Degree plan UMPI BLS MIS

[csangaletti]

Good day forum!
After a lot of thinking and a lot of help from several forum's members, I have finally decided to pursue the UMPI BLS MIS degree and started taking Sophia course.
Despite this, I still have some doubt about the degree plan (attached to this post):
·        Since I want to try doing the UMPI courses in 2 terms, I’m thinking about taking the English Composition I and II courses with Sophia. Do you think this is a good idea or should I really take it with UMPI?
·        I wanted to use the ACTFL exams to fulfill the foreign language requirement for GEC and to get some easy elective credits. I can take the Spanish and Italian OPIC exam online with ACTFL from which I can get 24 credits (12LL and 12 UL). Do you think the 24 credits will be accepted or is better not investing that much on this (each exam is worth 108$)?
·        Since I want a more IT oriented degree, I’ve added several IT courses from SDC to the electives that can also give UL credits (these courses are listed in the equivalency table of SDC to UMPI). Do you think they will be accepted and accepted as UL in UMPI?
Thanks in advance for your help and any other comment will be welcome.
Claudio

Take Eng Comp at UMPI. Each course is 1 paper at UMPI. On Sophia they are 5-6 and 6-7 papers per class. They take a very long time to complete. You can't move on in the course until your paper is graded on Sophia. I tried Eng Comp 2 on Sophia and after 90 days I still had 2 papers left. The grading was horrible. I dropped it and took it at UMPI. I finished the class in 3 days at UMPI and got an A. I was nowhere near an A on Sophia. 

I have not seen 24 credits for foreign languages on the transfer database. UMPI doesn't offer UL foreign language courses so they would not be listed like SPA301. They would be SPA3XX or as GELXXX which is a general elective. Only 3 credits count towards the GEC. 

The Study courses will appear on your UMPI transcripts. You'll still need to complete UL courses at UMPI. The BLS requires 24 UL courses outside of the minor requirements. You'll also need to meet this requirement: Residency Requirements: 30 credit hours at UMPI -12 must be
in the major (Major includes the minor and upper level electives) and 9 of those 12 must be 300 level or higher

Hi,

Do I understand right that the 24 UL could be a mix of UMPI and external courses ?

Thanks