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UMPI BABA of Management & Leadership Help Needed
#1
Your Location: Alabama, United States
Your Age: 59
What kind of degree do you want?: Bachelors in Business.  I have been laid off twice in 5 years and I struggle with lack of opportunities since I cannot click the box for a degree in online applications.  I’m in IT consulting so Business or Finance would be most appropriate. I’m a functional / PM type so Computer Science would be more of a challenge
Current Regional Accredited Credits: 
University of Kansas (KU) – 38 (3 are ANTH 301: Anthropology Through Film 3 Credits, which I couldn't map to UMPI)
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 
Saylor – 6 Credits, Sophia - 33, Study.com - 6



Completed Courses
UMPI Course,Actual Course Name,Source,Grade,Category,Credits
ECO 100,ECON 140: Intro Economic Analysis,KU,B,Electives,4
ENG 101,ENGL101: Composition and Literature,KU,B,GEC-1A, 1D,3
ENG 121,ENGL102: Composition and Literature II,KU,C,GEC-4B, 2C, 1B,3
HDFL 160: Introduction to Child Behaivor,HDFL 160: Introduction to Child Behaivor,KU,A,Electives,3
HDFL 484: SP TPC-RDG CHLD DV,HDFL 484: SP TPC-RDG CHLD DV,KU,A,Electives,1
HTY 161: United States History I,HIST 128: History US thr Civil War,KU,B,GEC-5B,3
HTY 1XX: History Elective,HIST 100: World History An Intro,KU,B,Electives,3
HTY 1XX: History Elective,HIST 108 Medieval History,KU,B,Electives,5
MAT 125: Calculus I,MATH 121 Calculus 1,KU,C,Major,3
PSY 100: General Psychology,PSYC 104: General Psychology,KU,C,GEC-2A, 2B,3
SOC 100: Introduction to Sociology,SOC 104: Elements of Sociology,KU,C,GEC-5A,3
CHEM 150: Fundamentals of Chemistry,CHEM 150: Fundamentals of Chemistry,KU ,P,GEC-3D,4
BUS 335: Organizational Behavior,BUS 209 Organizational Behaivor,Saylor.org,P,Minor,3
BUS 353: Legal & Ethical Environment of Business,BUS 200 Business Ethics,Saylor.org,P,Major,3
ART 211: Art History I,Art History I,Sophia,0.91,GEC-2E,3
BIO 104: Intro to Human Nutrition,Introduction to Nutrition,Sophia,0.98,GEC-3C,3
BUS 101: Introduction to Business,Introduction to Business,Sophia,0.95,Major,3
BUS 1XX: Business Elective,Principles of Finance,Sophia,0.92,Electives,3
BUS ELEC: Business Elective ,Principles of Management,Sophia,0.88,Electives,3
COM 210: Organizational Communication,Public Speaking,Sophia,0.9,GEC-2D,3
ECO 207: Macro & Micro Economics,Macroeconomics,Sophia,0.96,Major,3
ENV 110 Intro to Environmental Science,Environmental Science,Sophia,0.88,GEC-3D,3
HUM 103: Creative Decision Making,Critical Thinking,Sophia,0.87,GEC-2D,3
MAT 101: Basic Statistics,Introduction to Statistics,Sophia,0.87,GEC-3B,3
PCJ 215: Business Communication,Business Communication,Sophia,0.93,Major,3
BUS1XX: Elective:,BUS 106 Human Resource Management,Study.com,0.83,Electives,3
BUS 150: Introduction to Financial Accounting,Accounting 101 Financial Accounting,Study.com,0.86,Major,3
 
 
In Process Courses
BUS 3XX Business Elective,BUS 314 Employment Law,Study.com,In Process,Electives,3
POS 101: American Government,US Government,Sophia,In Process,GEC-5E,3
BUS 350: Business Law: Business Law,Business Law,Sophia,In Process,Minor Elective,3
 
Planned Courses
BUS 200: Intermediate Business Computing,BUS 200: Intermediate Business Computing,UMPI,,Major,3
BUS 220: Managerial Accounting:,BUS 220: Managerial Accounting:,UMPI,,Major,3
BUS 244: Management Information Systems,BUS 244: Management Information Systems,UMPI,,Major,3
BUS 260: Leadership,BUS 302 Foundations of Leadership,UMPI,,Minor,3
BUS 321: Human Resource Management,BUS 306 Strategic Resource Management,UMPI,,Minor,3
BUS 325: Financial Management,BUS 325: Financial Management,UMPI,,Major,3
BUS 330: Marketing Management,BUS 102 Principles of Marketing,UMPI,,Minor,3
BUS 440: Business Analytics,BUS 440: Business Analytics,UMPI,,Major,3
BUS 469: Strategic Professional Communication,BUS 469: Strategic Professional Communication,UMPI,,Major,3
BUS 489: Business Policy & Strategy,BUS 489: Business Policy & Strategy,UMPI,,Minor,3
ECO 207: Macro & Micro Economics,Microeconomics,Sophia,,Major,3
COM 1XX Communications Elective,Visual Communications,Sophia,,GEC-2D,3
PHI 152 Introduction to Ethics,Introduction to Ethics,Sophia,,GEC-4C,3
BUS 415: Operations Management,BUS 312 Advanced Operations Management,Study.com,,Minor,3
BUS 240: Change Management,BUS 304 Leading Organizational Change,UMPI / Study.com,,Minor,3
 

Any certifications or military experience? I am a Project Management Professional (PMP) and also a Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
Budget: I have a max of $5K saved up.  I want to go the cheapest route possible but will consider spending more for easy and fast.  
Commitments: I currently work full-time and can work on my studies part-time or in the evenings/weekends.
Dedicated time to study: I can learn as much as is needed during the night or on weekends as long as my schedule is free. I estimate at least 4 hours every weeknight and on the weekends, maybe 12 hours. The total would be roughly 20+12=32 hours or slightly more.
Timeline: Finishing the courses required for the degree as fast as possible would be ideal.  I want to finish within 9-12 months.
Tuition assistance/reimbursement:  N/A – I doubt I would qualify.

I am a good test taker.  I have enjoyed knocking out all of my current non-KU credits in less than 30 days. I am a quick reader and typically have good retention except for formulas.


Thanks for taking the time to read through all of this.  I would appreciate any recommendations that you might have.
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#2
@OldPMP, Welcome to the board. Great initial post with the addendum/template... Just wondering though... Why M&L instead of PM&IS? You've done all the work in planning the degree, after a quick skim through, it looks good... Continue with completing the Sophia.org classes first, then move onto Study.com for the max transfer of credits.
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Pre-Med Online, MSc Biomedical Sciences (Starting Jan 2026)
In Progress: UoPeople BS Health Science

Completed: UMPI BAS & MAOL (2025)
TESU ASNSM Biology, BSBA (ACBSP Accredited 2017)

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#3
@bkcjeung,

Thanks for validating that I’ve captured things correctly. I chose M&L because many of my target positions are for management positions (non-technical). I felt like the PMP would be a complementary skill.
 
I couldn’t determine if I would get any transfer credits for my certification.
 
After reviewing the requirements again, I think I have the following remaining classes to add to my list of courses to meet the GEC requirements
SPA 101: Spanish 1          Sophia  GEC-5C
UNV 101 - University Experience               UMPI     GEC-4A

thanks again for the feedback!
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#4
As long as the chemistry course had a lab component, you should be good. Otherwise, you'll need either Intro to Chemistry + Lab or Human Biology + Lab from Sophia.
In progress:
TESU - BA Computer Science; BSBA CIS; ASNSM Math & CS; ASBA

Completed:
Pierpont - AAS BOG
Sophia (so many), The Institutes (old), Study.com (5 courses)
ASU: Human Origins, Astronomy, Intro Health & Wellness, Western Civilization, Computer Appls & Info Technology, Intro Programming
Strayer: CIS175, CIS111, WRK100, MAT210
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