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Business Degree Plan HELP!!! - MCook5445 - 12-09-2024
Hello friends, Im going to start off by saying Im a 40 year old male who has finished some college back in my twenties.
I recently went back to school to get my business degree completing alot of credits through SOPHIA.
Ive been in management for 15+ years,
Im looking for help to decide the best path from where I am to finish my degree as fast and chep as possible.
These are the classes I have completed so far.
MCCC Monroe County Community College (30 credits)
SOC 151 Principles of Sociology - 3cr
BIOL 154 Intro to Environmental Science - 4cr
CIS 130 Introduction to CIS - 3cr
ENGL 151 Eng Comp 1 - 3cr
CIS 118 Windows Operating System - 1cr
CIS 171 Using the Internet- 1cr
WPR102 Word Processing 1 - 3cr
POLSC151 Intro to Political Science - 3cr
PSYCH151 Intro to Psychology - 3cr
SPCH151 Communication Fundamentals - 3cr
CIS173 Frontpage Web Design - 3cr
SOPHIA (96 credits)
BUSLAW1001 Business Law - 3cr
ECON1001 Macroeconomics - 3cr
BUSI1001 Financial Accounting - 3cr
BUSI 1011 Managerial Accounting - 3cr
ECON1002 Microeconomics - 3cr
CA1001 College algebra - 3 cr
BUS1001 Introduction to Business - 3cr
CS1001 Introduction to Information Technology - 3cr
FIN1001 Principles of Finance - 3cr
STAT0050 Foundations of Statistics - 2cr
MATH1040 Calculus 1 - 4cr
STAT1001 Introduction to Statistics - 3cr
CONRES1001 Conflict Resolution - 3cr
PM1001 Project Management - 3cr
PHIL1001 Introduction to Ethics - 3cr
CS1003 IT Career Exploration - 1cr
BUS1200 Developing Effective Teams - 1cr
CS1011 Introduction to Relational Databases - 3cr
MATH1020 Introduction to College Mathematics - 3cr
HLTH1010 Introduction to Nutrition - 3cr
VISCOMM1001 Visual Communication - 3cr
CONRES1000 The Essentials of Managing Conflict - 1cr
HUMBIO1001 Human Biology - 3cr
BUSI1013 Principles of Management - 3cr
CHEM1001 Introduction to Chemistry - 3cr
ARTHIST1002 Art History II - 3cr
MATH1035 Precalculus - 3cr
HLTH 1020 Lifespan Developlemnt - 3cr
SCIE1045 Microbiology - 3cr
SCIE1050 Anatomy and Physiology I - 3cr
SCIE1055 Anatomy and Physiology II - 3cr
ENVS1001 Environmental Science - 3cr
BUSI2015 Organizational Behavior - 3cr
BUSI2020 Principles of Marketing - 3cr
RE: Business Degree Plan HELP!!! - jg_nuy - 12-09-2024
For speed and cost, your best bet is likely UMPI, where up to 90 transfer credits can apply to the degree and you need to do a minimum of 30 credits at UMPI. At a glance, it seems like you are missing English II, a science lab and a foreign language, which can fulfilled with Workplace Writing II on Sophia, Human Biology Lab and Spanish I on Sophia, respectively.
Some links:
General education: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/UMPI_!General_Education_Requirements_Roadmap
Degree plans: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Category:UMPI
RE: Business Degree Plan HELP!!! - bjcheung77 - 12-09-2024
Welcome to the board, great initial post with some info, but you're missing the budget, commitments, study habits and so on asked for in the addendum and template here: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-New-to-DegreeForum-How-this-Area-works At the time being, I also think the UMPI option may be your best bet for cost, ease, speed to finish. If you just need a check the box, then the BLS with any minor of your choice would work, such as PM, MIS, or Management...
RE: Business Degree Plan HELP!!! - MCook5445 - 12-11-2024
(12-09-2024, 05:55 PM)bjcheung77 Wrote: Welcome to the board, great initial post with some info, but you're missing the budget, commitments, study habits and so on asked for in the addendum and template here: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-New-to-DegreeForum-How-this-Area-works At the time being, I also think the UMPI option may be your best bet for cost, ease, speed to finish. If you just need a check the box, then the BLS with any minor of your choice would work, such as PM, MIS, or Management...
Your Location: Toledo, Ohio, Looking for somewhere I can remote learn.
Your Age: 40
What kind of degree do you want?: Bachelors in Business Admin or Business related
Current Regional Accredited Credits: 40
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 96
Any certifications or military experience?: I have 8 professional certificates from Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), Six Sigma Green Belt from PMI.
Budget: 8k
Commitments: I have 3 kids, a wife, and a full time job.
Dedicated time to study: 2 hours per day
Timeline: 1 year
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: $0
(12-09-2024, 03:43 PM)jg_nuy Wrote: For speed and cost, your best bet is likely UMPI, where up to 90 transfer credits can apply to the degree and you need to do a minimum of 30 credits at UMPI. At a glance, it seems like you are missing English II, a science lab and a foreign language, which can fulfilled with Workplace Writing II on Sophia, Human Biology Lab and Spanish I on Sophia, respectively.
Some links:
General education: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/UMPI_!General_Education_Requirements_Roadmap
Degree plans: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Category:UMPI
Is Excelsior a good choice too? I was looking into them as well; are there any pros or cons to either one?
RE: Business Degree Plan HELP!!! - bjcheung77 - 12-11-2024
UMPI BLS in 2 sessions, MAOL in 2 sessions or MBA in 1 year. My answer to this question is similar to the copy/pasted post reply from here: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-Help-Needed-Deciding-Between-Two-Schools-with-Similar-Credit-Transfers?pid=432118#pid432118
With sufficient energy, time, and how you manage your studies, you can probably complete the BAS in 1 session, and the MAOL in 1 session if you're extremely dedicated and have absolutely no commitments. That would equate to $1700 for BAS, $2300 for the MAOL, total $4K for a Bachelors/Masters combo. Having said that, since you're still in your 30's and a lifelong learner, you may want to complete the HAU MBA afterwards in 1 year, for $3K if they have that scholarship pricing available after you're done with the MAOL.. I mean, $7K for 3 RA degrees is an amazing deal...