Second BA for GPA reset (2.58 → ≥2.70): COSC vs UMPI/TESU/Excelsior

[fmsoa]

The healthcare Admin BSc is 100% online, I just got off the phone with UMPI who confirmed this. This would allow me to apply to another medical school that requires a BSc, it is a long shot, but does anyone know if it is possible to do it in 1 8 week term?

Maybe TESU BA Biology in one to two semesters? Since you already have >24 credit hours after your first humanities degree, all you need is just the Capstone which is not difficult to get an A. The other Biology classes you can get it done using Sophia or Upper Iowa University's regionally-accredited self-paced courses ("$695/course. The self-paced courses are assignment-based, allowing students to manage their study schedule without time constraints. Assignments are open book and open internet, enabling students to access resources for completing their coursework effectively"):

BIO 100 General Biological Science
BIO 135 Principles of Biology I w/ Lab
BIO 140 Principles of Biology II w/ Lab
BIO 165 Human Biology & Nutrition
BIO 210 Microbiology w/ Lab
BIO 270 Human Anatomy & Physiology I w/ Lab
BIO 275 Human Anatomy & Physiology II w/ Lab
BIO 282 Genetics

CHEM 151 General Chemistry I w/ Lab
CHEM 152 General Chemistry II w/ Lab
CHEM 251 Organic Chemistry I w/ Lab
CHEM 252 Organic Chemistry II w/ Lab
CHEM 330 Biochemistry I
CHEM 331 Biochemistry II


So now you would have a 4.0 GPA BA Biology degree transcript to show for your Cyprus Medical School admissions even though it's basically a one-course degree!

[mightymax474]

Thanks. I am sorry if I was unclear, its a foreign medical school in Cyprus that will accept any degree without my Ds and INCs on it. According to them if I have a conferred Bachelors transcript without any incompletes or Ds that is fine for them. That being said, it sounds like UMPI is the smartest choice just for sheer practicality. I already paid the $150 deposit with Charter Oak but I guess I will just have to eat it.

Do you know if the Health Sciences Degree is possible to finish in 1 term? Or just the Liberal Studies degree?

Many of the degrees have been completed in one or two terms by people transferring in 90 credits -- not just the Liberal Studies degree. However, the Health Administration degree (not Health Sciences) has an internship requirement, which on its own would likely make it impossible to complete the degree in one term and might make two terms difficult. It also has 64 credits total in the major--37 health administration credits and 27 community health credits--a lot of which do not have easily accessible ACE-recommended equivalents. That means you would likely need to take more than 30 credits at UMPI

TLDR - I haven't tried, but I doubt it could be completed in 1 term.

https://catalog.umpi.edu/preview_program...8&poid=944

The healthcare Admin BSc is 100% online, I just got off the phone with UMPI who confirmed this. This would allow me to apply to another medical school that requires a BSc, it is a long shot, but does anyone know if it is possible to do it in 1 8 week term?

Maybe TESU BA Biology in one to two semesters? Since you already have >24 credit hours after your first humanities degree, all you need is just the Capstone which is not difficult to get an A. The other Biology classes you can get it done using Sophia or Upper Iowa University's regionally-accredited self-paced courses ("$695/course. The self-paced courses are assignment-based, allowing students to manage their study schedule without time constraints. Assignments are open book and open internet, enabling students to access resources for completing their coursework effectively"):

BIO 100 General Biological Science
BIO 135 Principles of Biology I w/ Lab
BIO 140 Principles of Biology II w/ Lab
BIO 165 Human Biology & Nutrition
BIO 210 Microbiology w/ Lab
BIO 270 Human Anatomy & Physiology I w/ Lab
BIO 275 Human Anatomy & Physiology II w/ Lab
BIO 282 Genetics

CHEM 151 General Chemistry I w/ Lab
CHEM 152 General Chemistry II w/ Lab
CHEM 251 Organic Chemistry I w/ Lab
CHEM 252 Organic Chemistry II w/ Lab
CHEM 330 Biochemistry I
CHEM 331 Biochemistry II


So now you would have a 4.0 GPA BA Biology degree transcript to show for your Cyprus Medical School admissions even though it's basically a one-course degree!

This was my original plan, but I can save a lot of money if the UMPI degree is accepted.