UMPI BLS + Accounting Minor — What Other Minors Can I Add with My Transfer Credits?

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Your Location: Hawai’i 

Your Age: 28

What kind of degree do you want?: any accounting, finance, business (I work in the finance industry and need a bachelors to check the box for HR)

Current Regional Accredited Credits: 64

• 55 credits accepted from Sophia/ACE via Pierpont

• 9 credits from UH–Hawaii CC (regionally accredited, included in Pierpont transcript)

Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 64
Here’s a list of my completed Sophia courses (64 credits total):

• Financial Accounting
• Managerial Accounting
• Principles of Finance
• Business Law
• Macroeconomics
• Project Management
• Principles of Management
• Human Resource Management
• Marketing
• Introduction to Business
• Personal Finance
• Workplace Communication
• Introduction to IT
• U.S. History I
• Environmental Science
• Introduction to Nutrition
• College Algebra
• Foundations of Statistics
• Critical Thinking
• Introduction to Ethics
• Visual Communications
• Developing Effective Teams (1 cr)
• Conflict Management (1 cr)

Any certifications or military experience?: No

Budget: less than $5,000

Commitments: None, in between jobs and decided to pursue a degree, I have no kids or family to care for

Dedicated time to study: 20-30 hours per week

Timeline: I’d like to have it before the end of 2025
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: $720 per term
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Hi everyone,

I’m currently planning to pursue the BLS degree with an Accounting minor through UMPI’s YourPace program. I want to transfer in my Board of Governors AAS degree from Pierpont, some courses from Hawaii Community College, and a lot of Sophia courses, including Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Business Law, Principles of Finance, Project Management, Marketing, Macroeconomics, and more.

I’m wondering:

• Which additional minors can I realistically add to my BLS degree without taking too many more classes?
  
• Based on UMPI’s rule that each minor needs at least 9 unique credits (3 courses not shared with another minor), which minors have the least overlap with Accounting?
  
• Has anyone successfully added a second or third minor and how did you structure it?
  

I’m trying to avoid extra coursework unless it’s strategic, and I’d love to hear from others who’ve mapped this out or have gone through a similar path.

Thanks in advance for any advice or personal experiences!