UMPI BLS with Minor in MIS Degree Planning Advice

[dfrecore]

If someone is a good test-taker and wants to give a Saylor exam a shot, I say to go for it.  Worst that happens is UMPI says no.  It's only $5.  But I'm guessing the reason these courses aren't in the transfer database is because nobody has tried to transfer them yet.  In that case, the OP can find out if these work, and we'll have more info.

I looked at the GEC, and this is what's accepted for the different areas:
2D. CREATIVITY: SDC's HUM 201: Critical Thinking & Analysis works here, so why wouldn't Saylor's PHIL102: Introduction to Critical Thinking and Logic?  It's worth a shot.
5A. DIVERSE WORLD VIEWS: GEO 100: World Geography and SOC 100: Intro to Sociology are both accepted, so why wouldn't Sophia's Sociology or World Regional Geography work? Again, worth $5 to try
5E. CIVIC KNOWLEDGE: POS 211: Intro to Political Thought is accepted, so it's worth trying Western Political Thought at Saylor

I spent some time reviewing the newer courses on Sophia and creating an updated list of transfer options from Sophia to UMPI.

2A Introduction to Ethics, Ancient Greek Philosophers, Introduction to Sociology, Critical Thinking, Introduction to Psychology, or Approaches to Studying Religions
5A Introduction to Sociology or Approaches to Studying Religions
5E US Government

I wouldn't assume Saylor's PHIL102 will transfer in for HUM103 at UMPI as Sophia's does not. 2D is a studio art course and UMPI created a course for YourPace students as a work around for it, but they are kind of picky about what transfers in for this. 

Again, this does not address my point: if by some chance Sophia disappears tomorrow, we are going to wish that we had asked people to try other things so that we aren't starting from scratch knowing absolutely nothing about what transfers to UMPI from other course providers.

So, OP, if you want to be a guinea pig, and spend $5 and some time getting credits and transferring them, more power to you - and we (some of us) will say a big fat thank you for your service to this forum.

We all used to work together in the past, to find out all of the different options for different schools, because there were not partnerships or equivalencies.  Just because there now exist SOME of those, doesn't mean we can't still help each other and this forum to find OTHER OPTIONS.