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06-23-2021, 02:58 PM
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I just realized some schools exempt 2nd bachelor degree students from GE requirements. I'm looking into getting a second BA with UMPI & their site says "Students entering the University of Maine at Presque Isle as degree seekers who have a completed baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution will receive transfer credit for their previous degree work and will be exempt from meeting the specific requirements of the GEC."
I just found this policy on their site & now these 30 GE credits they said I'm missing are confusing me...
https://www.umpi.edu/academics/gec/
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(06-23-2021, 02:58 PM)harrypotter Wrote: I just realized some schools exempt 2nd bachelor degree students from GE requirements. I'm looking into getting a second BA with UMPI & their site says "Students entering the University of Maine at Presque Isle as degree seekers who have a completed baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution will receive transfer credit for their previous degree work and will be exempt from meeting the specific requirements of the GEC."
I just found this policy on their site & now these 30 GE credits they said I'm missing are confusing me...
https://www.umpi.edu/academics/gec/
Anything that is on the
http://www.umpi.edu website or catalog.umpi.edu website please don't trust. You will need to email YourPace directly and ask them.
The YourPace rules are 100% different than the UMPI GEC, they have different overlaps, and different GEC requirements as well.
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Confirmation from Jessica just now - apparently this policy is for YourPace programs as well
I guess she didn't realize or had forgotten that I have a BA already
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(06-23-2021, 03:16 PM)harrypotter Wrote: Confirmation from Jessica just now - apparently this policy is for YourPace programs as well
I guess she didn't realize or had forgotten that I have a BA already
For the YourPace program - I can confirm GEC requirements are waived with a previous bachelors degree. I was not required to complete any GEC requirements because of a existing bachelors degree.
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Thanks for the clarification!
Now is clear that is more viable a 2nd degree.
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Many institutions have a 60 credit limit on transfer and some allow a max of 90 credits for transfer; at the undergraduate level - most or generally many institutions allow the bulk of the general education/free electives to be transferred into their degrees. This is the same for second degree applicants, those requirements would be waived.
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