(03-06-2024, 06:41 PM)Livia_Drusila Wrote: (Oops, accidentally posted twice.)

(03-06-2024, 06:49 PM)jg_nuy Wrote: UMPI seems like your best bet. A lot of your credits would most likely fill in the General Education and some of the degree requirements. Given how much time you have available and depending on your personal speed, you might even be able to complete the 30 credits required in one term ($1500 per 8 week term), likely no more than 2 ($3000 for 2 terms). You can transfer up to 90 credits into the degree itself, though there is no upper limit overall for transfer credits.

You can work to fill in more of the gen-ed requirements and degree requirements using first Sophia, then some Study.com. You have the science with lab, but you need 6 credits for a foreign language.

Here are the general requirements for UMPI:
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/UMPI_!General_Education_Requirements_Roadmap

Here is a degree plan for BA History:
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/UMPI_BA_History_Degree_Plan

Here is the Political Science concentration details:
https://www.umpi.edu/yourpace/academic_programs/ba-political-science/

(03-06-2024, 06:51 PM)bjcheung77 Wrote: @Livia_Drusila, Welcome to the board, it's great you're posting and asking questions, but there really isn't a need to 'double post' - even though you feel there is a need to, it'll cause confusion as someone may be answering you and the information is not found in the second thread, so I've merged the two.  You can use this as the planning thread, you can create another for example if you're stuck with Sophia.org classes, and then another for Study.com classes or something to 'group' your thread together, instead of one question one thread... 

You may want to create a spreadsheet with the requirements of the degree and the classes you have taken for cross referencing, then link us to your degree spreadsheet on your google or one drive, make the file viewable (not editable) and we can comment on what classes are needed, use this for reference and tracking purposes.  For the time being, I suggest reviewing the posts, threads, and WIKI on the UMPI degree of your choice, here's the WIKI to help you design your degree spreadsheet: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Category:UMPI

(03-06-2024, 07:08 PM)bjcheung77 Wrote: <grin> You have the energy, money, time to get the BAS or BLS in one session, plus you get to have a minor of your choice and do 3-4 classes that can go towards the MAOL if you ever wanted to.  So, this is my non-traditional and un-conventional approach, since you're in the US waiting for perm residence approval, you can take as many Sophia.org classes that can transfer into the UMPI BLS Political Science minor plus 3-4 classes towards MAOL.  This way, you'll be well versed in Poli Sci and have a few classes related to Organizational Leadership, but the main reason is to salvage the 61 credits, as the degree allows 60 electives!

Now, the reason I mentioned the BAS or BLS, is because you're already in the US, you have the energy, money, time to spend on getting credits towards 'something', and I always recommend a balanced mix/match trifecta of certs, degree, experience.  Thus, my suggestion is to expand on that into Business, IT, PM, etc, by doing the cheapies/freebies on the WIKI for ACE credit (skip the ones that don't give credit like the EdX freebie professional certs).  You'll end up with some certs, experience to go along with the certs while you work towards the degree... You can get all of this for under your budget of $2K as well!  Ta-da! Voila!

(03-06-2024, 07:10 PM)jg_nuy Wrote: You have an associates, so a high school transcript should not be required. You can do Spanish on Sophia to fulfill the language requirement.

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For English proficiency, from UMPI YourPace FAQs: https://www.umpi.edu/yourpace/faqs/

English proficiency test scores are waived only if at least one of the following is met:
Student has earned a grade of C- or higher in a college English Composition course at a regionally accredited U.S. institution, even if the student has not studied in the U.S. for two or more years. ACE credits will not be considered.