UMPI Study.com Equivalencies Changing

[BetaBen]

UMPI changed their memorandum of understanding with Study.com on June 1st. This means that Study.com courses are being reevaluated and that some equivalencies have changed for those who transfer in courses from SDC after June 1st. Here are the equivalencies I have found out about so far: 

Changes:
Finance 102: Personal Finance (SDC) used to come in as BUS 325: Financial Management (UMPI), but now it comes in as a business elective (1XX). 

Business 106: Human Resource Management (SDC) used to come in as BUS 321: Human Resource Management (UMPI), but now it comes in as a business elective (1XX). 

Accounting 102: Intro to Managerial Accounting (SDC) is still being reviewed.
 
No Change:
Humanities 201: Critical Thinking & Analysis (SDC) comes in as HUM 103 Creative Decision Making (UMPI).

Business 309: Digital Marketing & Advertising (SDC) comes in as BUS 330: Marketing Management (UMPI). Though, it may be equivalent to one of UMPI’s upcoming new marketing courses that are part of the marketing BABA concentration. 

Business 312: Advanced Operations Management (SDC) comes in as BUS 415: Operations Management (UMPI).


It seems like the only major change is that lower levels no longer come in as upper levels (unless they stop taking SDC's Managerial Accounting).

The equivalencies for other providers like Sophia.org are not affected. 

Just wanted to give a heads-up to anyone planning a Business Administration BA at UMPI.

[ss20ts]

I imagine it's only a matter of time before Sophia is also reevaluated. They have reevaluated Sophia courses in the past. The more who transfer, the more reason to review.

[LevelUP]

I imagine it's only a matter of time before Sophia is also reevaluated. They have reevaluated Sophia courses in the past. The more who transfer, the more reason to review.

This is yet another reason not to delay the opportunity of getting your degree ASAP because things can change quickly and could take more time or cost more in the future. 

#GitRDone

[dfrecore]

UMPI changed their memorandum of understanding with Study.com on June 1st. This means that Study.com courses are being reevaluated and that some equivalencies have changed for those who transfer in courses from SDC after June 1st. Here are the equivalencies I have found out about so far: 

Changes:
Finance 102: Personal Finance (SDC) used to come in as BUS 325: Financial Management (UMPI), but now it comes in as a business elective (1XX). 

Business 106: Human Resource Management (SDC) used to come in as BUS 321: Human Resource Management (UMPI), but now it comes in as a business elective (1XX). 

No Change:
Humanities 201: Critical Thinking & Analysis (SDC) comes in as HUM 103 Creative Decision Making (UMPI).

Personal Finance should have never come in as Financial Management in the first place - but I wonder if they'll take a different course instead (there are several others that are a much better fit).

I wonder if the UL HRM course will work?

For Critical Thinking, does this count as the hands-on Art course in the GEC?

[ss20ts]

For Critical Thinking, does this count as the hands-on Art course in the GEC?

It doesn't count as the studio art course. YourPace students take a Humanities course to fill that requirement. That Humanities course is only available to YourPace students. I have seen the Critical Thinking course accepted and not accepted as a transfer course for the Humanities course. Might depend on when they applied.

[Cofffeee]

I hope they didnt decide to change their attitudes towards students success first and replace it with making more money policy instead.
It will be extremely sad, but how History shows- there are always new options coming.

[dfrecore]

For Critical Thinking, does this count as the hands-on Art course in the GEC?

It doesn't count as the studio art course. YourPace students take a Humanities course to fill that requirement. That Humanities course is only available to YourPace students. I have seen the Critical Thinking course accepted and not accepted as a transfer course for the Humanities course. Might depend on when they applied.

When I look at the GEC: http://catalog.umpi.edu/content.php?cato...curriculum - it specifically says in section 2D: 

• HUM 103 - Creative Decision Making 3 credits
  
  
• HUM 103 is only available to students enrolled in a YourPace program.
  

[ss20ts]

I hope they didnt decide to change their attitudes towards students success first  and replace it with making more money policy instead.
It will be extremely sad, but how History shows- there are always new options coming.

Nope. Some of those classes never should have been accepted like that. Personal Finance is NOT Financial Management. I took Financial Management at UMPI and it was my longest class. It had more content than 2 classes combined. It's a UL course at UMPI for a reason. Personal Finance does not include the same material at all and is almost always a LL class.

A LL HRM course doesn't make sense for an UL HRM course which is what it is at UMPI. 

This is really just a correction and that LL courses are no longer coming in as UL which makes sense.

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For Critical Thinking, does this count as the hands-on Art course in the GEC?

It doesn't count as the studio art course. YourPace students take a Humanities course to fill that requirement. That Humanities course is only available to YourPace students. I have seen the Critical Thinking course accepted and not accepted as a transfer course for the Humanities course. Might depend on when they applied.

When I look at the GEC: http://catalog.umpi.edu/content.php?cato...curriculum - it specifically says in section 2D: 

• HUM 103 - Creative Decision Making 3 credits
  
  
• HUM 103 is only available to students enrolled in a YourPace program.
  

HUM103 is ALWAYS accepted for YourPace students. The class on Study.com has not always been accepted as a replacement for HUM103 or studio art.