(12-28-2021, 11:44 AM)eleanorliu6 Wrote: Hi @Ashkir， May i know how many courses you took on UMPI during one session? Is there any idea that only take one session on UPMI?  Other courses finish on Sophia or study.com or ICC..

Appreciate it for your reply

eleanorliu6 Wrote:Hi @Ashkir， May i know how many courses you took on UMPI during one session? Is there any idea that only take one session on UPMI?  Other courses finish on Sophia or study.com or ICC..

Appreciate it for your reply

(04-04-2023, 03:28 PM)FM1 Wrote: Hi @Ashkir, thanks so much for putting this spreadsheet together. I am feeling confident that I will use this as a template to finally get a degree. I have never enrolled into higher education so I am new to this whole thing, so grateful for any help on some very what I imagine is super basic questions to the seasoned members in this forum.

1. On row 19 to 27, it states 'Any other Sophia course' for electives 2 to 10. How will I know which electives will be credited against the UMPI bachelors? Is there a list I can review?
2. I'm not great with languages so is it possible to change Spanish I for something different altogether?
3. Should the Sophia, Study.com and InstantCert courses be completed prior to enrolling into UMPI?
4. What is the process for transferring credits - is it done pre-enrollment or post enrollment?

(04-04-2023, 03:36 PM)rachel83az Wrote:

(04-04-2023, 03:28 PM)FM1 Wrote: Hi @Ashkir, thanks so much for putting this spreadsheet together. I am feeling confident that I will use this as a template to finally get a degree. I have never enrolled into higher education so I am new to this whole thing, so grateful for any help on some very what I imagine is super basic questions to the seasoned members in this forum.

1. On row 19 to 27, it states 'Any other Sophia course' for electives 2 to 10. How will I know which electives will be credited against the UMPI bachelors? Is there a list I can review?
2. I'm not great with languages so is it possible to change Spanish I for something different altogether?
3. Should the Sophia, Study.com and InstantCert courses be completed prior to enrolling into UMPI?
4. What is the process for transferring credits - is it done pre-enrollment or post enrollment?

This degree plan was accurate when posted, but is no longer accurate. The most current/accurate degree plans for UMPI can be found here: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Category:UMPI

IIRC, you're in the UK? If you took French or German in school, you may be able to take a CLEP exam for one of those languages. There is (or was) a public CLEP testing center near Manchester and one near London. You can study for the CLEP exam(s) using ModernStates and might be able to take the exam for free. Unfortunately, if you are unable to take a CLEP exam, Spanish from Sophia.org is currently the fastest/easiest/cheapest way to get a foreign language credit. If you want to pay more for an online class somewhere else, you can. But I would urge you to at least give Sophia's Spanish a try before you spend the money. You don't have to be great at Spanish in order to pass. It's relatively basic.

1. 1. What does the '(Duplicate)' tag denote in the Course column, e.g. under GEC Requirements table, Learning Objective 1D - English Composition I (Duplicate)
   
2. 2. Given that transfer credits do not apply to all of the listed courses, e.g. GEC Requirements has a total of 40 under Competency Units Value, but the transfer credit total is 34, should we be doing only the courses where the credit transfer applies? 
   
3. 3. Under the Business Administration Major table, there are several rows which don't have an entry for the 'Course Providfer'. Is the assumption that the empty fields are where UMPI are the course provider?
   
4. 4. I'm unclear about which electives can be taken for the 23 credits - is there list somewhere?
   
5. 5. Should the Sophia, Study.com and InstantCert courses be completed prior to enrolling into UMPI?
   

(04-04-2023, 04:00 PM)FM1 Wrote: Thanks for the updated link. Having looked at the BABA Management and Leadership page (I've decided not to go for a BABA in Project Management as I want to move into a different area), I'm slightly confused about a few things. I'm new to this so please bear with me for any silly questions.

1. 1. What does the '(Duplicate)' tag denote in the Course column, e.g. under GEC Requirements table, Learning Objective 1D - English Composition I (Duplicate)
   
2. 2. Given that transfer credits do not apply to all of the listed courses, e.g. GEC Requirements has a total of 40 under Competency Units Value, but the transfer credit total is 34, should we be doing only the courses where the credit transfer applies? 
   
3. 3. Under the Business Administration Major table, there are several rows which don't have an entry for the 'Course Providfer'. Is the assumption that the empty fields are where UMPI are the course provider?
   
4. 4. I'm unclear about which electives can be taken for the 23 credits - is there list somewhere?
   
5. 5. Should the Sophia, Study.com and InstantCert courses be completed prior to enrolling into UMPI?
   

Edit - you're correct, I'm in the UK. I'll stick to the Spanish class as you recommend since it seems like the easiest and cheapest option. Thanks.

1. Duplicate means that it's a class already mentioned in a prior GEC requirement. Each class can meet multiple requirements, but each requirement can be met by only a single class. If you add up all of the GEC requirements, it's something like 90 credits (give or take), but you only need 40 credits total to meet credit requirements. A class like English Comp can meet 3 or 4 requirements, but is still only worth 3 credits total.
   
2. You need to have at least 40 GEC credits to get a degree at UMPI.
   
3. Yes. Many courses do not have a duplicate elsewhere that can be taken cheaply/easily.
   
4. Literally anything that isn't used elsewhere. English Comp cannot be an elective, but Sophia's Visual Communication may be.
   
5. InstantCert no longer has courses to take. Most Study.com options can be taken easier/cheaper from UMPI or Sophia, so only Sophia is generally recommended. You should complete as many courses as possible before applying to UMPI. You would need permission to transfer in classes after enrollment. This is pretty easy to obtain, but trying to focus on both UMPI and Sophia (or elsewhere) at the same time could wind up slowing you down instead of accelerating your pace.
   

(04-04-2023, 04:45 PM)rachel83az Wrote:

(04-04-2023, 04:00 PM)FM1 Wrote: Thanks for the updated link. Having looked at the BABA Management and Leadership page (I've decided not to go for a BABA in Project Management as I want to move into a different area), I'm slightly confused about a few things. I'm new to this so please bear with me for any silly questions.

1. 1. What does the '(Duplicate)' tag denote in the Course column, e.g. under GEC Requirements table, Learning Objective 1D - English Composition I (Duplicate)
   
2. 2. Given that transfer credits do not apply to all of the listed courses, e.g. GEC Requirements has a total of 40 under Competency Units Value, but the transfer credit total is 34, should we be doing only the courses where the credit transfer applies? 
   
3. 3. Under the Business Administration Major table, there are several rows which don't have an entry for the 'Course Providfer'. Is the assumption that the empty fields are where UMPI are the course provider?
   
4. 4. I'm unclear about which electives can be taken for the 23 credits - is there list somewhere?
   
5. 5. Should the Sophia, Study.com and InstantCert courses be completed prior to enrolling into UMPI?
   

Edit - you're correct, I'm in the UK. I'll stick to the Spanish class as you recommend since it seems like the easiest and cheapest option. Thanks.

1. Duplicate means that it's a class already mentioned in a prior GEC requirement. Each class can meet multiple requirements, but each requirement can be met by only a single class. If you add up all of the GEC requirements, it's something like 90 credits (give or take), but you only need 40 credits total to meet credit requirements. A class like English Comp can meet 3 or 4 requirements, but is still only worth 3 credits total.
   
2. You need to have at least 40 GEC credits to get a degree at UMPI.
   
3. Yes. Many courses do not have a duplicate elsewhere that can be taken cheaply/easily.
   
4. Literally anything that isn't used elsewhere. English Comp cannot be an elective, but Sophia's Visual Communication may be.
   
5. InstantCert no longer has courses to take. Most Study.com options can be taken easier/cheaper from UMPI or Sophia, so only Sophia is generally recommended. You should complete as many courses as possible before applying to UMPI. You would need permission to transfer in classes after enrollment. This is pretty easy to obtain, but trying to focus on both UMPI and Sophia (or elsewhere) at the same time could wind up slowing you down instead of accelerating your pace.
   

Quote:Students entering the University of Maine at Presque Isle as degree seekers who have a completed baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution will receive transfer credit for their previous degree work and will be exempt from meeting the specific requirements of the GEC.

(05-01-2023, 06:45 PM)Kalas Wrote: Very interesting idea for a way to get a degree for the cheapest possible cost. For anyone that already has at least one RA BA/BS, I found something VERY interesting on UMPI's website http://catalog.umpi.edu/content.php?catoid=5&navoid=188

Quote:Students entering the University of Maine at Presque Isle as degree seekers who have a completed baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution will receive transfer credit for their previous degree work and will be exempt from meeting the specific requirements of the GEC.

Which absolutely simplifies the process for anyone using this to get cheap additional degrees. All crappy gen ed classes with minimal value immediately BTFO whether there was something similar at your old school you had to take or not! Sadly, undergrad degrees I would want to get (math, computer science, data science, statistics) aren't offered by UMPI online. At least not yet.