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When looking at the UMPI BLS MIS they only list 18 credits they require for the MIS minor so can you use the other 102 to fill whatever credits you want? Similarly if I go for a liberal studies degree from excelsior or TESU would that make it easier for them to accept most of my credits. Is a liberal studies degree very flexible with what credits you need?

No. Every degree requires a minimum of 120 credits. If you look at the courses you'll see that there are different blocks of classes. 

https://online.umpi.edu/programs/bls-man...px#courses

There are 40 credits required to fill the GEC. These are general education requirements. Being from outside the US you won't have this completed.

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Here's the typical GEC recommendations:

UMPI BLS Plan

I. GEC – 40 credits
1A. Take at UMPI
1B. Take at UMPI
1C. InstantCert – American Government
1D. Take at UMPI
2A. Sophia – Introduction to Ethics
2B. Sophia – Introduction to Ethics
2C. Take at UMPI
2D. Take at UMPI
2E. Sophia – Art History 1 - You've taken this
3A. Sophia – College Algebra
3B. Sophia – Introduction to Statistics - You've taken this
3C. Study.com Biology101L Biology with Lab or Sophia – Human Biology
3D. Sophia – Environmental Science - You've taken this
3E. Study.com Biology101L Biology with Lab or Chemistry 111L Chemistry I with Lab - You've taken this
4A. YourPace Orientation
4B. Take at UMPI
4C. Sophia – Introduction to Ethics
5A. Sophia – Approaches to Studying Religions or Introduction to Sociology
5B. Sophia – US History 1
5C. InstantCert – Spanish 1
5D. Sophia – Ancient Greek Philosophers
5E. InstantCert – American Government

I can't say if those mathematics classes you've taken will transfer in for the GEC math requirements. I would guess that they'll be general electives.