UMPI Bachelor of liberal studies-management minor - Start to finish in 5 months

[carebear_007]

By the time I am writing this post, I am a 50-year-old immigrant who moved to the states 20 years ago as an uneducated person. I have two kids, ages 9 and 12. I was married for 25 years to the mother of my kids, and we got divorced four years ago. I swore to myself that I would enjoy a few years as a bachelor, but Cupid had plans for me, and a few months after the divorce, I met a wonderful woman to whom I am proudly married now.
 Years of addictions and bad decisions made my education path impossible to complete, and once I was able to get sober, the reality of life made me believe that it was too late to pursue a career.
Because of the mess I created and the fact that nobody believed in me after betraying them all, I gathered a few things and emigrated north, where nobody knew about my past.
For the next ten years, I dedicated myself to working seven days a week. It was my way to stay out of trouble, and it worked. I have been sober and out of trouble for over 21 years now.
   I used to think that a college degree was unachievable. As years went by and kids were growing up and asking questions, I started to question myself that it was, in fact, not too late to complete my GED. I have to admit that I was concerned about my ability to get my brain going again into “learning mode” after all those years of abusing it. But It was not that hard after all, and the sense of satisfaction that I felt after graduation was a gratifying feeling that created, without me knowing at the time, the stepping stone for further advancement.
At first, I thought that was the end of the road for me as far as education goes, more so because I always managed to make a living and provide for my family as a small business owner. Still, the seed of education was already rooted in my soul, and it would not leave me alone.
 
I chose the Bachelor’s in Liberal Studies with a management minor because it is the degree that takes the most Sophia/Clep/study.com/InstanTcert credits. My goal was to complete only ten classes at the University of Maine at Presque Isle and get them done in one term. That is what I did; thanks to ashkir and ss20ts for putting together a degree plan for me. I followed that plan and transferred all the earned credits, a total of --97, to UMPI (Please note that only 90 were used). I am posting below what I did, hoping that someone gets to benefit from it.

I started on July second with CLEP and on July eleventh with Sophia. I finished my last class at UMPI on November first.

The following is the list of classes taken from start to finish to complete my degree.

CLEP

SPANISH LEVEL I AND II   6   (ONLY 3 UNITS ARE REQUIRED, BUT SINCE I AM A NATIVE SPANISH SPEAKER, I TOOK ADVANTAGE OF IT)
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT 3 TRANSFERRED AS UL BUS325
PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING  3 TRANSFERRED AS UL BUS330



INSTANTCERT
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 3 
 
SOPHIA 

ART HISTORY I 3 
ART HISTORY II  3
COLLEGE ALGEBRA 3 
CONFLICT RESOLUTION 3 
DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE TEAMS 1 
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 3 
HUMAN BIOLOGY 3 
IT CAREER EXPLORATION 1 
INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS 3 
INTRODUCTIONS TO ETHICS 3 
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 3
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 3 
MACROECONOMICS 3
MICROECONOMICS 3
ESSENTIALS OF MANAGING CONFLICT 1 
U.S. HISTORY I 3 
U.S. HISTORY II 3
VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS 3
PROJECT MANAGEMENT 3
BUSINESS LAW I 3 TRANSFERRED AS UL BUS350
PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE 3 
INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 3 
ACCOUNTING 3 
ENGLISH COMPOSITION I 3 
ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHERS 3 
COMMUNICATION AT WORK 3
INTRODUCTION TO WEB DEVELOPMENT 3



STUDY.COM
LEADING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE 3
BIOLOGY 101 WITH LAB 4
 
UMPI
BUS 260 LEADERSHIP 3
BUS 321 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 3
BUS 335 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR 3
BUS 352 BUSINESS LAW II 3
BUS 353 LEGAL & ETHICAL ISSUES IN BUSINESS 3
BUS 415 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 3
BUS 440 BUSINESS ANALYTICS 3
CRJ 350 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 3
ENG 121 COLLEGE COMPOSITION II 3
HUM 103 CREATIVE DECISION MAKING 3
 
 
TOTAL COST OF THE DEGREE
 
$357 on CLEP.- This cost can be avoided by using Modern States to prepare for the exams
( WWW.modernstates.org)
 $158 with Sophia. 2 months x $79 EACH (www.sophia.org)
$35 with Instantcert (www.instantcert.com)
$250 with Study.com (WWW.study.com)
Yearly subscription with Grammarly $144
 
 
TRANSCRIPTS
 
GED SENT VIA GED.COM $15
CLEP VIA CLEP.COM $20
SOPHIA, INSTANTCERT, AND STUDY.COM VIA CREDLY.COM $0 (FREE)
 
 
I applied for FAFSA and was awarded $3,273.00 for the Fall term. UMPI kept $2800 and sent me a check for $473. A month later, I learned that I qualified for the HEERF III (supplemental Financial Aid), and I received a check for $1500.
 
Total out-of-pocket cost - $994 That is correct. I earned a bachelor’s degree, plus I ended up with $994 in my pocket after paying all my expenses.

 

I remember your post not too long ago on here. Now here you are with this huge accomplishment! Congratulations!!!

[Federicojavier]

By the time I am writing this post, I am a 50-year-old immigrant who moved to the states 20 years ago as an uneducated person. I have two kids, ages 9 and 12. I was married for 25 years to the mother of my kids, and we got divorced four years ago. I swore to myself that I would enjoy a few years as a bachelor, but Cupid had plans for me, and a few months after the divorce, I met a wonderful woman to whom I am proudly married now.
 Years of addictions and bad decisions made my education path impossible to complete, and once I was able to get sober, the reality of life made me believe that it was too late to pursue a career.
Because of the mess I created and the fact that nobody believed in me after betraying them all, I gathered a few things and emigrated north, where nobody knew about my past.
For the next ten years, I dedicated myself to working seven days a week. It was my way to stay out of trouble, and it worked. I have been sober and out of trouble for over 21 years now.
   I used to think that a college degree was unachievable. As years went by and kids were growing up and asking questions, I started to question myself that it was, in fact, not too late to complete my GED. I have to admit that I was concerned about my ability to get my brain going again into “learning mode” after all those years of abusing it. But It was not that hard after all, and the sense of satisfaction that I felt after graduation was a gratifying feeling that created, without me knowing at the time, the stepping stone for further advancement.
At first, I thought that was the end of the road for me as far as education goes, more so because I always managed to make a living and provide for my family as a small business owner. Still, the seed of education was already rooted in my soul, and it would not leave me alone.
 
I chose the Bachelor’s in Liberal Studies with a management minor because it is the degree that takes the most Sophia/Clep/study.com/InstanTcert credits. My goal was to complete only ten classes at the University of Maine at Presque Isle and get them done in one term. That is what I did; thanks to ashkir and ss20ts for putting together a degree plan for me. I followed that plan and transferred all the earned credits, a total of --97, to UMPI (Please note that only 90 were used). I am posting below what I did, hoping that someone gets to benefit from it.

I started on July second with CLEP and on July eleventh with Sophia. I finished my last class at UMPI on November first.

The following is the list of classes taken from start to finish to complete my degree.

CLEP

SPANISH LEVEL I AND II   6   (ONLY 3 UNITS ARE REQUIRED, BUT SINCE I AM A NATIVE SPANISH SPEAKER, I TOOK ADVANTAGE OF IT)
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT 3 TRANSFERRED AS UL BUS325
PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING  3 TRANSFERRED AS UL BUS330



INSTANTCERT
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 3 
 
SOPHIA 

ART HISTORY I 3 
ART HISTORY II  3
COLLEGE ALGEBRA 3 
CONFLICT RESOLUTION 3 
DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE TEAMS 1 
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 3 
HUMAN BIOLOGY 3 
IT CAREER EXPLORATION 1 
INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS 3 
INTRODUCTIONS TO ETHICS 3 
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 3
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 3 
MACROECONOMICS 3
MICROECONOMICS 3
ESSENTIALS OF MANAGING CONFLICT 1 
U.S. HISTORY I 3 
U.S. HISTORY II 3
VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS 3
PROJECT MANAGEMENT 3
BUSINESS LAW I 3 TRANSFERRED AS UL BUS350
PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE 3 
INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 3 
ACCOUNTING 3 
ENGLISH COMPOSITION I 3 
ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHERS 3 
COMMUNICATION AT WORK 3
INTRODUCTION TO WEB DEVELOPMENT 3



STUDY.COM
LEADING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE 3
BIOLOGY 101 WITH LAB 4
 
UMPI
BUS 260 LEADERSHIP 3
BUS 321 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 3
BUS 335 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR 3
BUS 352 BUSINESS LAW II 3
BUS 353 LEGAL & ETHICAL ISSUES IN BUSINESS 3
BUS 415 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 3
BUS 440 BUSINESS ANALYTICS 3
CRJ 350 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 3
ENG 121 COLLEGE COMPOSITION II 3
HUM 103 CREATIVE DECISION MAKING 3
 
 
TOTAL COST OF THE DEGREE
 
$357 on CLEP.- This cost can be avoided by using Modern States to prepare for the exams
( WWW.modernstates.org)
 $158 with Sophia. 2 months x $79 EACH (www.sophia.org)
$35 with Instantcert (www.instantcert.com)
$250 with Study.com (WWW.study.com)
Yearly subscription with Grammarly $144
 
 
TRANSCRIPTS
 
GED SENT VIA GED.COM $15
CLEP VIA CLEP.COM $20
SOPHIA, INSTANTCERT, AND STUDY.COM VIA CREDLY.COM $0 (FREE)
 
 
I applied for FAFSA and was awarded $3,273.00 for the Fall term. UMPI kept $2800 and sent me a check for $473. A month later, I learned that I qualified for the HEERF III (supplemental Financial Aid), and I received a check for $1500.
 
Total out-of-pocket cost - $994 That is correct. I earned a bachelor’s degree, plus I ended up with $994 in my pocket after paying all my expenses.

 

I remember your post not too long ago on here. Now here you are with this huge accomplishment! Congratulations!!!

Thank you so much. You are almost there too.

[ss20ts]

What you have accomplished is AMAZING!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!

[rachel83az]

By the way, you said you transferred in 97 credits but only 90 were used. Which credits went unused for your degree?

[Federicojavier]

What you have accomplished is AMAZING!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!

Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart to you .I could not have done it without your advice.

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By the way, you said you transferred in 97 credits but only 90 were used. Which credits went unused for your degree?

I do not have my final transcript yet. As soon as I have it, I will update my post.

[carebear_007]

By the time I am writing this post, I am a 50-year-old immigrant who moved to the states 20 years ago as an uneducated person. I have two kids, ages 9 and 12. I was married for 25 years to the mother of my kids, and we got divorced four years ago. I swore to myself that I would enjoy a few years as a bachelor, but Cupid had plans for me, and a few months after the divorce, I met a wonderful woman to whom I am proudly married now.
 Years of addictions and bad decisions made my education path impossible to complete, and once I was able to get sober, the reality of life made me believe that it was too late to pursue a career.
Because of the mess I created and the fact that nobody believed in me after betraying them all, I gathered a few things and emigrated north, where nobody knew about my past.
For the next ten years, I dedicated myself to working seven days a week. It was my way to stay out of trouble, and it worked. I have been sober and out of trouble for over 21 years now.
   I used to think that a college degree was unachievable. As years went by and kids were growing up and asking questions, I started to question myself that it was, in fact, not too late to complete my GED. I have to admit that I was concerned about my ability to get my brain going again into “learning mode” after all those years of abusing it. But It was not that hard after all, and the sense of satisfaction that I felt after graduation was a gratifying feeling that created, without me knowing at the time, the stepping stone for further advancement.
At first, I thought that was the end of the road for me as far as education goes, more so because I always managed to make a living and provide for my family as a small business owner. Still, the seed of education was already rooted in my soul, and it would not leave me alone.
 
I chose the Bachelor’s in Liberal Studies with a management minor because it is the degree that takes the most Sophia/Clep/study.com/InstanTcert credits. My goal was to complete only ten classes at the University of Maine at Presque Isle and get them done in one term. That is what I did; thanks to ashkir and ss20ts for putting together a degree plan for me. I followed that plan and transferred all the earned credits, a total of --97, to UMPI (Please note that only 90 were used). I am posting below what I did, hoping that someone gets to benefit from it.

I started on July second with CLEP and on July eleventh with Sophia. I finished my last class at UMPI on November first.

The following is the list of classes taken from start to finish to complete my degree.

CLEP

SPANISH LEVEL I AND II   6   (ONLY 3 UNITS ARE REQUIRED, BUT SINCE I AM A NATIVE SPANISH SPEAKER, I TOOK ADVANTAGE OF IT)
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT 3 TRANSFERRED AS UL BUS325
PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING  3 TRANSFERRED AS UL BUS330



INSTANTCERT
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 3 
 
SOPHIA 

ART HISTORY I 3 
ART HISTORY II  3
COLLEGE ALGEBRA 3 
CONFLICT RESOLUTION 3 
DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE TEAMS 1 
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 3 
HUMAN BIOLOGY 3 
IT CAREER EXPLORATION 1 
INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS 3 
INTRODUCTIONS TO ETHICS 3 
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 3
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 3 
MACROECONOMICS 3
MICROECONOMICS 3
ESSENTIALS OF MANAGING CONFLICT 1 
U.S. HISTORY I 3 
U.S. HISTORY II 3
VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS 3
PROJECT MANAGEMENT 3
BUSINESS LAW I 3 TRANSFERRED AS UL BUS350
PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE 3 
INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 3 
ACCOUNTING 3 
ENGLISH COMPOSITION I 3 
ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHERS 3 
COMMUNICATION AT WORK 3
INTRODUCTION TO WEB DEVELOPMENT 3



STUDY.COM
LEADING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE 3
BIOLOGY 101 WITH LAB 4
 
UMPI
BUS 260 LEADERSHIP 3
BUS 321 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 3
BUS 335 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR 3
BUS 352 BUSINESS LAW II 3
BUS 353 LEGAL & ETHICAL ISSUES IN BUSINESS 3
BUS 415 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 3
BUS 440 BUSINESS ANALYTICS 3
CRJ 350 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 3
ENG 121 COLLEGE COMPOSITION II 3
HUM 103 CREATIVE DECISION MAKING 3
 
 
TOTAL COST OF THE DEGREE
 
$357 on CLEP.- This cost can be avoided by using Modern States to prepare for the exams
( WWW.modernstates.org)
 $158 with Sophia. 2 months x $79 EACH (www.sophia.org)
$35 with Instantcert (www.instantcert.com)
$250 with Study.com (WWW.study.com)
Yearly subscription with Grammarly $144
 
 
TRANSCRIPTS
 
GED SENT VIA GED.COM $15
CLEP VIA CLEP.COM $20
SOPHIA, INSTANTCERT, AND STUDY.COM VIA CREDLY.COM $0 (FREE)
 
 
I applied for FAFSA and was awarded $3,273.00 for the Fall term. UMPI kept $2800 and sent me a check for $473. A month later, I learned that I qualified for the HEERF III (supplemental Financial Aid), and I received a check for $1500.
 
Total out-of-pocket cost - $994 That is correct. I earned a bachelor’s degree, plus I ended up with $994 in my pocket after paying all my expenses.

 

I remember your post not too long ago on here. Now here you are with this huge accomplishment! Congratulations!!!

Thank you so much. You are almost there too.

I feel like I'm so close yet so far away LOL. 

I felt your joy as I was reading your success story and got goosebumps. Thanks for sharing.

[bjcheung77]

Congrats! Yes, I remember you as the person who got paid to get a college Bachelors! That's how you do it! Now you can share your happiness with the family and tell them all the good news! Congrats again, your hard work paid off, keep on trucking on your next educational adventure!

[Federicojavier]

Congrats!  Yes, I remember you as the person who got paid to get a college Bachelors!  That's how you do it!  Now you can share your happiness with the family and tell them all the good news!  Congrats again, your hard work paid off, keep on trucking on your next educational adventure!

Hahaha, yeap that is me .

[Cole22]

@Federicojavier, Can you let me know when you applied for the $$? I'm looking to do register in January and wasn't sure when I should apply. Thank you!

[Federicojavier]

@Federicojavier, Can you let me know when you applied for the $$? I'm looking to do register in January and wasn't sure when I should apply. Thank you!

The following is an email that I received from UMPI last month. I hope it helps answering your question.

2022-2023 FAFSA application
 
The FAFSA application for the 2022-2023 academic year is now available as of October 1st!
 
Please visit www.fafsa.gov and apply for the upcoming year as soon as possible. You will need your FSA ID (username and password) to log in. Dependent students will need their and their parents’ 2020 income information. Independent students will need their and their spouse’s 2020 income information. 
 
If you need assistance, feel free to reach out to our office anytime.  Student Financial Service is located in Preble Hall (Main Floor – Room 126).  We are open Monday through Friday, 8 am to 4:30 pm.  If you are a student who takes their classes online, feel free to give our office a call at 207-768-9510 for assistance.
 
Please try to complete your FAFSA for 2022-2023 by January 1st if possible to ensure we have received the information at UMPI and you will have time to complete any verification if needed.
 
 
UMPI Foundation Scholarship Application Is Now Available
 
Who doesn’t love free money?! We are excited to announce that UMPI’s Foundation Scholarship Application for the 2022-2023 academic year is now available electronically. 
 
In recognition of the unique talents and interests of its returning students, the University of Maine at Presque Isle offers a number of merit-based awards, scholarships, and grants. Most do not require students to show financial need. However, please note that at this time, scholarship opportunities are limited to those enrolled in traditional academic year programming (15-week, fall and spring semesters) only, and do not include those enrolled in the Your Pace programming.    
 
Students who will be returning next year are strongly encouraged to apply (see link below to complete). Applications are due no later than Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. Please make sure to answer each question effectively.
 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe3uNVrgHNTKwbzsDz0EMh04s8VXBASt7snUDS6WHE3LKuQzQ/viewform

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Laurie Boucher - Class of 2019
Senior Assistant Director of Financial Aid
Student Financial Services