Fast/cheap bachelors with lots of low-level classes

[rachel83az]

Finish your InstantCertCredit, Sophia.org, Study.com and then work on your UMPI courses.  You need at minimum 30 credits at UMPI, do those last.  Make sure you apply and get an evaluation from UMPI to see what remaining courses you need before you begin, otherwise you might be taking duplicate courses without a degree plan for reference.  Last step is to plow through those courses and finish them off as effectively and efficiently as possible, multi-task with a secondary monitor if you don't have one already...

Once you apply, you need permission to take further non-UMPI classes. Which I think is silly, but I'm not UMPI...

Personally, I think it would be less hassle and quicker to risk overlapping a course or two than it would be to apply and have to get permission for every single non-UMPI course to be taken.

[EeBee]

I agree. I've made a spreadsheet of all the gen eds and with the exception you made (PCJ 215), I'm making sure I have something for every slot plus any of the concentration requirements that are recommended classes outside UMPI for whatever reasons. I'm making sure to leave the bulk of the UL credits (24) for UMPI, though. I don't how to make a signature but I started today on the credit path. I lurked here for a long time, this place is a miracle for someone like me!!

[bjcheung77]

Ouch, I thought UMPI would be like most schools, send everything in before enrolling - most schools allows you to send everything in before you enrol! I would have thought they would be like the Big 3 where you can transfer in as many as you need before or after enrolling, or similar CBE's where they would limit the amount of transfers or restrict them after you have enrolled. Anyways, get all your credits in the best you can before you apply and start doing any courses at UMPI.

[rachel83az]

Ouch, I thought UMPI would be like most schools, send everything in before enrolling - most schools allows you to send everything in before you enrol!  I would have thought they would be like the Big 3 where you can transfer in as many as you need before or after enrolling, or similar CBE's where they would limit the amount of transfers or restrict them after you have enrolled.  Anyways, get all your credits in the best you can before you apply and start doing any courses at UMPI.

Yeah, you'd think! But either ss20ts or ashkir said that they count you as enrolled as soon as you are accepted. And you're essentially guaranteed to be accepted after you apply (with a few exceptions, like people who are too young). So that's pretty weird and awkward.

[ss20ts]

Hi,

I've been reading about COSC and UMPI on many threads here and think either would do fine especially if I switch to History/Pol Sci. I tutored AP History for years as a side gig so I could probably race through that. While my job prefers a bachelor's related to the filed, it is not *requirement* - just the degree. However, if I want to go up from there, a master's will be required so I will take the advice to not go for the LS.

To finish the UMPI Gen Ed's I think I need:
SOPHIA
ENG 101
HUM 103
Art History
Environmental Science
HIS 106
Business Law
Introduction to Ethics

STC
Bio 105
Organizational Behavior

INSTACERT
American Government

UMPI
PCJ 215
MAT 140

If anyone has any feedback, I would love it. Otherwise, I was planning to start the Study.Com immediately
Thanks!
EB

My advice is take your English Comp classes at UMPI and not on Sophia. Sophia's have far more work to complete and take MUCH longer. The English Comp classes at UMPI are 1 paper - yes 1 paper. Sophia has multiple papers and takes weeks to complete. I completed English Comp 2 at UMPI in something like 3 days. The Final Assessment for English Comp 2 was VERY easy when I took it in the fall. I had already started the Sophia course and was losing my mind over how long it took and how the grading was. 

If you don't have a foreign language, you'll need one for UMPI. You can also take Spanish 1 on InstantCert.

[EeBee]

Hi....

Hi!

I wanted to update & ask for advice. Since posting this, I've been in contact with UMPI, finished Environmental Science (InstantCert), History 104 (Study.com), almost done with Quantitative Math (ALEKS) and started Bio + Lab (Study.com). I have an admissions conference w/UMPI next Wednesday and I'm trying to have everything done before the admissions deadline.

The question: how important is WHAT you get the degree in? I will have 105 credits and the easiest UMPI degree for me (that isn't terminal) is a B.A. History. From there, I'm going to want a Master's (now that I see how possible it is) and I wonder about the BA before an MAOL or MBA. Is that doable or would I need to switch to a BBA?

Thank you so much for your willingness to share and mentor :

[rachel83az]

It ultimately depends on your career goals. If you want a business masters to work as a manager in an office or something like that, doing a business undergrad degree isn't strictly required but it can be useful. The undergrad degree will cover topics that might otherwise be missed before you get to the masters level.

Also, consider what would happen if life were somehow to get in the way and your Master's degree were somehow put on hold for a while. Would you be comfortable being "stuck" with a history degree for a couple of years? (Not that there is anything wrong with history at all but it doesn't necessarily fit everyone's goals.)

[dfrecore]

Hi....

Hi!

I wanted to update & ask for advice. Since posting this, I've been in contact with UMPI, finished Environmental Science (InstantCert), History 104 (Study.com), almost done with Quantitative Math (ALEKS) and started Bio + Lab (Study.com). I have an admissions conference w/UMPI next Wednesday and I'm trying to have everything done before the admissions deadline.

The question: how important is WHAT you get the degree in? I will have 105 credits and the easiest UMPI degree for me (that isn't terminal) is a B.A. History. From there, I'm going to want a Master's (now that I see how possible it is) and I wonder about the BA before an MAOL or MBA. Is that doable or would I need to switch to a BBA?

Thank you so much for your willingness to share and mentor :

You do not have to get a business degree to get an MBA - but I would highly suggest taking the courses in the business core to become familiar with the subjects (higher level courses would be that much harder with zero knowledge of the material going in).

For the MAOL, I don't think you need all of the business core, but some of it would be helpful: General Management, Organizational Behavior, Stats, Business Comm, etc.  For the courses listed, there are a lot already on Study.com, and it wouldn't hurt a bit to take the courses there (even if not for credit) just so you get the "lingo" down before starting.

For both, knowing the "language of business" before you start makes it easier.  It just gives you a head start on the courses.

[EeBee]

Hi....

Hi!

I wanted to update & ask for advice. Since posting this, I've been in contact with UMPI, finished Environmental Science (InstantCert), History 104 (Study.com), almost done with Quantitative Math (ALEKS) and started Bio + Lab (Study.com). I have an admissions conference w/UMPI next Wednesday and I'm trying to have everything done before the admissions deadline.

The question: how important is WHAT you get the degree in? I will have 105 credits and the easiest UMPI degree for me (that isn't terminal) is a B.A. History. From there, I'm going to want a Master's (now that I see how possible it is) and I wonder about the BA before an MAOL or MBA. Is that doable or would I need to switch to a BBA?

Thank you so much for your willingness to share and mentor :

You do not have to get a business degree to get an MBA - but I would highly suggest taking the courses in the business core to become familiar with the subjects (higher level courses would be that much harder with zero knowledge of the material going in).

For the MAOL, I don't think you need all of the business core, but some of it would be helpful: General Management, Organizational Behavior, Stats, Business Comm, etc.  For the courses listed, there are a lot already on Study.com, and it wouldn't hurt a bit to take the courses there (even if not for credit) just so you get the "lingo" down before starting.

For both, knowing the "language of business" before you start makes it easier.  It just gives you a head start on the courses.

Thank you, I'll definitely do that. This is great advice - The deadline for application seems to be the day I have to finish anything I'd want to transfer in and that's kind of nerve-wracking for making such a big decision. I am lucky you all are willing to share your experience - imagine doing this from scratch?????

[EeBee]

Hi,

I've been reading about COSC and UMPI on many threads here and think either would do fine especially if I switch to History/Pol Sci. I tutored AP History for years as a side gig so I could probably race through that. While my job prefers a bachelor's related to the filed, it is not *requirement* - just the degree. However, if I want to go up from there, a master's will be required so I will take the advice to not go for the LS.

To finish the UMPI Gen Ed's I think I need:
SOPHIA
ENG 101
HUM 103
Art History
Environmental Science
HIS 106
Business Law
Introduction to Ethics

STC
Bio 105
Organizational Behavior

INSTACERT
American Government

UMPI
PCJ 215
MAT 140

If anyone has any feedback, I would love it. Otherwise, I was planning to start the Study.Com immediately
Thanks!
EB

My advice is take your English Comp classes at UMPI and not on Sophia. Sophia's have far more work to complete and take MUCH longer. The English Comp classes at UMPI are 1 paper - yes 1 paper. Sophia has multiple papers and takes weeks to complete. I completed English Comp 2 at UMPI in something like 3 days. The Final Assessment for English Comp 2 was VERY easy when I took it in the fall. I had already started the Sophia course and was losing my mind over how long it took and how the grading was. 

If you don't have a foreign language, you'll need one for UMPI. You can also take Spanish 1 on InstantCert.