UMPI BAS 40 Technical Credit requirement

[nyjosh]

Hi all! I'm currently chasing the Pierpont BOG AAS and am looking ahead at the UMPI BAS.

I see it has a requirement of 40 Technical Credits. What counts as a technical credit? Just IT related courses? Any others?

I'm working through Sophia and already took the Google IT Support Professional cert, but there aren't that many IT specific courses out there.

Thanks in advance!

[MidtownNYC]

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[ss20ts]

https://www.umpi.edu/academics/applied-s...e-careers/

They are VERY particular about the 40 credits. I had more than 40 credits with my AAS in bus admin and was denied the BAS and had to for the BLS. Your best bet is to contact admissions directly calling the 800 number on the YourPace website.

[bjcheung77]

I would email them to get an email to reference just in case as well. Find someone in the admissions/registrar team to verify you can use the Coursera/Google and other IT certs that have ACE credit recommendations, if those work, then you should be fine. Someone needs to report back so everyone on this board looking to do a BAS after their Pierpont AAS will know.

[rachel83az]

Assuming that it's supposed to be (mostly) computer/computer related credits, I would do IT Support Professional (which you already have), plus Google's Data Analytics & UX Design certificates. That should get you to 34 credits. https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Coursera

Introduction to IT & Introduction to Web Development from Sophia should bring you to 40. Maybe Intro to Python? IBM's Cybersecurity certificate is another option.

https://www.umpi.edu/academics/applied-s...e-careers/

They are VERY particular about the 40 credits. I had more than 40 credits with my AAS in bus admin and was denied the BAS and had to for the BLS. Your best bet is to contact admissions directly calling the 800 number on the YourPace website.

Doesn't the 800 number on the YourPace website lead to the salespeople and not admissions? I.E., isn't that the number that people should not call?

[ss20ts]

Assuming that it's supposed to be (mostly) computer/computer related credits, I would do IT Support Professional (which you already have), plus Google's Data Analytics & UX Design certificates. That should get you to 34 credits. https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Coursera

Introduction to IT & Introduction to Web Development from Sophia should bring you to 40. Maybe Intro to Python? IBM's Cybersecurity certificate is another option.

https://www.umpi.edu/academics/applied-s...e-careers/

They are VERY particular about the 40 credits. I had more than 40 credits with my AAS in bus admin and was denied the BAS and had to for the BLS. Your best bet is to contact admissions directly calling the 800 number on the YourPace website.

Doesn't the 800 number on the YourPace website lead to the salespeople and not admissions? I.E., isn't that the number that people should not call?

Yeah I meant to not call the 800 number. But to directly call admissions at UMPI. 

The BAS isn't just for IT/CS. I would definitely get info in advance because like I said all AAS aren't accepted into it even with 40 technical credits.

[bjcheung77]

Yeah, it's best to keep in mind the required technical credit and also get permission to take Coursera, Google, IBM or whatever else that can come in as ACE Technical credit towards that goal. It's best to have it in an email chain just in case for reference and to track what can/can't be used.

[Chankosumo]

Assuming that it's supposed to be (mostly) computer/computer related credits, I would do IT Support Professional (which you already have), plus Google's Data Analytics & UX Design certificates. That should get you to 34 credits. https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Coursera

Introduction to IT & Introduction to Web Development from Sophia should bring you to 40. Maybe Intro to Python? IBM's Cybersecurity certificate is another option.

I was wondering, does UMPI, upon applying, treat the "40 technical credits" as their ACE worth (like, let's say the 34 credits mentioned here from the 3 certs) or do they use the amount of credit that people end up transferring? If I'm not wrong, it was reported that IT support Professional cert transfers as only 3 elective credits, correct? So instead of, like in our example, 34 we may end up with some low 20 (if not less?) from those 3 certs?
It's good that we have reports that Data Analytics does transfer as 12 credits. As for UX Design, as far as I am aware, we do not have reports yet on how many credits UMPI gives for it, right? 
I'll probably end up doing those certs, just not yet ... If anyone has done them and attempted transfer for BAS, please share your experience.

[carrythenothing]

Assuming that it's supposed to be (mostly) computer/computer related credits, I would do IT Support Professional (which you already have), plus Google's Data Analytics & UX Design certificates. That should get you to 34 credits. https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Coursera

Introduction to IT & Introduction to Web Development from Sophia should bring you to 40. Maybe Intro to Python? IBM's Cybersecurity certificate is another option.

I was wondering, does UMPI, upon applying, treat the "40 technical credits" as their ACE worth (like, let's say the 34 credits mentioned here from the 3 certs) or do they use the amount of credit that people end up transferring? If I'm not wrong, it was reported that IT support Professional cert transfers as only 3 elective credits, correct? So instead of, like in our example, 34 we may end up with some low 20 (if not less?) from those 3 certs?
It's good that we have reports that Data Analytics does transfer as 12 credits. As for UX Design, as far as I am aware, we do not have reports yet on how many credits UMPI gives for it, right? 
I'll probably end up doing those certs, just not yet ... If anyone has done them and attempted transfer for BAS, please share your experience.

According to the transfer database

• IT Support: COS 1XX (computer science elective)
  
• Project Management: BUS 1XX (business elective)
  
• Data Analytics: BUS 245 (Programming for Managers)
  

[christinadq]

Assuming that it's supposed to be (mostly) computer/computer related credits, I would do IT Support Professional (which you already have), plus Google's Data Analytics & UX Design certificates. That should get you to 34 credits. https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Coursera

Introduction to IT & Introduction to Web Development from Sophia should bring you to 40. Maybe Intro to Python? IBM's Cybersecurity certificate is another option.

I was wondering, does UMPI, upon applying, treat the "40 technical credits" as their ACE worth (like, let's say the 34 credits mentioned here from the 3 certs) or do they use the amount of credit that people end up transferring? If I'm not wrong, it was reported that IT support Professional cert transfers as only 3 elective credits, correct? So instead of, like in our example, 34 we may end up with some low 20 (if not less?) from those 3 certs?
It's good that we have reports that Data Analytics does transfer as 12 credits. As for UX Design, as far as I am aware, we do not have reports yet on how many credits UMPI gives for it, right? 
I'll probably end up doing those certs, just not yet ... If anyone has done them and attempted transfer for BAS, please share your experience.

According to the transfer database

• IT Support: COS 1XX (computer science elective)
  
• Project Management: BUS 1XX (business elective)
  
• Data Analytics: BUS 245 (Programming for Managers)
  

The transfer database seems to only list one 3 credit course to match the certs.  It makes sense, most UMPI courses match up to one transferred course from another college and that's how the system was designed to display things.

There are reports here of people getting BUS 245 + either 6 or 9 COS 1XX electives for the Google Data Analytics certificate, for instance. 

My husband is in the process of getting a Pierpont assessment and has sent transcripts to UMPI as well.  He has the Google IT Support, Data Analytics and is working on the UX one plus an ACTFL score of Superior (Ace recommended for 12 hours, 6 LL/6UL).  Will report back how they transfer in in a few weeks/months when the results come back.