UMPI - Sophia into a BA of History & PoliSci

[Marlin9276]

Hey y'all, I'm pretty new to this forum; found it thanks to the wiki page. 

I'm coming back into higher education from community college (no degree). I started the online application - haven't sent in transcripts or ACE credits - and met with an enrollment advisor today. 

I'm trying to complete as many credits for transfer into a BA of History & PoliSci with a focus on PoliSci and I'm wondering if anyone else has done, or is doing this degree. I'm going to activate my Sophia subscription and going to try to complete as many GECs as possible in a month using the UMPI Sophia Transfer Equivalent and the UMPI General Education Curriculum pages as references. 

If y'all can, could you share with me your experiences pursuing this BA and what you like and don't like about it? And do y'all have any advice for me on how to optimize my one month sub to Sophia and time at UMPI?

My reason for UMPI over others are: terms are shorter and thus terms are cheaper (which may not equal out as cheaper compared to other online competency-based programs which provide longer terms at higher price) and I want to get a degree relevant to my desired role as quick as possible (mainly to satisfy application requirements). 

Thanks.

[Duneranger]

Hey y'all, I'm pretty new to this forum; found it thanks to the wiki page. 

I'm coming back into higher education from community college (no degree). I started the online application - haven't sent in transcripts or ACE credits - and met with an enrollment advisor today. 

I'm trying to complete as many credits for transfer into a BA of History & PoliSci with a focus on PoliSci and I'm wondering if anyone else has done, or is doing this degree. I'm going to activate my Sophia subscription and going to try to complete as many GECs as possible in a month using the UMPI Sophia Transfer Equivalent and the UMPI General Education Curriculum pages as references. 

If y'all can, could you share with me your experiences pursuing this BA and what you like and don't like about it? And do y'all have any advice for me on how to optimize my one month sub to Sophia and time at UMPI?

My reason for UMPI over others are: terms are shorter and thus terms are cheaper (which may not equal out as cheaper compared to other online competency-based programs which provide longer terms at higher price) and I want to get a degree relevant to my desired role as quick as possible (mainly to satisfy application requirements). 

Thanks.

Hey, check out my threads. I have asked a lot about this major. Also check out the class review list.

Best sophia classes to knock out are

Spanish 1 and 2
US history 1 and 2 
Topics: US history

I would save the American Govt course for UMPI's version because I have been told its a really easy one to knock out

For me its a quick history degree, it doesn't necessarily have the classes I want but it fits my schedule. There are not really any other "yourpace" type history degrees. However, there are about a million online BA history programs out there if you don't need the competency-based approach

[Marlin9276]

Hey y'all, I'm pretty new to this forum; found it thanks to the wiki page. 

I'm coming back into higher education from community college (no degree). I started the online application - haven't sent in transcripts or ACE credits - and met with an enrollment advisor today. 

I'm trying to complete as many credits for transfer into a BA of History & PoliSci with a focus on PoliSci and I'm wondering if anyone else has done, or is doing this degree. I'm going to activate my Sophia subscription and going to try to complete as many GECs as possible in a month using the UMPI Sophia Transfer Equivalent and the UMPI General Education Curriculum pages as references. 

If y'all can, could you share with me your experiences pursuing this BA and what you like and don't like about it? And do y'all have any advice for me on how to optimize my one month sub to Sophia and time at UMPI?

My reason for UMPI over others are: terms are shorter and thus terms are cheaper (which may not equal out as cheaper compared to other online competency-based programs which provide longer terms at higher price) and I want to get a degree relevant to my desired role as quick as possible (mainly to satisfy application requirements). 

Thanks.

Hey, check out my threads. I have asked a lot about this major. Also check out the class review list.

Best sophia classes to knock out are

Spanish 1 and 2
US history 1 and 2 
Topics: US history

I would save the American Govt course for UMPI's version because I have been told its a really easy one to knock out

For me its a quick history degree, it doesn't necessarily have the classes I want but it fits my schedule. There are not really any other "yourpace" type history degrees. However, there are about a million online BA history programs out there if you don't need the competency-based approach

Thanks for your response, I'll definitely check out your threads. I'm the same, where I don't expect too much out of this degree and mainly doing it because it's a hist/polisci competency-based degree.

[bjcheung77]

@Marlin9276, Welcome to the board, good initial post... I would check the WIKI and compare your current courses you have completed to the required courses and then work on the remaining courses from Sophia.org or another provider to get a max of 90 credits for transfer.  

Apply to see where credits go, you should have your evaluation/transfer credits completed to see where you stand and what is left to complete.  Here's the WIKI with available plans so you can check them out or use as a guide: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Category:UMPI

Last but not least... You should also create a spreadsheet to reference/track your progress, if you have any extra details to provide us, please do so by following the addendum/template here: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...Area-works

[dfrecore]

You'd need to list which courses you've already taken, so that we can tell you which requirements remain. It does no good to discuss Sophia options without knowing what you've already done (for instance, if you took French I & II in CC, then you certainly don't need to take Spanish I & II at Sophia).

So, list all of the courses you've taken:

School (don't need name, but whether it's RA or NA, semester-based or quarter-based)
Course #, full course name, number of credits, and grade

Then we can tell you what remains, and the best courses to take.