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Prep for UMPI MAOL - ExiledToGames - 08-31-2025
Hello World,
I have applied and gotten into UMPI MAOL (Master of Arts Organizational Leadership) starting on October 27th. I graduated with a Bachelors in History and Political Science (Summa Cum Laude) from UMPI in 2024. I transferred in almost 90 credits of undergrad classes in from Sophia.org.
I plan to use this degree as a backup plan to teaching if I ever want to leave the profession. My backup plan would most likely involve some sort of civil service, city government or non profits. If I continue teaching long term, this masters can take me into admin/coaching within the school system.
Is there any way I can accelerate or make my workload easier before the start date based on my undergrad history (listed below)?
Thanks!
English & Communication
ENG 101 Writing and Inquiry
ENG 121 College Composition II
GEL 1XX Visual Communications
History
HTY 161 U.S. History I
HTY 162 U.S. History II
HTY 116 World Civilization II
HTY 370 Topics in Non-Western History
HTY 377 Modern China
HTY 439 The Vietnam Wars
Political Science & Government
POS 101 American Government
POS 211 Intro to Political Thought
POS 301 European Gov & European Union
POS 332 Constitutional Law
POS 335 Modern Political Thought
POS 343 Marxism
POS 370 Topics in Non-Western History
POS 371 Intl Rel and Modern Conflicts
POS 493 Political Science Capstone
Sciences (Biology, Environmental, Health)
BIO 103 Human Biology
BIO 1XX Human Biology Lab
BIO 1XX Anatomy and Physiology I
BIO 1XX Anatomy and Physiology II
BIO 316 Microbiology
BIO 104 Introduction to Nutrition
ENV 110 Environmental Science
Business & Management
BUS 101 Introduction to Business
BUS 150 Financial Accounting
BUS 141 Project Management
BUS 1XX Principles of Finance
BUS 1XX Conflict Resolution
BUS 1XX Essentials of Managing Conflict
BUS 1XX Developing Effective Teams
Humanities, Arts & Philosophy
HUM 103 Critical Thinking
PHI 152 Introduction to Ethics
PHI 1XX Ancient Greek Philosophers
ART 211 Art History I
ART 212 Art History II
Mathematics
MAT 117 College Algebra
MAT 131 Calculus I
Social Sciences & Languages
SOC 100 Intro Soc: Embrac Diver/Collab
PSY 205 Lifespan Development
ECO 207 Macroeconomics
ECO 2XX Microeconomics
SPA 101 Spanish I
SPA 102 Spanish II
RE: Prep for UMPI MAOL - Heartstrings - 08-31-2025
Graduate school is different than your bachelor's degree program. I can't speak for UMPI but I had to do a lot of writing in my programs. Your undergrad classes will not accelerate your graduate program.
RE: Prep for UMPI MAOL - bjcheung77 - 08-31-2025
In brief, the short answer is, no... You'll have to try and finish in a session if not two. Heartstrings mentioned this pretty much the same way I would have. In addition to that, your undergrad doesn't have the 4 classes that transfer into the MAOL. The only way to have prepared for this was to take the 4 classes that could have transferred in... WIKI Link: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/University_of_Maine_at_Presque_Isle
RE: Prep for UMPI MAOL - ExiledToGames - 08-31-2025
(08-31-2025, 11:44 AM)bjcheung77 Wrote: In brief, the short answer is, no... You'll have to try and finish in a session if not two. Heartstrings mentioned this pretty much the same way I would have. In addition to that, your undergrad doesn't have the 4 classes that transfer into the MAOL. The only way to have prepared for this was to take the 4 classes that could have transferred in... WIKI Link: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/University_of_Maine_at_Presque_Isle
Yes, my wording was weird, gonna edit my post in a few when I figure it out.
I guess I was still in the sophia, study, etc. mindset of transferring in classes at a cheaper rate and reduce the workload at UMPI while keeping in mind 6 was the total amount allowed to transfer in.
After reviewing the wiki again, am I correct in assuming that transferring credits in doesn't work the same way as undergrad? The classes to 'transfer' have to be classes from UMPI and not any outside organization? So all classes have to taken at UMPI.. Makes sense now.
Guess you cant "hack" the masters program. Thanks for the replys @bjcheung77 & @Heartstrings
RE: Prep for UMPI MAOL - Jonathan Whatley - 08-31-2025
You may transfer no more than 9 credits (3 courses) into the UMPI MAOL. No more than 9 credits can be from a list of four UMPI upper-level undergraduate business courses none of which you’ve taken. No more than 6 credits can be from outside graduate courses that UMPI agrees correspond directly with UMPI MAOL courses. You’re unlikely to find a source of such courses much cheaper than UMPI.