BABA Upper Level vs Lower Level Courses

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Sophia is heavily recommended due to cost and ease minus the English 1  & 2 courses at Sophia, which are considerably longer than the UMPI options. This is why it is universally agreed upon in the forum to take English 1 & 2 at UMPI.

Science Lab historically has been suggested to use SDC (Biology + Lab) because it is more manageable than the confirmed brutal UMPI Biology course. However, Sophia has entered the building as a new option with their Intro to Chemistry and new Intro to Chemistry + Lab course that has been confirmed for transfer approval at UMPI. If you are already paying the membership, I would encourage your son to knock out those courses and Spanish 1 if he also needs the language requirement for UMPI.

Sophia, for the Science requirements, would be the least expensive. You have Environmental Science, Intro to Chemistry + Lab course that can be completed for $99 vs. SDC membership + Labster fee. As mentioned, if he needs the language requirement for $99, he can secure three essential requirements for UMPI.

Suppose he has already purchased the SDC membership and started the Biology course; in that case, I will encourage your son to take a UL course at SDC for his second course that can transfer into the M&L degree (you get two courses with your monthly membership).

I suggest courses at SDC with one assignment; it is easier to complete at UMPI if the SDC has two or three assignments.

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What you see in the forum and what is required are not always aligned due to some having plans without being enrolled or informed.


However, to assist here is a link and details shared on UMPI's website:

Residency Requirements

All four-year degree candidates must complete at least 30 credit hours of study through UMPI in order to receive a baccalaureate degree. At least 12 of these credits must be in the major and at least 9 of these 12 must be at the upper level (300-level or above).

Hopefully, this provides some clarity.

I understand this as saying that of the 30 credits required for residency, you'd need to complete 9 UL at UMPI that are in your major. 

This would leave 3 more credits to take at UMPI that are in you major (but not necessarily UL) and 18 more credits from UMPI that could be any course.

That is how I take it as well.  30 credits total.  12 in the major with a minimum of 9 of those being UL (300+) courses.  The one issue is that most of the UL courses required for the various majors aren't available elsewhere or they are more difficult at other places.  From what I understand Study.com courses can be a beast however UMPI courses are generally 1 test or 1 paper to get your grade.

Specific to the OP's question concerning the BABA, I am unaware of a LL option that would work; in addition, of a UL option that even makes sense as an easier route to take over UMPI.

I look forward to the OP succeeding with something different from those who have graduated. That is always fun when someone shakes up the cart with a new approach to completing their degree.

KSoul,
Thanks for the on taking the additional UL course through SDC course since he could take BIO101L and another Business Course during his 30 day membership at SDC. 
Do you recommend any other SDC UL business courses that he could take? I was looking at another degree plan that someone listed for the BABA Mgmt and Leadership concentration in YourPace and I was thinking that SDC Mgmt courses like Mgmt 310 Advanced Business Ethics, BUS 304 Leading Organizational Change, BUS 306 Strategic Human Resource Mgmt, or Business 309 Digital Marketing & Advertising might all be good courses to transfer to UMPI. Thoughts?
Thanks,
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