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Double major - lawqueen04 - 04-18-2025
Hello!
I have been trying to finish my bachelor's for many years and now have decided that UMPI will be my final stop. I have 65 traditional college credits, 54 Sophia credits and the free TEEX credits. As I was drawing up my plans, I originally wanted to major in Psychology-then was going to change to BLS minor in Psychology because it would be quickest but I really want a BA not BLS. I then switched to History. When looking at minors I thought maybe I could pick up the Project Management certificate as my minor (instead of psychology). While I was completing courses at Sophia, I actually took Accounting, Project Management and Intro to Business because I had time and they didn't have any written assignments. Soooooo, after looking at both majors I believe I am interested in double majoring in History and Business Administration -Project Management. Is this possible to complete?
I would have to sign up for:
Study.com- to complete Vietnam War, UL History Elective (American Civil War), UL History Elective (Holocaust and WWII), Managerial Accounting and Change Management.
Clep- Western Civilization I, Western Civilization II, Information Systems
Saylor- Management Information Systems
Coursera(I have free membership through my state) Project Management cert, Data Analytics cert and IBM Data Analysis cert
For the History Major, I believe I would only need 5 classes from UMPI. And for the Business Administration I would need 7 classes (I want to complete the 3 courses that would transfer to the MAOL anyway so that would mean the second major is only 4 classes extra beyond the MAOL classes).
My total classes at UMPI I would need to complete are-
1 UL US History
2 UL Non Western
3 UL Pre Modern
4 UL History Elective
5 UL History Elective
6 BUS 200
7 BUS 325
8 BUS 353*
9 BUS 440*
10 BUS 469*
11 BUS 343
12 BUS 401
Completing my degree is to finish what I started 20 years ago- but if I only technically will need 2 classes beyond the 10 required and I can have 2 majors, it seems like the best use of my learning. I also have the time to spend to complete the extra Coursera certs and classes prior to UMPI- I am hoping to graduate in 2026 and I will get a raise next year- deadline is July 2026.
Does that seem likely to work?
Thank you!
RE: Double major - Jonathan Whatley - 04-18-2025
Likely! See the second on Double Majors in the section Academic Policies in the UMPI Catalog. The "must be declared no later than the first semester of the senior year" seems written for on-campus students, and is likely be interpreted differently for YourPace students, few of whom spend four calendar years at UMPI.
RE: Double major - bjcheung77 - 04-18-2025
Unless you're OK with waiting until you get everything complete to graduate with a double major, sure... I would go a little differently and do a dual degree instead with the exact classes you mentioned. UMPI second degree requirement is really not conventional or traditional where you complete a major of at least 30 credits.
There was a thread that blew my mind, if your second degree only required one class, you just pay for one session and you're done with the degree... So, I would do either the BA History first, then the BBA with concentration plus the 3-4 classes that can go towards the MAOL for use later - or the reverse. You decide...