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Finished My External Courses for UMPI – What Should I Do Next? - sreos - 04-28-2025
Hi everyone,
In my previous post, I mentioned that I was planning to apply to UMPI and that I created a degree plan with your help. I’m sharing the link to my plan here:
My Degree Plan
According to this plan, I have completed all of my external courses except for Spanish 101 at Sophia, which I will finish this week. (In total: 21 Sophia courses, 4 Study.com courses, and 3 Coursera certificates.)
As an international student, I am also scheduled to take the IELTS exam next week. After that, I believe I will be fully ready to apply!
I have a few questions and would really appreciate your advice:
- Should I find a firm for my external credit evaluation and another firm for my high school diploma evaluation, or should I apply to UMPI first?
- Can you walk me through the international student application process?
- Based on my degree plan, am I missing any courses or requirements?
Thank you all so much again for your amazing support and guidance!
RE: Finished My External Courses for UMPI – What Should I Do Next? - Hotdogman1 - 05-01-2025
Yikes, there has been some changes/recent discoveries. https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-Sophia-and-SDC-Courses-Have-Been-Gutted-By-UMPI
In short, some of the Sophia/Study.com courses may come in as generic business credits and would not longer satisfy requirements. I just looked into the BBA Pm in the other thread.
- Courses from Sophia that would no longer apply towards BBA PM: Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Business Ethics, Project Management, Operations Management
- Courses from Study.com that would no longer apply towards BBA PM: Accounting 301: Applied Managerial Accounting, Business 304: Leading Organizational Change, Business 312: Advanced Operations Management
My recommendation:
BUS 440: IBM Data Analyst Professional Cert. The first 3 sections of the IBM Visual foundation cert are part of the Data analyst cert so you have to complete the remaining 8 sections. https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/ibm-data-analyst
BUS 210: Sophia Business Communication (since you're already in the middle of a Sophia session)
BUS 220: Saylor Academy Managerial Accounting (content free, $5 proctoring) https://learn.saylor.org/course/view.php?id=53
BUS 150: CLEP Financial Accounting (Free via Modernstate voucher. double check international students qualify) https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Several_Sources_Of_Cheap_Credit
That would make it 10 courses at UMPI to graduate. You could make things simpler by taking BUS 150 and 220 at UMPI for a total of 12 courses. You can also consider changing majors to the BLS if you want to avoid all this extra work.
RE: Finished My External Courses for UMPI – What Should I Do Next? - bjcheung77 - 05-02-2025
You'll have to go through the extra hoops to get the degree at UMPI as you've not applied yet... This came into affect today, I believe. Basically, apply, send in all your transcripts, see how your credits land and then decide where to get the remaining credits... You want to try and max out-get as many transferred into the degree and then complete the minimum residency requirements.
RE: Finished My External Courses for UMPI – What Should I Do Next? - sreos - 05-05-2025
Wow, this is very disappointing news for me. I’ve already filled out the application form and sent my transcript via Credly. I’ll wait to see which courses UMPI accepts for transfer before making a final decision on this issue.
On the positive side, I believe I still have a chance to finish the degree in two terms, which would still be a great opportunity. For now, I’m waiting for UMPI’s response. I also asked if I can waive the high school transcript requirement, since I’ve earned more than 60 ACE-recognized credits. If that requirement can be waived, it would be a huge relief.
RE: Finished My External Courses for UMPI – What Should I Do Next? - sreos - 05-08-2025
(05-05-2025, 03:13 AM)sreos Wrote: Wow, this is very disappointing news for me. I’ve already filled out the application form and sent my transcript via Credly. I’ll wait to see which courses UMPI accepts for transfer before making a final decision on this issue.
On the positive side, I believe I still have a chance to finish the degree in two terms, which would still be a great opportunity. For now, I’m waiting for UMPI’s response. I also asked if I can waive the high school transcript requirement, since I’ve earned more than 60 ACE-recognized credits. If that requirement can be waived, it would be a huge relief.
They do not waive the high school transcript requirement for credits earned solely through ACE providers. However, if you have 60+ semester college credits or an associate degree—including credits combined with ACE from a previous university or college—They can waive this requirement.
RE: Finished My External Courses for UMPI – What Should I Do Next? - sreos - 08-04-2025
Hi everyone,
I’m excited to share that I’ve officially been accepted to UMPI, and my transfer credit evaluation is complete! Since I finished my Sophia and Study.com courses before the May 1st changes, my transfer credits weren’t affected—they accepted 101 credits.
Now I only need to complete 10 more courses to fulfill my degree requirements. Nine of them are for my major, and one is to meet the residency requirement. I’m planning to finish all of them in one term.
Do you have any suggestions for courses that are easier to complete?
RE: Finished My External Courses for UMPI – What Should I Do Next? - bjcheung77 - 08-06-2025
No, just complete the remaining 10 classes that shows up in your academic evaluation. For that one outside the major, check the UMPI class review thread for something easy, or take one of the four classes that's remaining from your Bachelors that can go towards the MAOL.