(02-19-2025, 07:16 PM)jg_nuy Wrote: The quickest and likely cheapest degree is likely to be one from UMPI (work on Sophia for the general education and electives, Study dot com for some of the upper level up to 90 credits, then last 30 credits at UMPI. You can likely finish in 2-3 sessions ($3,400 to $5,100) and some folks on the forum have finished in 1 session (10 classes), although that is pretty intense.

You could choose a business degree, for example and choose a concentration.

The general education requirements are here - you have some completed already: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/UMPI_!General_Education_Requirements_Roadmap

This page has the degree plans for UMPI:
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Category:UMPI
The BLS options may be even quicker, but some people find them to have limitations with some industries.

(02-19-2025, 07:29 PM)jg_nuy Wrote: Each UMPI session is 8 weeks, so 2 session is roughly equivalent to one semester. UMPI is competency-based, so you can finish as many classes in a session as you can manage, with some classes being doable in a week or less if you are either already familiar with the material or a strong reader-writer. Classes have roughly 3-4 short papers with a longer final paper. Some classes have PowerPoints or Excel projects, with or without presentations.

I don't see much time difference between the BLS and the Business degree, unless you bring in a ton of transfer credit from prior college coursework. In your case, the count is low, so I would suggest the degree with higher utility or the ones that interests you the most.

TESU has 12-week terms but the amount of writing required for the final capstone of the TESU degree is probably equivalent to 7-10 UMPI classes, based on folks' feedback on the forum. UMPI classes generally have proctored exams, but you can start a term pretty much any month. You could do 90 credits via Sophia and Study dot com for the TESU requirements and then do a single term of 12 weeks with five classes for the flat-rate tuition, but that can get a little intense in terms of workload.

(02-19-2025, 09:43 PM)bjcheung77 Wrote: Welcome back to the board, my suggestion is to stay on track with what you're looking at, the bachelors degree.  My suggestion is to get the UMPI AALS on route to getting the BLS with a couple or triple minors, along with the 3-4 classes that can go towards the MAOL if you wanted to later.  Since you're working for family, you may be able to get more hours put into the degree, if that is the case, UMPI is the heavy favorite.  

A pathway would be this: UMPI AALS, BLS, MAOL - Not everyone needs a business degree or MBA, OL is also a leadership/management degree.
Here's a read in regards to cost, ease, speed and the difference for Excelsior, TESU, UMPI: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-Teceps-and-TESU%E2%80%99s-RA-req-Their-residency-req?pid=433696#pid433696
For reference, I've merged your previous posts into this thread for your review of advice: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-Degree-Plan-Help--33249

• Business Ethics
  
• Business Law
  
• Conflict Resolution
  
• Criminology
  
• English Composition I
  
• Environmental Science
  
• Macroeconomics
  
• Microeconomics
  
• Microbiology
  
• Intro to Info Tech
  
• Intro to Psychology
  
• Intro to Chemistry
  
• Intro to Ethics
  
• Workplace Communication
  
• Introduction to Sociology
  
• Art History I (Inactive but can finish if needed)
  

• African American Lit
  
• Pop Culture Studies
  
• Weather & Climate
  
• Women & Film
  
• Comparative Studies
  
• Sport for Spectators
  
• Orientation (1 cr – might not count)
  
• Art History II (marked “EN” – probably excluded)
  

1. Do I already have enough credits to finish an Associate’s degree at UMPI?
   
2. I haven’t picked a degree plan yet — what’s the fastest/easiest one, especially with my credits?
   
3. Which UMPI YourPace courses are known for being quick wins?