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Pierpont to Bachelor's Degree - MidtownNYC - 09-04-2023
Your Location: New York City US
Your Age: 31
Currently hold any degree : Board of Governors, A.A.S.| Pierpont CT&C
What kind of degree do you want? : The most affordable and quickest option.
Current Regional Accredited Credits:
Arizona State University : 1 Credit
CIS 194 - Business Technology Fundamentals
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 88
Sophia : 18 Credit
Environmental Science
Human Biology
Introduction to Information Technology
U.S. History I
U.S. History II
Visual Communications
Coursera : 70
Google IT Support : 12 Credits
Google Data Analytics : 12 Credits
IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Professional : 10 Credits
IBM Data Science Professional : 12 Credits
IBM Data Analyst Professional : 12 Credits
Applied Data Science Specialization : 12 Credits
Total Credits Completed: 89
Any certifications or military experience? N/A
Budget: Flexible
Commitments: I currently work full time and can work on my studies part-time or in the evenings/weekends.
Dedicated time to study: I can study as much as is needed during the night or weekends as long as my schedule is free. I estimate at least 3 hours every week night and on the weekends
Timeline: Finishing the courses required for the degree as fast as possible would be ideal. I would like to finish within 6 Months
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: NA
Comments: I'm open to pursuing the most cost-effective and expedited degree program. Despite having a wealth of IT experience, I am interested in pursuing a non-IT degree. Currently, I am employed at the Local Social Services - Welfare Agency.
RE: Pierpont to Bachelor's Degree - rachel83az - 09-04-2023
For quickest/most affordable, UMPI is going to be your best bet. Do any of the degrees here leap out at you as either "that looks interesting!" or "eww, I don't want to do that"? https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Category:UMPI
In general, the BABA Management & Leadership or a BLS degree have traditionally been the fastest/easiest to complete. But if you hate Business classes and would prefer (for instance) History or Psychology, then one of those degrees might be faster for you.
You'll need at least Spanish I or French I and Human Biology Lab from Sophia in order to continue to a UMPI degree.
RE: Pierpont to Bachelor's Degree - bjcheung77 - 09-04-2023
@MidtownNYC, I agree - Yes, UMPI would be my recommendation as well, but the degree plan I suggest you go for is the BAS with a single, double, or triple minor (MIS, Management, Project Management). This will allow for the max credit transfer of your credits. I would select the triple minor as you will need the upper level credits anyways, there are overlapping classes, and when you complete all 3 minors, you're just taking an extra couple of courses at most.
Apply to UMPI for the BAS with a minor in MIS, when you've been accepted and the credits transferred over, you can then ask your advisor to add the Management & Project Management minors. You should complete the remaining general education classes on Sophia.org (Language, Science with Lab, etc) and use this post/thread as a reference or for more questions/answers. Note: Again, the BAS uses the max transfer of your "current technical credits".
I just got your PM while I was typing this thread, coincidence... Anyways, I'm going to link you to the UMPI BAS WIKI and here's a thread post you may want to review and the link, it has spreadsheet with all the courses you need for the BAS/BLS with a triple minor, review this post and the link, as the spreadsheet is within this link of a link, for the electives, you're using the certs not the Sophia.org I mentioned...
Thread: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-DEGREE-PLAN-HELP-PLEASE--44096?pid=400527#pid400527
WIKI has a similar plan: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/UMPI_Bachelor_of_Applied_Science,_BAS_Degree_Plan