UMPI - BA in Business Administration: PM & IS

[kylan11]

So, I did it at last!
As of about an hour ago, I'm officially done with my Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration: Project Management & Information Systems. 
Waiting for announcements on degree conferral now

I believe that, at least until UMPI releases a CS degree, this is the best choice for people that are seeking employment in Project Management (especially in IT) or, like me, are already working as IT professionals nd want to get promoted to managerial positions.

Part of my success, despite life commitments and, sometimes, a loss of motivation, was staying organized and being able to clearly visualize the progress towards my goal. 
Most of that was achieved with this degree plan that I am therefore sharing with you, in hopes that it will be useful, and as a thank you for all the priceless content and advice this forum has offered me free of charge.

The only change that I made to the plan was switching out my ACTFL Italian Proficient Certification to Sophia's Spanish I, because most of you aren't foreigners fluent in another language for some easy credits.

I took the IBM Data Analyst course through Coursera because it was a cheap and good certification for my resume.

The electives are clearly targeted towards IT professionals such as myself - feel free to customize them for your particular skills and interests.

DEGREE PLAN: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...ue&sd=true

Features:

• Class counter by Provider 
  
• Total and Earned Credits
  
• Completion percentage
  
• Upper Level Requirement Counter (must have the majority of UL classes completed at UMPI)
  
• Automatically marks classes as "Done" once Finish Date is filled in, and updates the counters
  

And lastly, a few tips for the journey that I hadn't read anywhere else:

• The UMPI part is easily doable in 2 terms (even 1 if you have the time). I took the hardest/least interesting classes right away in the first term when my motivation was at a peak, so that Term 2 was extremely easy. Preference and difficulty are of course subjective, so think about it for yourself strategically.
  
• BUS 325 is I believe the longest class in this program. Lots of big milestones and the final is huge. You want to enroll in this class first, at the start of a session, and slowly work your way towards it while you complete other classes. 
  
• BUS 343 is likewise a bit more involved than other classes - although nothing like BUS 325. You may want to enroll in this class right at the start of your second term.
  
• Join the Discord! It's a great tool for staying motivated and has a ton of useful info.
  
  

If there is anything outdated here, please let me know and I'll update it.

Best of luck to anyone reading, you got this!

[bjcheung77]

Congrats on getting the degree completed! Awesome write up and spreadsheet... Basically, it's best to complete all the transfer classes from Coursera, Sophia.org and Study.com for the max transfer of 90 credits (or more), then complete the remaining UMPI classes for 30 credit residency! +1, I agree with the language, it's awesome Sophia.org and other providers have a language for transfer, otherwise the ACTFL would be a good option for those who are proficient in a language not offered inexpensively.