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Am I on the right path for any BLS degree
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Hello, I have been on the forum for a while as a guest and have read through the posts and have taken credits with the intention of getting a UMPI degree. I would just like to hear what the degree hacking experts think. 

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Age: 37

What kind of degree do you want? I was looking at accounting, finance, business administration, technology but it seems as if I have most credits for a BLS degree. I currently work in building security for my county. I could possibly look for other opportunities where I currently work with any degree. I have been interested in finance and technology. I want to finish any degree quickly before something may change and my credits become useless. After I get my undergraduate I may try to attend PSU world campus or another school for a more specific graduate degree. I have also looked into other schools such as SNHU, it would cost more. I prefer writing papers and doing projects to exams. I looked into WGU also, but have read about the proctors on the WGU reddit forums so I'd rather not deal with that.

RA Credits: 3
Olivet Nazarene University
American Government, 3 Credits. 97%

Current Ace, CLEP or NCCRS Credits.

Sophia learning: 72 credits.

English Composition l: 3 credits, 82%, my grader was very difficult so I just wanted to finish the course.
Workplace Communication: 3 credits, 91%
Intro to Ethics: 3 credits, 76%, very difficult course
Visual Communications: 3 credits, 85%
Art History I: 3 credits, 79%
Intro to Statistics: 3 credits, 75%, this was very difficult, I took every practice milestone multiple times and took a lots of notes.
Human Biology: 3 credits, 90%
Introduction to Sociology: 3 credits, 93%
U.S History l: 3 credits, 89%

The above credits look as they will fill the 1A,1C,2A,2D,2E,3A,3C,5A,5B, sections of UMPI GEC requirements for the BLS degrees.

Other Sophia credits:

Approaches to studying Religions: 3 credits, 92%
Art History ll: 3 credits, 82%
Business Law: 3 credits, 87%
College Algebra: 3 credits, 79%
Environmental Science: 3 credits, 90%
Financial Accounting: 3 credits, 93%
Introduction to Business: 3 credits, 93%
Introduction to information technology: 3 credits, 92%
Introduction to Psychology: 3 credits, 93%
Introduction to Web development: 3 credits, 87%
Macroeconomics: 3 credits, 90%
Microeconomics: 3 credits, 86%
Principles of Finance: 3 credits, 87%
U.S History ll: 3 credits, 88%
Project Management: 3 credits, 89%

These Sophia credits above were all earned in 2020,2021, and 2022 so some are no longer offered I know.

Sophia credits currently working on:
Spanish l, 67% completed.

Sophia credits still needed:
English Composition ll to fill 1B 
Science requirement for 3D
Lab requirement for 3E 

with everything completed that would be 85 credits.

Any certifications or Military experience? No.

Budget: I'd like to utilize as much as I already have that's possible, but I would say 7k-12K.

Commitments: I work fulltime in Security, but have a lot of downtime while working. 

Dedicated study time: I have at least 5 hours while at work and at least 5 hours after I go home, currently.

Timeline: I'd like to finish by the end of the year or before something changes where Sophia may not be accepted anymore or less credits can be transferred. 

Tuition Assistance/Reimbursement: My employer offers 5% to 20% reductions on tuition with select local colleges. None of them except alternative credits.
There are many public colleges near Pittsburgh, where I live, but they don't accept alternative credits. 

Thanks, for all that you do here.
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Am I on the right path for any BLS degree - by rme1987 - 03-26-2024, 09:02 PM

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