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Should I take some Study.com courses before applying to UMPI for BA in Psych? - Ariadne - 07-12-2026
EDIT: Oof just realized I put this in the wrong place. Sorry about that. It should be in Degree Planning Advice.
Hi all!
I received my AAS from Pierpont and am now ready to continue the journey to a Bachelor's and I've been eyeing the BA in Psychology from UMPI. I'm not sure what the next step should be -- should I take some courses from Study.com before applying? I'm not exactly sure what would be accepted towards the BA and what would still be outstanding.
I also want to apply for financial aid but need to make sure I do all of this on the right timeline. I found this Degree Plan but not sure if it's up to date. If it is, it looks like I'd have to take most of the upper level credit at UMPI.
Can you advise please?
Thanks!
Here's all of my credits for reference:
CUNY York College (attended in person)/San Juan College (attended online) Total Credits: 35
SPCH 101 COMM IN CONTEMP SOC 3.0 B
SD 101 DEV IND LIF STYLE 1 1.0 P
ENG 125 COMP 2 WITH LIT 4.0 A
PSY 102 PERSN & SOC PROCESS 3.0 A
ASTR 111 PLANETS,MOONS,COMET 3.0 B
ENG 200 UNDERSTANDING LIT 3.0 A
GEOL 120 OCEANIC ENVIRONMENT 3.0 D
HIST 113 BIRTH OF EUROPE 3.0 B
COSC-111 COMPUTER LITERACY 3.00 A
ECED-225 CHILD GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT 3.00 A
PSYC-230 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 3.00 A
SOCI-110 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 3.00 A
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:
Sophia Total Credits: 44
Visual Communications 3
The Essentials of Managing Conflict 1
Developing Effective Teams 1
Introduction to Nutrition 3
Introduction to Business 3
Introduction to Ethics 3
Art History II 3
Art History I 3
Foundations of Statistics 2
Macroeconomics 3
Microeconomics 3
Project Management 3
Lifespan Development 3
Introduction to Web Development 3
Introduction to Information Technology 3
Environmental Science 3
IT Career Exploration 1
RE: Should I take some Study.com courses before applying to UMPI for BA in Psych? - Mint Berry Crunch - 07-13-2026
(07-12-2026, 02:56 AM)Ariadne Wrote: EDIT: Oof just realized I put this in the wrong place. Sorry about that. It should be in Degree Planning Advice.
Hi all!
I received my AAS from Pierpont and am now ready to continue the journey to a Bachelor's and I've been eyeing the BA in Psychology from UMPI. I'm not sure what the next step should be -- should I take some courses from Study.com before applying? I'm not exactly sure what would be accepted towards the BA and what would still be outstanding.
I also want to apply for financial aid but need to make sure I do all of this on the right timeline. I found this Degree Plan but not sure if it's up to date. If it is, it looks like I'd have to take most of the upper level credit at UMPI.
Can you advise please?
Thanks!
Here's all of my credits for reference:
CUNY York College (attended in person)/San Juan College (attended online) Total Credits: 35
SPCH 101 COMM IN CONTEMP SOC 3.0 B
SD 101 DEV IND LIF STYLE 1 1.0 P
ENG 125 COMP 2 WITH LIT 4.0 A
PSY 102 PERSN & SOC PROCESS 3.0 A
ASTR 111 PLANETS,MOONS,COMET 3.0 B
ENG 200 UNDERSTANDING LIT 3.0 A
GEOL 120 OCEANIC ENVIRONMENT 3.0 D
HIST 113 BIRTH OF EUROPE 3.0 B
COSC-111 COMPUTER LITERACY 3.00 A
ECED-225 CHILD GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT 3.00 A
PSYC-230 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 3.00 A
SOCI-110 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 3.00 A
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:
Sophia Total Credits: 44
Visual Communications 3
The Essentials of Managing Conflict 1
Developing Effective Teams 1
Introduction to Nutrition 3
Introduction to Business 3
Introduction to Ethics 3
Art History II 3
Art History I 3
Foundations of Statistics 2
Macroeconomics 3
Microeconomics 3
Project Management 3
Lifespan Development 3
Introduction to Web Development 3
Introduction to Information Technology 3
Environmental Science 3
IT Career Exploration 1
Take a look at the BA Psychology wiki for UMPI for the direct course transfers from SDC and Sophia. There are currently 4 courses for psychology with direct transfers:
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/UMPI_BA_Psychology_Degree_Plan
I would also recommend that if you are looking for free electives for any reason, Coursera is also a fantastic way to push up those numbers as many of the Professional Certs often range from 6 - 18 credits a piece and, IMO, are not super challenging, but it does require some work. But work on knocking out those Sophia and SDC courses first, then apply to UMPI, have your eval completed by an advisor/success coach at UMPI, and report back if you need any further help.
Good luck fellow degree hunter!
RE: Should I take some Study.com courses before applying to UMPI for BA in Psych? - Ariadne - 07-28-2026
Thank you, Mint Berry Crunch for your kind reply. I'll check into that.
RE: Should I take some Study.com courses before applying to UMPI for BA in Psych? - Mint Berry Crunch - 07-30-2026
(07-28-2026, 12:05 AM)Ariadne Wrote: Thank you, Mint Berry Crunch for your kind reply. I'll check into that.
Of course! I probably should have attached the wiki too for convenience:
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Coursera
Also, I just realized that you've been a member here for 11 years, but with only 20 posts... very selective about what you post. I'm honored to have made up 5% of those