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UMPI BLS Update and help needed - Federicojavier - 06-11-2026
Hello everyone. I am back. 5 Years ago I posted a question here and the answer changed my professional life in a great way. Ashkir and ss20ts put together a degree plan for me. I followed that plan and transferred all the earned credits, a total of --97, to UMPI (Please note that only 90 were used). I finished my degree in 5 months and a month later i was admitted in law school (unreal) I made it to the second year and then I decided to quit, for reasons not worth mentioning here. However, earlier this year I graduated form WGU with an MBA. I completed the degree program in 63 days. I am not here to brag, instead I am seeking help, once again. I am writing my second book and I want to write a step by step guide on what I did exactly, what classes I took, how much it costed me, etc.... I know that some things have changed and that is what I need from you. I am listing the classes I took to complete my BLS and I would like you guys to review them and correct me if some of them are not longer good classes. I am not looking for multiple paths on how to get a variety of degrees, I want to concentrate on what i did and provide and updated version. I am doing this to help others and not with the intention of getting a profit. I will be offering it on Amazon kindle either for free or for about $2.99 depending on Amazon restrictions. If anyone is interested in my first book it is also listed on Amazon (I thought I was not special...I was wrong) it is also free with a kindle subscription and talks about how I went form not education whatsoever to a Masters degree and pilot license ( I just got it 2 years ago) in a span of 5 years.
Thanks in advance to all of you that I know will reply to my post.
The following is the list of classes taken from start to finish to complete my degree.
CLEP
SPANISH LEVEL I AND II 6 (ONLY 3 UNITS ARE REQUIRED, BUT SINCE I AM A NATIVE SPANISH SPEAKER, I TOOK ADVANTAGE OF IT)
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT 3 TRANSFERRED AS UL BUS325
PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING 3 TRANSFERRED AS UL BUS330
INSTANTCERT
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 3
SOPHIA
ART HISTORY I 3
ART HISTORY II 3
COLLEGE ALGEBRA 3
CONFLICT RESOLUTION 3
DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE TEAMS 1
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 3
HUMAN BIOLOGY 3
IT CAREER EXPLORATION 1
INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS 3
INTRODUCTIONS TO ETHICS 3
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 3
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 3
MACROECONOMICS 3
MICROECONOMICS 3
ESSENTIALS OF MANAGING CONFLICT 1
U.S. HISTORY I 3
U.S. HISTORY II 3
VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS 3
PROJECT MANAGEMENT 3
BUSINESS LAW I 3 TRANSFERRED AS UL BUS350
PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE 3
INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 3
ACCOUNTING 3
ENGLISH COMPOSITION I 3
ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHERS 3
COMMUNICATION AT WORK 3
INTRODUCTION TO WEB DEVELOPMENT 3
STUDY.COM
LEADING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE 3
BIOLOGY 101 WITH LAB 4
UMPI
BUS 260 LEADERSHIP 3
BUS 321 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 3
BUS 335 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR 3
BUS 352 BUSINESS LAW II 3
BUS 353 LEGAL & ETHICAL ISSUES IN BUSINESS 3
BUS 415 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 3
BUS 440 BUSINESS ANALYTICS 3
CRJ 350 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 3
ENG 121 COLLEGE COMPOSITION II 3
HUM 103 CREATIVE DECISION MAKING 3
TOTAL COST OF THE DEGREE
$357 on CLEP.- This cost can be avoided by using Modern States to prepare for the exams
( WWW.modernstates.org)
$158 with Sophia. 2 months x $79 EACH (www.sophia.org)
$35 with Instantcert (www.instantcert.com)
$250 with Study.com (WWW.study.com)
Yearly subscription with Grammarly $144
TRANSCRIPTS
GED SENT VIA GED.COM $15
CLEP VIA CLEP.COM $20
SOPHIA, INSTANTCERT, AND STUDY.COM VIA CREDLY.COM $0 (FREE)
I applied for FAFSA and was awarded $3,273.00 for the Fall term. UMPI kept $2800 and sent me a check for $473. A month later, I learned that I qualified for the HEERF III (supplemental Financial Aid), and I received a check for $1500.
Total out-of-pocket cost - $994 That is correct. I earned a bachelor’s degree, plus I ended up with $994 in my pocket after paying all my expenses.
RE: UMPI BLS Update and help needed - LevelUP - 06-12-2026
I would check UMPI's database to see any difference in how those courses come in today
https://tdx.maine.edu/TDClient/2624/Portal/Dashboard?pd=tTEVtlzxMmk_
Instantcert no longer offers college credit courses.