General UMPI Questions

[NC Coach]

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I can help with some of your questions:

1. I would say you have some say in the order. When I have finished a competency, I have sent a short list via email and asked “can I have one of these three added”. Those requests have always been accommodated. It is worth pointing out that every competency is not offered every term. I think they do try to work with people in their last term regarding this.

4. There is a withdrawal deadline roughly half way though each term. We receive an email telling us to consider withdrawing if we are going to be unable to finish the competency. I am not entirely sure, however, what happens if you don’t finish. Safe to say, it is frowned on.

5. I am only taking 1 term per semester, that is absolutely fine. You are supposed to email if you need to take 2 or more consecutive terms off. Not sure what happens, exactly, if you need to take 2 or more off.

This is good info, especially your feedback on the first question.    Knowing they will accommodate if they can is huge for me.   As I mentioned in another response, otherwise it seems like micro-management and I just don't do well with that.    If it's my education, I want the freedom to do it in the order I want, subject to availability, of course.