UMPI YourPace BLS w/ Management Minor Reference Plan

[valentvne]

Hello all! Firstly, I want to thank everyone who posts on this forum because it is the reason I have been able to complete my bachelor's degree in 4 months! The semester is ongoing, but I've managed to finish ahead of the May 3rd closing date. This is my first post here, so I am living proof that just because you don't see it doesn't mean it doesn't exist, meaning: I have been referencing this site for well over a year as my #1 guide for fast-tracking my bachelor's yet remained anonymous the whole way through. MANY people (including those I've referred to here) are using this forum to change their lives without posting, so please keep it going! My contribution will be a comprehensive reference guide for completing your BLS with a Management Minor in the YourPace program at UMPI. Let's get started!

UMPI BLS W/ MANAGEMENT MINOR REFERENCE PLAN

GEC = General Education Curriculum | UMPI has 5 types of GEC's which I have color-coordinated, and within each type there are Levels A, B, C, D & E which I have also marked. This was the most confusing part of creating my plan, so I hope it is clear enough to help others.

UL = UL Elective | Stands for "Upper Level," meaning courses that are not 300/400 ranked instead of 100/200. Think English 301 versus English 101. Also confused me when I planned.

Milestone = A stopgap between lessons where you have to submit an assignment of some kind (Quiz, Essay, etc) ranking your understanding of the coursework. This does not count toward your final grade, but you must receive a 3/4 level grade of understanding for the final assessment to become available to you for submission.

Final Assessment = Your final assignment that determines your overall grade in the class. You will be graded on a 3/4 scale like your Milestones, but based on my research, a number grade is supposed to replace that ranking system on your official transcript after classes are over. Correct me if wrong in the replies, please.

Began With

• 21 Accepted Transfer Credits from university classes dating back to 2014/2015 , 6 Classes transferred altogether (this indicates UMPI will accept credits dating as far back as 10+ years, a common worry) 
  

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Outside of BUS 321 & BUS 415, the UL courses I took were all very fast to complete, because 1 I was privileged enough not to have to work to complete my degree & 2 They had 2-3 Milestones of 300-500 word responses each, with the final always being a 1500 word essay.

Dr. Zaborney has the reputation for quickest and most lenient grader, which I concur with. He only graded about 2 of my POS (Political Science) classes - all from one day to the next. The rest of my POS classes were graded by Dr. Hinson, who is also fantastically quick (one day to the next, even on weekends). Hinson, however, is a more erratic grader. He is ANAL about answering Milestone/Final Assessment prompts pointedly. His responses to submissions, whether concise or on the longer side, are super clear though. You do what he asks and you'll pass. I did have to email my academic advisor about a response he gave that I felt was unfair (gave me 2/4 when I was averaging 4/4 in all my classes) - this was just to cover my ass with a paper trail in case his final marks screwed my chance for a degree. As someone who has worked in vastly different spaces (hospitals, private practices, luxury sales, pro wrestling, sports, etc) I highly recommend keeping a paper trail of everything that piques your senses. It always comes back in the end, so make sure to take screenshots and forward all important messages to your personal email account.

I found my time in Your Pace to be less difficult than Sophia, but that's because I'm a writer and can crank out papers like a machine. When studying on Sophia, ctrl + f is your best friend. Always start with the end in mind. Don't diddy daddle reading info you'll learn on the job when you have real life draining most of your energy and time. Read the question, ctrl + f to find the answer directly and keep it pushing. If you have to read to find answers, obviously do that. But otherwise? Cut to the chase. Google is a tool. Perplexity Ai is an incredible study tool for amassing sourced information. Chat GPT is the essay outlining GOAT.

If it helps, I received 4/4 in all of my UMPI courses. On Sophia I have received nothing lower than an 85%. With a 1 month break in February as I waited for classes to start, it took me a total of 3 months to complete my bachelor's degree beginning in December with 21 credits completed. 

View attached to go over my degree audit yourselves.

Any questions and I'll be happy to help. Cheers!

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University Transfer Credit Breakdown (21 Credits)

3 100-level General Electives

• Introduction to Music (GEL 1XX)
  
• Public Speaking (GEL 1XX)
  
• Introduction to Philosophy (PHY 151)
  

1 200-level English Elective

• Writing for Humanities & Arts (ENG 2XX)
  

3 100-level General Education Curriculum / GEC

• Intro to Sociology (SOC 100) - GEC Critical & Creative Thinking B Level + GEC Global Consciousness & Intercultural Awareness A Level
  
• Introduction to Literature (ENG 151) - GEC Critical & Creative Thinking E Level
  
• English Composition I (Eng 101) - GEC Effective Written & Oral Communication A & D Level
  

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Sophia Transfer Credit Breakdown (76 Credits)


1 100-level General Elective

• Visual Communications (GEL 1XX)
  

1 100-level Biology Elective

• Human Biology Lab (BIO 1XX)
  

1 100-level Philosophy Elective

• Ancient Greek Philosophers (PHI 1XX)
  

23  100, 200, 300 Level General Education Curriculum / GEC

• Introduction to Statistics (MAT 101) - GEC Quantitative & Scientific Reasoning A & B Level
  
• Spanish I (SPA 101) - GEC Global Consciousness & Intercultural Awareness C Level
  
• Microbiology (BIO 316) - REQ 300/400 UL Elective for 24 Elective Credit Hours
  
• Project Management (BUS 141) - REQ Management Minor Concentration Course for 18 Concentration Credit Hours
  
• Introduction to Ethics (PHI 152) - GEC Critical & Creative Thinking A & B Level + GEC Information Literacy C Level + GEC Global Consciousness & Intercultural Awareness D Level
  
• Human Biology (BIO 103) - [b]GEC[/b] Quantitative & Scientific Reasoning C Level
  
• Lifespan Development (PSY 205) - NOT SPECIFIED ON DEGREE AUDIT
  
• Introduction to Nutrition (BIO 104) - [b][b]GEC[/b] Quantitative & Scientific Reasoning C Level[/b]
  
• U.S. Government (POS 101) - GEC Effective Written & Oral Communication C Level + GEC Global Consciousness & Intercultural Awareness E Level
  
• U.S. History I (HTY 161) - GEC Global Consciousness & Intercultural Awareness B Level
  
• U.S. History II (HTY 162) - GEC Global Consciousness & Intercultural Awareness B Level
  
• Environmental Science (ENV 11) - GEC Quantitative & Scientific Reasoning D Level
  
• English Composition II (ENG 121) - GEC Effective Written & Oral Communication C Level + GEC Critical & Creative Thinking C Level + GEC Information Literacy B Level 
  
• Macroeconomics (ECO 207) - NOT SPECIFIED ON DEGREE AUDIT
  
• Introduction to Information Technology (COS 103) - NOT SPECIFIED ON DEGREE AUDIT
  
• Introduction to Web Development (COS 200) - NOT SPECIFIED ON DEGREE AUDIT
  
• Communication at Work (BUS 210) - NOT SPECIFIED ON DEGREE AUDIT
  
• Business Law (BUS 350) - REQ Management Minor Concentration Course for 18 Concentration Credit Hours
  
• Business Communication (PCJ 215) - GEC Effective Written & Oral Communication C Level + REQ Management Minor Concentration Course for 18 Concentration Credit Hours
  
• Business Ethics (BUS 353) - REQ Management Minor Concentration Course for 18 Concentration Credit Hours + REQ 300/400 UL Elective for 24 Elective Credit Hours
  
• Introduction to Business (BUS 101) - NOT SPECIFIED ON DEGREE AUDIT
  
• Art History I (ART 211) - GEC Critical & Creative Thinking E Level
  
• Art History II (ART 212) - GEC Critical & Creative Thinking E Level
  

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UMPI Your Pace Credit Breakdown (30 Credits)

8 REQ Upper Level (UL) Electives

• Operations Management (BUS 415) - REQ Management Minor Concentration Course for 18 Concentration Credit Hours + REQ 300/400 UL Elective for 24 Elective Credit Hours
  
• Human Resource Management (BUS 321) - REQ Management Minor Concentration Course for 18 Concentration Credit Hours + REQ 300/400 UL Elective for 24 Elective Credit Hours
  
• European Government & European Union (POS 301) - REQ 300/400 UL Elective for 24 Elective Credit Hours
  
• Constitutional Law (POS 332) - REQ 300/400 UL Elective for 24 Elective Credit Hours
  
• Modern Political Thought (POS 335) - REQ 300/400 UL Elective for 24 Elective Credit Hours
  
• Marxism (POS 343) - REQ 300/400 UL Elective for 24 Elective Credit Hours
  
• Topic in Non-Western History (POS 370) - REQ 300/400 UL Elective for 24 Elective Credit Hours
  
• Special Topics in History (HTY 489) - REQ 300/400 UL Elective for 24 Elective Credit Hours
  

2 Outstanding General Electives (there were 2 outstanding electives needed, because I had already filled 6 credits out of the 24 credits needed in-house with BUS 321 & BUS 425)

• Introduction to Political Thought (POS 211)
  

• The Vietnam Wars (POS 439)
  

Summary of Required UMPI Credit Hours (Management Minor Concentration Hours vs 300/400 Level Course Hours)
[b]REQ Management Minor Concentration Course for 18 Concentration Credit Hours[/b]

• BUS 141
  
• BUS 260 - Unknown where this credit was accepted from on Sophia, logic dictates it is one of the [i][b]NOT SPECIFIED business transfers from Sophia[/i][/b]
  
• BUS 321
  
• BUS 350
  
• BUS 353
  
• BUS 415
  
• PCJ 215
  

REQ 300/400 UL Elective for 24 Elective Credit Hours

• BIO 316
  
• BUS 321
  
• BUS 353
  
• BUS 415
  
• POS 301
  
• POS 332
  
• POS 335
  
• POS 343
  
• POS 370
  
• HTY 489
  

[yesboss]

Hi thanks for this post, I am thinking about minor in the BLS/ accounting.
I am not sure which one will be accepted in the UMPI credit. its very confusing not sure which courses will be transferred will go toward the degree.  
I recently bought the sophia for 3 months. since i am working full time. It will be great help if you can guide me so i put my energy in the correct direction.
Because i notice in your audit it was only 93 credit but i think you transferred 97. 


Old collage courses 

1.Introduction to Statistics
2.Principles of Sociology
3.Web Design I
4.Intro to Microsoft Office
5.College Composition I
 6.Microeconomics
 7.Macroeconomics
8.College Composition II
9.Introduction to Computers
10.Prin Financ Acct I/SprdSheet
11.Prin Financ Acct II/SprdSheet
12.Bus Funct in a Global Society
13.General Biology I -3
  General Biology I Laboratory -1 

14.Business Math 
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sophia

1.Introduction to Business
2.Project Management

[colonelcamp]

What an amazing post! Thanks so much for taking the time to put it together. I am most likely going for the same exact major and this roadmap you've laid out is priceless.

Thanks!

[bjcheung77]

For reference, the UMPI WIKI: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Un...esque_Isle
Also see the UMPI degree plans links: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Category:UMPI

[colonelcamp]

Quick question, OP. Is it true that the only math you needed to complete was the Into to Stats course on Sophia?

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For reference, the UMPI WIKI: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Un...esque_Isle
Also see the UMPI degree plans links: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Category:UMPI

Hi @bjcheung77. I'm a bit confused. This link https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Category:UMPI appears to list all the GEC requirements, but it's not clear to me what amount of Math GEC I need. I just completed the sophia.org Intro to College Mathematics course and I seem to think this is all I need (from looking at the OP's transcript). I am strongly leaning towards the same degree as the OP and want to avoid any unnecessary math. I really don't like math!

I'd like to get a definitive answer to this so I can move on and away from math in peace. :-)

[valentvne]

Hi thanks for this post, I am thinking about minor in the BLS/ accounting.
I am not sure which one will be accepted in the UMPI credit. its very confusing not sure which courses will be transferred will go toward the degree.  
I recently bought the sophia for 3 months. since i am working full time. It will be great help if you can guide me so i put my energy in the correct direction.
Because i notice in your audit it was only 93 credit but i think you transferred 97. 


Old collage courses 

1.Introduction to Statistics
2.Principles of Sociology
3.Web Design I
4.Intro to Microsoft Office
5.College Composition I
 6.Microeconomics
 7.Macroeconomics
8.College Composition II
9.Introduction to Computers
10.Prin Financ Acct I/SprdSheet
11.Prin Financ Acct II/SprdSheet
12.Bus Funct in a Global Society
13.General Biology I -3
  General Biology I Laboratory -1 

14.Business Math 
_________________

sophia

1.Introduction to Business
2.Project Management

Hey there, you're welcome! I did transfer in 97, but I think they used multiple courses to cover my BUS 260 requirement. I've emailed my academic advisor about it and they will hopefully confirm tomorrow. If they do, I'll let you know what exactly happened there.

I put the names of the courses I took as they were listed in the schools I was previously in and the parentheses next to them list the course credit they were transferred in as in UMPI.

For example: I wrote "Introduction to Statistics (MAT 101)" under "Sophia". What this meant was I took Introduction to Statistics in Sophia and UMPI accepted it as their MAT 101 course. Another example is, I wrote "Intro to Sociology (SOC 100)" under "University Transfer Credit Breakdown." This meant I took Intro to Sociology in University and UMPI accepted it as SOC 100 under their course names.

From the classes you listed:

"1.Introduction to Statistics" will be accepted by UMPI as MAT 101.
"2.Principles of Sociology" will probably be taken as SOC 100.
" 7.Macroeconomics" will be accepted, but I don't know for what course because they did not specify that for me.
"13.General Biology I -3 / General Biology I Laboratory -1" I also can not confirm whether or not they would take as BIO 103, BIO 316, or otherwise.

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Quick question, OP. Is it true that the only math you needed to complete was the Into to Stats course on Sophia?

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For reference, the UMPI WIKI: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Un...esque_Isle
Also see the UMPI degree plans links: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Category:UMPI

Hi @bjcheung77. I'm a bit confused. This link https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Category:UMPI appears to list all the GEC requirements, but it's not clear to me what amount of Math GEC I need. I just completed the sophia.org Intro to College Mathematics course and I seem to think this is all I need (from looking at the OP's transcript). I am strongly leaning towards the same degree as the OP and want to avoid any unnecessary math. I really don't like math!

I'd like to get a definitive answer to this so I can move on and away from math in peace. :-)

Intro to Stats & Macroeconomics are the only math courses I completed! I took them both on Sophia. I'm not even bad at math, but I didn't want to deal with the mental overload it causes me. Intro to Stats is relatively easy, but Macroeconomics is much more of a challenge. Be ready to laser-focus in that course lol

Just know, YOU CAN DO IT! :-D

[colonelcamp]

Hi thanks for this post, I am thinking about minor in the BLS/ accounting.
I am not sure which one will be accepted in the UMPI credit. its very confusing not sure which courses will be transferred will go toward the degree.  
I recently bought the sophia for 3 months. since i am working full time. It will be great help if you can guide me so i put my energy in the correct direction.
Because i notice in your audit it was only 93 credit but i think you transferred 97. 


Old collage courses 

1.Introduction to Statistics
2.Principles of Sociology
3.Web Design I
4.Intro to Microsoft Office
5.College Composition I
 6.Microeconomics
 7.Macroeconomics
8.College Composition II
9.Introduction to Computers
10.Prin Financ Acct I/SprdSheet
11.Prin Financ Acct II/SprdSheet
12.Bus Funct in a Global Society
13.General Biology I -3
  General Biology I Laboratory -1 

14.Business Math 
_________________

sophia

1.Introduction to Business
2.Project Management

Hey there, you're welcome! I did transfer in 97, but I think they used multiple courses to cover my BUS 260 requirement. I've emailed my academic advisor about it and they will hopefully confirm tomorrow. If they do, I'll let you know what exactly happened there.

I put the names of the courses I took as they were listed in the schools I was previously in and the parentheses next to them list the course credit they were transferred in as in UMPI.

For example: I wrote "Introduction to Statistics (MAT 101)" under "Sophia". What this meant was I took Introduction to Statistics in Sophia and UMPI accepted it as their MAT 101 course. Another example is, I wrote "Intro to Sociology (SOC 100)" under "University Transfer Credit Breakdown." This meant I took Intro to Sociology in University and UMPI accepted it as SOC 100 under their course names.

From the classes you listed:

"1.Introduction to Statistics" will be accepted by UMPI as MAT 101.
"2.Principles of Sociology" will probably be taken as SOC 100.
" 7.Macroeconomics" will be accepted, but I don't know for what course because they did not specify that for me.
"13.General Biology I -3 / General Biology I Laboratory -1" I also can not confirm whether or not they would take as BIO 103, BIO 316, or otherwise.

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Quick question, OP. Is it true that the only math you needed to complete was the Into to Stats course on Sophia?

---

For reference, the UMPI WIKI: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Un...esque_Isle
Also see the UMPI degree plans links: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Category:UMPI

Hi @bjcheung77. I'm a bit confused. This link https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Category:UMPI appears to list all the GEC requirements, but it's not clear to me what amount of Math GEC I need. I just completed the sophia.org Intro to College Mathematics course and I seem to think this is all I need (from looking at the OP's transcript). I am strongly leaning towards the same degree as the OP and want to avoid any unnecessary math. I really don't like math!

I'd like to get a definitive answer to this so I can move on and away from math in peace. :-)

Intro to Stats & Macroeconomics are the only math courses I completed! I took them both on Sophia. I'm not even bad at math, but I didn't want to deal with the mental overload it causes me. Intro to Stats is relatively easy, but Macroeconomics is much more of a challenge. Be ready to laser-focus in that course lol

Just know, YOU CAN DO IT! :-D

Thanks!

[JusW]

Thank you so much for taking the time to put this together. It's really helpful for me. I completed Microeconomics and Macroeconomics on Sophia with a score of 82%. I'm wondering if UMPI will accept the credit.  Also, after finishing the course, my Sophia transcript shows "Unofficial."

[bjcheung77]

Thank you so much for taking the time to put this together. It's really helpful for me. I completed Microeconomics and Macroeconomics on Sophia with a score of 82%. I'm wondering if UMPI will accept the credit.  Also, after finishing the course, my Sophia transcript shows "Unofficial."

You just need a 70, but you can shoot for higher like your Psychology class... Reference: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...#pid418313

[Fortunado10]

Hi, I was just accepted to UMPI Your pace BLS w/ Management. They accepted 97 Credits. But I have a few questions about some of the classes i have to take. Would it be possible to reach out to you privately. BTW i have been following & reading degree forum but this is the first time im using this forum to respond.