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Degree Planning Help - BetterThisYearThanLast - 11-12-2021
Hey there all you cool cats and kittens, Ready for Tiger King Season 2 or are we all deep into our studies? Be honest.
I started my journey in 2016 and stopped to travel and now I' back stateside in a totally different career field I figured I'd try to check "college" off my bucket list. Any advice you have would help
My Location: Pennsylvania, US
My Age: 30
degree do you want?:
(1) BLS - Mgmt Info Sys (ideal given my intentions)
or (2) BABA - Mgmt & Leadership,
or (3) seriously I'll take whatever is fastest
Current Regional Accredited Credits:
School Name Total Credits: #
Class Name, Credits, Grade
SECTION CLASS CR. GRADE SCHOOL
HIS 210 WESTERN CIV I 3 B SHAW U
SOC 101 PRINCIPALS OF SOC 3 B SHAW U
BIO 101 PRINCIPLES OF BIO 3 B SHAW U
ANT 101 ANTHROPOLOGY 3 A SHAW U
HUM 101 CULTURES & VALUES 3 D HCCC
ARC 105 INTRO TO COMP ARTS 3 C HCCC
ART 106 DRAWING I 3 C HCCC
ENG 101 ENG COMP 3 B+ HCCC
ARC 106 DIGITAL IMAGING 3 B HCCC
CSC 100 INTRO TO COMP 3 B HCCC
ART 103 2D DESIGN 3 A HCCC
ENG 112 SPEECH 3 A HCCC
PSY 201 DEVELOP PSY 3 A CCC
PSY 101 INTRO TO PSY 3 C CCC
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:
Provider Total Credits: #
Class Name, Credits, Grade
ALEKS
Intro to Stats
College Algebra
AICP
Ethics and Professional Conduct
Study.com
Intro to SOC
Pric of Marketing
Intro to World Religions
Digital Marketing and Advertising
Any certifications or military experience?
CompTIA Sec+, AWS Solutions Architect Associate
I am hoping to get the BLS with Info Sys minor and then move onto Walden HR mgmt and get into tech recruiting while continuing in my tech studies - my primary goal is remote only work so i can be with my family and travel.
Any advisement would help.
My initial question was - what is the best way to determine what classes I have left to take beginning with Sophia, then ICC, then Study? Obviously you guys are super helpful but is there a more self sufficient way that I'm missing? How did you guys get so informed about the classes?
RE: Degree Planning Help - bjcheung77 - 11-13-2021
When did you get your AWS? Your current options are good, but I would open up to a PUG (Purdue Global) Associates/Bachelors in IT combo instead. I think the utility would be better than a BLS MIS at UMPI. If you can apply to PUG for free and get the AWS transferred over with the same amount of credits prior to their recent change (67 credits vs 12/15 credits)... I would go with them instead. If you can't get the 67 credits, then go with UMPI BLS MIS.
Link 1: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-Ridiculously-Easy-Associates-Degree-Purdue-University-Global
Link 2: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-Does-Any-one-have-PUG-AWS-certificate-screenshots-from-the-last-month
RE: Degree Planning Help - BetterThisYearThanLast - 11-15-2021
(11-13-2021, 01:52 PM)bjcheung77 Wrote: When did you get your AWS? Your current options are good, but I would open up to a PUG (Purdue Global) Associates/Bachelors in IT combo instead. I think the utility would be better than a BLS MIS at UMPI. If you can apply to PUG for free and get the AWS transferred over with the same amount of credits prior to their recent change (67 credits vs 12/15 credits)... I would go with them instead. If you can't get the 67 credits, then go with UMPI BLS MIS.
Link 1: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-Ridiculously-Easy-Associates-Degree-Purdue-University-Global
Link 2: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-Does-Any-one-have-PUG-AWS-certificate-screenshots-from-the-last-month
WOW! Thanks for this. I never even thought that I could get credit for the certs this way. I got my AWS about a month ago.
RE: Degree Planning Help - dfrecore - 11-15-2021
(11-15-2021, 08:37 AM)BetterThisYearThanLast Wrote:(11-13-2021, 01:52 PM)bjcheung77 Wrote: When did you get your AWS? Your current options are good, but I would open up to a PUG (Purdue Global) Associates/Bachelors in IT combo instead. I think the utility would be better than a BLS MIS at UMPI. If you can apply to PUG for free and get the AWS transferred over with the same amount of credits prior to their recent change (67 credits vs 12/15 credits)... I would go with them instead. If you can't get the 67 credits, then go with UMPI BLS MIS.
Link 1: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-Ridiculously-Easy-Associates-Degree-Purdue-University-Global
Link 2: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-Does-Any-one-have-PUG-AWS-certificate-screenshots-from-the-last-month
WOW! Thanks for this. I never even thought that I could get credit for the certs this way. I got my AWS about a month ago.
Unfortunately that AWS cert is no longer worth anything towards a Cloud degree at PUG, except Free electives. It was never going to work well with the BSIT except as Free Electives. With that said, I'd go with your original plan - I think that the UMPI BLS-MIS degree will be THE fastest and cheapest option out there.
You still need (I think):
Comp 2 (take at UMPI)
American Government (ICC)
Spanish (ICC)
Art History I or II (Sophia)
Intro to Ethics (Sophia)
Physical Science
Lab Science
Since you already took biology, your best but not easiest option is Study.com's CHEM 111: Chemistry I w/Lab. If you don't want to do that, then take BIO 101L: Intro to Biology w/Lab (Study.com) and then Environmental Science (Sophia)
11cr of electives from anywhere
That leaves 18cr of your minor, and then 9cr additional at UMPI.