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Need RA degree for work please HELP!!! - danhibb - 09-19-2021

All, 
Thank you in advance for any help you can provide. I am needing a bachelors degree to advance in my career. Sadly I have over 130hrs in college education but no degree. At this point I am indifferent in what the degree is actually in I just need the paper stating it is complete. Listed below are all the classes I have completed. Thanks again for any help!!!

Dan 


Location: Oklahoma, United States. 
Your Age: 36
What kind of degree do you want?: RA Bachelors degree. My undergrad is all over the place. I figure my best bed is probably LA or Interdisciplinary but I am open to any suggestions. I work for the federal gov't and have hit the ceiling as far as advancement goes without a degree.  
Current Regional Accredited Credits: All of the credits below have been completed at regionally accredited institutions. 

GSTDY1001 FRESHMAN ORIENTATION S 1.00 
MUSIC4081 MARCHING BAND A* 1.00 4.00 
MUSIC4071 JAZZ ENSEMBLE B A* 1.00 4.00 
HPER1133 WELLN CONC & EXER APLI A 3.00 12.00 
ECONO2263 INTRO TO MACROECONOMIC C 3.00 6.00 
ENGL1113 ENGLISH COMPOSITION I B 3.00 9.00 
ENGL1213 ENGLISH COMPOSITION II B 3.00 9.00 
COMSC1022 COMPUTERS & INFO ACCES C 2.00 4.00 
MUSIC4081 SYMPHONIC BAND A* 1.00 4.00 
MUSIC1214 MUSIC THEORY I A* 4.00 16.00
POLSC1103 AMER GOVT & POLITICS C 3.00 6.00 
ALHLT1401 ALLIED HEALTH CAREERS A 1.00 4.00 
BIOL1004 BIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS B 4.00 12.00 
CHEM1004 GENERAL CHEMISTRY C 4.00 8.00 
COMM1313 INTRO PUBLIC SPEAKING A 3.00 12.00 
POLSC1103 AMER GOVT & POLITICS C 3.00 6.00 
ALHLT1401 ALLIED HEALTH CAREERS A 1.00 4.00 
BIOL1004 BIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS B 4.00 12.00 
CHEM1004 GENERAL CHEMISTRY C 4.00 8.00 
COMM1313 INTRO PUBLIC SPEAKING A 3.00 12.00 
LIT3113 EARLY WORLD LIT B 3.00 9.00 
SPAN1054 ELEMENTARY SPANISH I B 4.00 
MUSIC1013 INTRO TO MUSIC I D 3.00 3.00 
MUSIC1032 INTRO TO WORLD MUSIC B 2.00 6.00  
MUSIC4071 JAZZ ENSEMBLE A A* 1.00 4.00  
MUSIC1692 DOUBLE BASS A 2.00 8.00 
MUSIC1791 ELECTRIC BASS A 1.00 4.00 
MUSIC4051 ORCHESTRA A 1.00 4.00 
MFP-1131 ELECTROPHYS OF HEART A* 1.00 4.00 
MFP-1141 ECG INTERPRETATION B* 1.00 3.00 
MFP-1222 PHARM FOR PARAMEDIC B* 2.00 6.00 
MFP-1231 12 LEAD ECG INTERPRTATION A* 1.00 4.00 
MFP-1244 CARD/PULMNRY CR-PHARMACOLOGY B* 4.00 12.00 
MFP-2211 EMRGNCY VEHICLE OPERERATIONS A* 1.00 4.00 
MFP-2314 MED EMER CARE-PARAMD B* 4.00 12.00 
MFP-2324 TRAUMA MGT-PARAMEDIC A* 4.00 16.00 
MFP-2333 RESCUE AWARENESS B* 3.00 9.00 
MFP-2412 OB/GYN MGT-PARAMEDIC A* 2.00 8.00 
MFP-2423 PEDIATRIC MGT-PARAMD B* 3.00 9.00 
MFP-2433 SPCL NEEDS PATIENT B* 3.00 9.00
PRM4231 CUSTODY AND CONTROL A 1.00 4.00 
PRM4301 WILDLAND FIRE MGMT C 1.00 2.00 
PRM4322 ADV WILDLAND FIRE MGMT A 2.00 8.00 
PRM4201 THE PARK RANGER A 1.00 4.00 
GEOG1103 WORLD CULTURAL GEOG C* 3.00 6.00 
PRM4012 NATURAL RESOURCE LAW B 2.00 6.00 
PRM4996 INTERN IN PROF RECREAT A 6.00 24.00 
PRM4997 INTERN IN PROF RECREAT A 7.00 28.00 
PRM2102 FOUNDATIONS PARK & REC A 2.00 8.00 
PRM3181 ROCK CLIMBING A 1.00 4.00 
PRM4113 RISK MGMT IN REC A 3.00 12.00 
MATH1143 MATH CONCEPTS A* 3.00 12.00
ACCTG2213 PRIN OF FINANCIAL ACCT B 3.00 9.00 
PRM3441 HIGH ANGLE RESCUE A 1.00 4.00 
BIO-102 HUMAN ANAT/PHYS A* 3.00 12.00
HIM-102 INTRO TO HEALTH RECORDS A* 3.00 12.00 
HSC-101 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY A* 2.00 8.00 
BIO-201 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY A* 3.00 12.00 
HIM-216 CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM A* 3.00 12.00


RE: Need RA degree for work please HELP!!! - bjcheung77 - 09-19-2021

There are errors with your copy/paste as several courses have duplicates... Anyways, your best bet is exactly what you mentioned, a Bachelors Liberal Studies. I would suggest applying to UMPI and transferring all of these to their degree BLS and select a concentration/minor. You will get all 90 credits completed, my only question is, are any of these "upper level"? If so, you may want to see if COSC would be a better option for their BSGS (General Studies). The cost should be very close for either/or...


RE: Need RA degree for work please HELP!!! - rachel83az - 09-19-2021

I see only a handful of credits that might be UL, but I'm not sure. If you have 10 or fewer UL credits, UMPI is probably going to be fastest/easiest. Otherwise, you might want to consider COSC if you have 20+ UL credits.


RE: Need RA degree for work please HELP!!! - dfrecore - 09-19-2021

I agree with rachel83az, you have at most 11cr of UL (including the capstone), so you need 19cr more (so really probably 21cr); since you have to choose a concentration at COSC, you're looking at taking 19cr of something, and Study.com is really the only place you can go to get those, so you'd have to choose Psych, of which there are only 15cr UL, then you'd have to figure out how Psych and Lit would work as a concentration, and it just becomes too difficult.

Instead, if you went to UMPI for a BLS degree, you could jump right in and just take 3 GEC's (Creative Decision Making, a US history course, and either PoliSci, Philosophy or Ethics, whichever is easiest to get for 5D), then take your 6 minor courses, then an additional elective, and you're done. This does not include any UL you need, so I guess if you wanted to take Ethics and US history through Sophia (only $40 right now), you could easily then have room for more UL at UMPI.

The other option is Excelsior to get your BSL: go to Study.com and take 1 UL Ethics course, 3 more UL from the Arts & Sciences, and 2 UL from A&S or Business, then go there and take your 3 courses (UL cornerstone, UL capstone and InfoLit), and you're done. More expensive than COSC, but much easier as you don't need a concentration.


RE: Need RA degree for work please HELP!!! - allvia - 09-19-2021

What school are all those PRM courses from, they appear to be UL - if I counted right you have 29 of them?

Also, you may want to apply now for the 'Pierpont BOG AAS' (Free associates degree - many posts here on it), you may be able to turn that into a path for the UMPI BAS and utilize those UL credits you already have (if they are as they seem to be, based on their numbering alone). UMPI BAS thread: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-BAS-for-AAS-holders-vs-BLS


RE: Need RA degree for work please HELP!!! - dfrecore - 09-19-2021

(09-19-2021, 05:07 PM)allvia Wrote: What school are all those PRM courses from, they appear to be UL - if I counted right you have 29 of them?

Also, you may want to apply now for the 'Pierpont BOG AAS' (Free associates degree - many posts here on it), you may be able to turn that into a path for the UMPI BAS and utilize those UL credits you already have (if they are as they seem to be, based on their numbering alone). UMPI BAS thread: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-BAS-for-AAS-holders-vs-BLS

I missed those!

Unfortunately, at COSC, you need more UL in the Liberal Arts; but at EC, that means just 4 UL A&S courses - 1 UL Ethics and then 3 UL other.


RE: Need RA degree for work please HELP!!! - ss20ts - 09-19-2021

(09-19-2021, 05:07 PM)allvia Wrote: What school are all those PRM courses from, they appear to be UL - if I counted right you have 29 of them?

Course numbers don't necessarily mean they're LL or UL at some schools. Many of these credits will transfer as general electives at most schools and as LL.

Marching Band and Rock Climbing are 4000's. No way anywhere will those transfer as UL. And internships rarely seem to transfer.


RE: Need RA degree for work please HELP!!! - dfrecore - 09-19-2021

(09-19-2021, 05:18 PM)ss20ts Wrote:
(09-19-2021, 05:07 PM)allvia Wrote: What school are all those PRM courses from, they appear to be UL - if I counted right you have 29 of them?

Course numbers don't necessarily mean they're LL or UL at some schools. Many of these credits will transfer as general electives at most schools and as LL.

Marching Band and Rock Climbing are 4000's. No way anywhere will those transfer as UL. And internships rarely seem to transfer.

Not true - if they are truly UL courses, generally TESU and EC will bring them in as UL.


RE: Need RA degree for work please HELP!!! - LevelUP - 09-20-2021

UMPI BLS
COSC General Studies
TESU Liberal Arts

Those seem like your best options.


RE: Need RA degree for work please HELP!!! - ss20ts - 09-20-2021

(09-19-2021, 05:43 PM)dfrecore Wrote:
(09-19-2021, 05:18 PM)ss20ts Wrote:
(09-19-2021, 05:07 PM)allvia Wrote: What school are all those PRM courses from, they appear to be UL - if I counted right you have 29 of them?

Course numbers don't necessarily mean they're LL or UL at some schools. Many of these credits will transfer as general electives at most schools and as LL.

Marching Band and Rock Climbing are 4000's. No way anywhere will those transfer as UL. And internships rarely seem to transfer.

Not true - if they are truly UL courses, generally TESU and EC will bring them in as UL.

I've taken phys ed classes and they've never transferred anywhere as UL. Some class numbers are given those numbers because they're limited to certain grade levels taking them. Some schools do this where they limit who can take specific classes. Doesn't make them UL classes though.