Help Understanding UMPI Pathway

[LukeGlanton]

Your Location: Washington, DC

Your Age: 35

What kind of degree do you want?: Business Administration

Any certifications or military experience? I have a CompTIA A+ certification, Cisco Certified Entry Network Technician, ITIL V4 Foundation.
Budget: Flexible, but would like to keep it under $5k. Time is more valuable to me at the moment. 

Commitments: Work, FT. Nights and weekends can be open.

Dedicated time to study:12 hours per week

Timeline: Finishing the courses required for the degree as fast as possible would be ideal.  I would like to finish within 1 year
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: None that I am aware.

Hi Everyone,

Short time lurker, first time poster. I have been researching online degrees and stumbled upon this amazing forum and have been building my path to a bachelor’s degree ever since.  Humbly asking for help to make sure I got this right. 

It looks like UMPI’s YourPace Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration – Project Management & Information Systems is the right choice for me.

I visited the UMPI’s General Education Roadmap and BABA Project Management wiki and built this spreadsheet below:

Transfer Credits Pathway Spreadsheet

Rough draft, bear with me.

I understand that unlimited credits can be transferred to UMPI, but only 90 credits can count towards your degree.

Questions:

1. If this is the case, is there any reason to complete more than 90 in Sophia/Study/Coursera?
   
2. Does this mean I need to take more Gen Ed, Project Management, or Business Administration classes at UMPI and add in more of the General Electives to Sophia/Study/Coursera?
   
3. Ultimately, does this pathway look like it will work/best optimized or should I talk to a UMPI advisor before starting this journey? (I understand that they want you to apply right away)
   
4. What’s a realistic timeline for a working, childless adult?
   

About Me: Fed gov employee (GS-13) with 20 years of working experience and 11 years of IT experience. Current role involves a lot of project management, random tech support, and IT consulting. I have A +, CCENT, and ITIL V4 Foundations certifications. For funsies, I also have an ACE CPT certificate. Thinking about getting my degree now for financial security and to stop avoiding the question in conversation, LOL.