(05-30-2023, 02:33 AM)rachel83az Wrote: Yup! Any non-English language is accepted for the foreign language requirement at UMPI. This includes American Sign Language. Unfortunately, YourPace's offerings aren't great, even compared to what they have on-campus. It's why we recommend Sophia or an ACTFL exam.

(05-29-2023, 08:26 PM)whiverem Wrote:

(05-29-2023, 07:31 AM)allvia Wrote: The foreign language requirement for UMPI can easily be met with Sophia's Spanish while you're earning credits for the Pierpont associate.

How long do you think the Sophia Spanish course would take most people who have no exposure to Spanish? All I know in Spanish I think is gracias, which I think means thank you or thanks. I've never really spoken to anyone in any Spanish in my life.

I think doing an OPI (Oral proficiency interview) for Urdu, my first or native language, would be easier since I already can speak it okay. I have no problem having a conversation with someone in Urdu. Plus I might use Urdu with family members, where as I might never use Spanish in my life. Thanks.

(05-31-2023, 12:42 AM)rachel83az Wrote: On Coursera, the quizzes are timesd. For the Google ones, you usually get 60-120 minutes to answer 10-30 questions. You can make an attempt 3 times in 24 hours. If you fail to pass after the third attempt, you get to try again after the 24 hour cooldown timer has finished. You may use this time to review the missed material again or to complete the next section. You get infinite attempts to pass the graded sections, but it can eat away at your time.  

As to how long the Coursera certificates take to complete, it depends. If you devote significant time to them, students have completed them in under a week (very challenging if you're not familiar with the material being covered), in a couple of weeks/under a month (still challenging, but reasonably doable), and 1-2 months (this is closer to what Google thinks should happen; I think the average student here can easily complete a Coursera certificate in under six weeks).

Take advantage of TADA if you can so you get as much free as possible.

Intro to Programming w/ Python, Intro to Relational Databases, and Intro to Web Dev are, indeed, all Sophia classes.

(05-30-2023, 10:33 PM)whiverem Wrote: For the UMPI bachelor's in Information Systems I was looking at this page: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Pierpont_to_UMPI_Degree_Plan

And I was wondering about the Coursera certifications. The webpage says there are quizzes for the certifications - Google Data Analytics Certificate, Google IT Professional Certificate, Google UX Design Certificate, and the IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate. Are the quizzes proctored or do you have a set limited amount of time to do them (like 90 minutes or something)? Are the courses for the certifications easy for most people that are at least a little tech savvy? And how long could these certifications take an average person to finish? I'm trying to see if I should do a WGU general IT degree through mostly Study.com, Sophia and stuff like that or if the UMPI degree with the Coursera certifications will be easier.

Also under Information Systems, the page mentions 3 classes - Introduction to Programming with Python, Introduction to Relational Databases, and Introduction to Web Development. Are these all Sophia classes? Thanks.