Other good option for me?

[dfrecore]

With 112 credits I don't know that I would take the ACTFL exams. You can only receive credit for 90 credits at UMPI. You still have to complete a minimum of 30 credits at UMPI. You already have CLEP Spanish 1 & 2.

Right; this would only be for the AoE at Pierpont. It's relatively fast, easy, and cheap (assuming fluency) compared to some other possible options.

It's pretty difficult to score high enough on the ACTFL to earn a lot of credits if you're not SUPER fluent.  I know a lot of people now who said they were fluent (native speakers some) who only got 2 or 3 credits on some of the exams, and even 0 credits for not scoring high enough.  The OPI and WPT are quite difficult to get high scores on.  Even the RPT is hard to score high enough on to get credits if you're still learning.

[dfrecore]

My only question on the History degree at UMPI: since US History I & II are required in the major, then they can't count in the GEC correct? Same with World History/Western Civ I & II. So wouldn't you need an additional history course in the GEC area?

If so, I might consider doing a month at SDC, and taking a history course and POLS 101: Intro to Political Science there, and then you'd be at exactly 30cr needed at UMPI.
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The only other really inexpensive History degree is through TESU, but since you only have 19cr of RA at best (and 13cr at worst), you'd have to take another 6cr at TESU plus either 6 or 12cr from another RA school; your easiest option would be to do a 16-cr term at TESU for $4,778, and include your history courses there.

If you just wanted a BALS, you need 24cr, including 15cr of UL in the AoS, 3 cr of LL in the AoS, cornerstone and capstone. Again, you could do a 16cr term to get your RA.
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If you just wanted a BLS from somewhere, Excelsior would be an option as well.

But honestly, I think doing 2 terms at UMPI (or even 3 terms) is a much better option than TESU or EU. It's cheaper, and I think would be about the same speed.

[bjcheung77]

@Ncerva, it really depends on the student and what they need/want. If you're OK with a Pierpont BOG AAS with an emphasis in Business, you should already have enough credits for that, or if you're looking for another emphasis, select that. You can ladder up to the UMPI BA History degree you mentioned and then as per your post, you can get the MA if you ever wanted a teaching credential. Just make sure you complete all the prerequisites for the MA entry requirements in case when you're completing the UMPI BA History...

[Ncerva]

Thanks everyone, got word back that I am all set to graduate from Pierpont I went with an AOE in Business. Also, applied to UMPI and will start in the fall  

[rachel83az]

Congrats, college grad!

[bjcheung77]

@Ncerva, that's great. Congrats on graduating with the Pierpont BOG AAS business emphasis! Which UMPI degree are you going for again?

[Ncerva]

@Ncerva, that's great. Congrats on graduating with the Pierpont BOG AAS business emphasis!  Which UMPI degree are you going for again?

Thanks! Going for a History and Political Science Degree with a focus in History. Looks like I’ll need 1 class to fulfill 2D and 9 classes in the major. Waiting now for all my transcripts to go through.

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[Ncerva]

Update:
I just turned in my final paper for my last class at UMPI to fulfill all my History Degree. So far I have a 4.0 GPA so hopefully the last few classes are also at a 4.0. I took 7 classes during the Fall 1 term:
HTY 370 Topics in Non-Western History: The Arab-Israeli Conflict 
HTY 439 The Vietnam Wars
HTY 489 History of Infectious Disease
POS 335 Modern political thought
HTY 456 Films of the Cold War
POS 301 European Governments and the European Union.
HTY 301 Medieval Europe

During the Fall 2 Term I have taken:
HTY 350 US Environmental History
HTY 454 Slavery in the United States
HTY 370 Native Americans

I was able to get 2D covered by Visual Communications from Sophia. My favorite class was probably Films of the Cold War, it was really interesting. I really learned a lot through this whole process. Now just to wait until my degree is confirmed at the end of the session.

I started this whole process 10/28/12 by passing the Intro to Sociology Clep. My goal was to complete my BA in a year and I almost did that. Any questions about any of the classes I took let me know!

I am very thankful to this forum!!

[jg_nuy]

Congratulations!

[bjcheung77]

@Ncerva, congrats in getting the degree requirements completed in two sessions! That's great news...