximum):0.00
ACE/NCCRS 45 cr for Assoc/90 cr for Bach Maximum):0.00
Same Subject count (70 cr):


Well, I haven't spoken to advising yet, but I logged in on a whim today, and they had everything up there in My Progress. I went through it all, and my Associates got me most of GEC minus Ethical Leadership & Civic Engagement. I need to look again, I thought my Associates would cover ALL GEC, idk. But I have all Electives satisfied, Liberal Studies General Coursework is 19/24. I did not send any Sophia. (I think I get one more evaluation before enrollment and that would cover it)

This looks like the final tally of remaining courses:

TESU SOS-1100
Ethical Leadership
Civic Engagement
MAN-4150 - Change Management
NEG-4010 - Negotiations & Conflict Management
PSY-3600 - Organizational Theory
PSY-3630 - Industrial Psychology
MAN-3730 - Managerial Communications
Capstone

I'll most likely be talking with an advisor tomorrow.

[jg_nuy]

Congrats, that's a great evaluation.

If you wish, you can do the following on Sophia:
Ethical Leadership Intro to Ethics (TESU PHI-1800 Introduction to Ethics)
Civic Engagement US Government (POS-1100 American Government)
Managerial Communications Business Communication (TESU MAN-2020 Intro to Business Communication, replaces 3730)

You can do the following on Study:
Business 319: Negotiations & Conflict Management (TESU NEG-4010 Negotiations and Conflict Management)
Business 323: Organizational Theory (TESU PSY-3600 Organizational Theory)
Business 324: Managerial Communication (if you need the upper level MAN-3730)

[bjcheung77]

Here's the Change Management option: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...Management