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Degree Advice - Pierpont, UMPI, WGU?
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Your Location: Illinois, USA
Your Age: 50
What kind of degree do you want?: Terminal Degree: Masters.

Current Regional Accredited Credits:
Total Credits: 46

Class Name, Credits, Grade
CHEM 125A   Chem Struct & Dyn             3.00  C
CHEM 126A   Chem Struct Dyn Lab           1.00  A
ENG   101   English Composition           3.00  C
PHIL  111   Intro To Philosophy           3.00  C
HIST  202   Us Hist & Const: 20th Ct      3.00  B
MATH 150A   Elem Calc, Analytic Geom      3.00  C
SPC   103   Interperson Commun Skills     3.00  B
PHIL  106   Critical Thinking             3.00  C
POLS  111   Intro To Political Sci        3.00  B
SOC   373   Int To Criminal Justice       3.00  C
PHIL  106   Critical Thinking             3.00  C
POLS  111   Intro To Political Sci        3.00  B
SOC   373   Int To Criminal Justice       3.00  C
PHYS  211A  University Physics            3.00  C
DATA  135   COMPUTER LITERACY             3.00  B
LITT  235   AMERICAN LIT I                3.00  B

Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:

Coursera Total Credits: 73
Cert / Course
Google IT Support Certificate
Google UX Design Certificate
Google Project Management Certificate
Google Data Analytics Certificate
IBM Data Analyst Certificate
IBM Data Analysis & Visualization Spec
AWIT Real World Cloud PM

Sophia Total Credits: 82
Art History I
Conflict Resolution
Developing Effective Teams
Environmental Science
Financial Accounting
Foundations of Statistics
Introduction to Business
Introduction to Ethics
Introduction to Information Technology
Introduction to Java Programming
Introduction to Networking
Introduction to Python Programming
Introduction to Relational Databases
Introduction to Sociology
Introduction to Statistics
Introduction To to Nutrition
Introduction to Web Development
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
Principles of Finance
Principles of Management
Project Management
Spanish I
The Essentials of Managing Conflict
U.S. Government
U.S. History I
Visual Communications
Workplace Communications
Workplace Writing II

Any certifications or military experience?
Outside of the Coursera certs, no.

Budget: $10k per year? Flexible. I’m shooting for easy and fast.  
Commitments: Full time remote work, spouse.
Dedicated time to study: 4 hours per day.
Timeline: Finishing the courses required for the degree as fast as possible would be ideal. 
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: Yes, my workplace has tuition reimbursement for $3,500 per calendar year. FAFSA direct lending qualified if needed, no grants or scholarships.


Notes: My RA credits are from two state colleges the 1990s; but I never finished a degree.  I’m a middle manager in IT.  I work full time remote and have flexible hours, so I can dedicate the time necessary to get the classwork done.
Looking for that next step in my career but advancing in leadership requires an advanced degree.

Discovered this forum and CBE about a month ago and started digging. I initially applied and was accepted to WGU for the Accelerated BS+MSIT with a February start, but have been hearing horror stories of the proctoring and honestly don’t really need an IT degree or further technical certifications. Then discovered UMPI and Pierpont. 

I believe I have more than enough to get my BOG AAS at Pierpont, and I’ve applied and been accepted. Unfortunately I didn’t apply until after the October cutoff for December graduation so I’m looking at May 2024 graduation. Awaiting transcript evaluation.

A few weeks ago I also applied to UMPI for a January start; waiting to get confirmation back. Awaiting transcript evaluation. The BAS looked good vs. the BLS, but with the May Pierpont graduation I mentioned I’m not sure I want to wait.  Now looking at a BABA PM & IS. Maybe just stick with the BLS MIS since I plan to move a Masters, and I’m not sure anyone cares what your Bachelors was in when you have a higher-level terminal degree?

Speaking of which, I plan to move on to a Masters program, either MAOL at UMPI, or an MBA at WGU or elsewhere.

Further out in the future, I’m hearing that South.EDU is starting a DBA in IT administration next year depending on how I survive.

Degree Planning Google Sheets (Building on the shoulders of others on this forum):
Pierpont AAS Degree Plan
UMPI BAS Degree Plan
UMPI BABA PM & Info Systems Degree Plan
 
Should I go with WGU? Wait until after May to get my Pierpont AAS to go with UMPI BAS? Go with UMPI BABA?

Sorry if that was too verbose.  ?  Open to any suggestions!  Thanks!
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Degree Advice - Pierpont, UMPI, WGU? - by Darknigh7 - 12-07-2023, 11:17 PM

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