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| need ideas for a bachelors degree |
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Posted by: logic - 12-30-2025, 03:21 AM - Forum: Degree Planning Advice
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Your Location: California
Your Age: 45
What kind of degree do you want?: Bachelors degree and possibly a masters
Current Regional Accredited Credits: 31
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: about 4 courses from sophia
Any certifications or military experience?: no
Budget: any
Commitments: none
Dedicated time to study: every day
Timeline: ASAP! need the degree immediately
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: none
This is a spreadsheet showing all the courses I have ever taken: course progress towards the UMPI Accounting BA degree
I put this UMPI plan together myself, so it might need adjustments. it's 128 credits, and 120 are required for the degree.
I have credits from these schools, which are shown on the spreadsheet:
SMC = Santa Monica College (Santa Monica, CA)
WLAC = West Los Angeles College (Culver City, CA / Los Angeles, CA)
LATTC = Los Angeles Trade Tech College (Los Angeles, CA)
Sophia = Sophia Learning LLC
I was originally going for a computer science / information systems degree. Now I'm looking at accounting or business admin.
If you were me, what would you do? Would you continue toward CS/IS, or switch to accounting/business?
I want to maximize what I already have done, and reduce the amount of additional work needed. Hopefully all my CS courses count as elective filler.
Can I get a CS/IS/MIS minor on an accounting or biz degree with the classes I already have?
If you think a generic liberal arts degree & a business related masters degree is a better option, go ahead and suggest it.
I have seen a lot of people suggesting UMPI BLS + UMPI MAOL here for some reason.
I'm also curious why so many people want to take the project management degree at UMPI? What's the big attraction to that one?
So far I have only really been considering UMPI. If you think another school might be better you can suggest it.
I think UMPI will take all of my comp-sci credits and let me use them as elective classes, which means I won't need any further electives.
potential bachelor degrees:
UMPI YourPace Accounting BA
UMPI YourPace Business Administration BA w/ Accounting Concentration
UMPI YourPace Business Administration BA w/ Supply Chain Concentration
potential masters degrees:
WGU Masters in accounting
UMPI Business, M.S. with Finance concentration
UMPI Business, M.S. with Supply Chain Management concentration
My current idea is to take the UMPI YourPace Accounting BA, and then later I can take the WGU Masters in accounting or some other masters program. I don't really want to take a masters program right away because of the cost involved of both money and time.
If you have an opinion on WGU vs UMPI I also made this thread to ask about it: WGU vs UMPI for accounting
Thanks!
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| Foreign language credit - ACTFL vs. Avant vs. other? |
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Posted by: degreedude80 - 12-29-2025, 12:06 PM - Forum: UMPI - University of Maine at Presque Isle Discussion
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Unique situation here. I need 60 credit hours for professional licensure. I am a native speaker in a non-English language, and was looking into getting credit via proficiency. From what I have read, people usually take an ACTFL assessment. I also saw something about Avant as well.
1. It seems that UMPI historically has been open to granting credit for ACTFL/ACE credentials. Would this be the suggestion here?
2. I am not a UMPI student yet. Do I apply under YourPace, or Traditional?
3. What option is recommended for foreign language assessment?
Thanks
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| 15 credits term - too much or doable? |
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Posted by: boblax - 12-29-2025, 01:02 AM - Forum: TESU - Thomas Edison State University Discussion
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I'm currently planning my BA CS + BS BA second degree, and I'm planning on doing a 15 credits term at TESU that would include:
SOS-1100: Cornerstone
LIB-4970: Liberal arts capstone
CIS-1070: Computer concepts and applications ePack
CIS-351: Software engineering
PHI-1300: Intro to critical reasoning
I'm already a software engineer. I tried the CIS-1070 TECEP preview and passed, so I'm assuming the ePack shouldn't be an issue and won't take me more than a couple hours.
Not sure what CIS-351 is about (I read that there is actually no programming), but again I think maybe 10-15 hours total should be enough.
Which leaves me with the other three, the cornerstone, the capstone which I read is quite time consuming, as well as intro to critical reasoning.
I can dedicate about 30h per week total (4h per day 7/7 give or take). Would it be doable to complete these 5 courses in a single term, and possibly score As in all of them?
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| How to List Extra Coursework on a Resume |
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Posted by: LevelUP - 12-28-2025, 07:07 PM - Forum: General Education-Related Discussion
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How do you honestly list extra coursework on your resume?
Do you:
- Use labels like “Focus,” “Emphasis,” or “Cluster” (e.g., Focused Coursework under your degree)?
- Create a “Relevant Coursework” section?
- Fold it into the Skills or Experience section?
- Include it in a Projects section?
- Leave it off entirely?
Example Format:
Quote:Bachelor of Science in Marketing
Academic Emphasis in Data Analytics
Curious how others handle it.
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| University of Oklahoma Paper Controversy |
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Posted by: knaves - 12-27-2025, 07:45 PM - Forum: Off Topic
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I assume most people have heard about this controversy (and it was referenced in a recent discussion on here) so I think its worth having a discussion about this. If you haven't seen it yet, here is a link to an AP article about it.
When I first heard about this controversy, I rolled my eyes. It sounded like someone wanted a free pass for turning in a sloppy paper and then hiding behind religion when they got called on it. In most college classes, “the Bible says so” is not an argument. It is a belief statement. If you do not connect it to the material and explain your reasoning, you should expect to lose points.
Then I read the actual instructions and rubric, and my view changed. The prompt calls it a reaction paper and it warns students not to write a summary. It asks for a thoughtful discussion of some aspect of the article. The rubric is simple. It gives 10 points for a clear tie-in to the assigned article. It gives 10 points for a thoughtful reaction rather than a recap. It gives 5 points for clear writing. The only hard requirements it lists are word count and basic formatting like font and margins. It does not require citations, outside sources, or a specific style like APA. If that is the grading standard, the right move is to deduct points for clarity and quality. It is not to fail the student because the grader found the opinion offensive.
To me, this clearly looks like a case where a low-stakes assignment (3% of the final grade) asked for a personal reaction to confirm the student had actually read the material and then punished the student for having a reaction that the grader found offensive. There’s a real difference between deducting points for weak writing, overgeneralizations, or shallow engagement and issuing a zero in a way that reads less like “you didn’t follow the rubric” and more like “your viewpoint is unacceptable and I'm going to use my power to force you to say what I want to hear.” That’s the core problem here: if we say “give your opinion,” we can’t turn around and fail students because their opinion is offensive.
To me this is a case where actually reading the material changed my opinion on the topic. All of have biases, and I'm sure that colors my perspective here. If you disagree with my take, I’d like to hear why, especially if you think the rubric supports the zero score.
The only link I have found to both the completed assignment and the rubric is here, uploaded by one of the Oklahoma News pages. Assuming this is complete, here is what the rubric actually says:
You must write a 650 words (body of text), double- spaced reaction paper demonstrating that you read the assigned article, and includes a thoughtful reaction to the material presented in the article. Points will be deducted when papers are deficient in any of these areas. | will deduct 10 points if your paper is between 620 and 649 words, and | will not give credit for papers under 620 words. Papers not turned in by the deadline will not receive credit.
Please remember that your reaction paper should not be a summary, but rather a thoughtful discussion of some aspect of the article. Possible approaches to reaction papers include:
1. A discussion of why you feel the topic is important and worthy of study (or not)
2. An application of the study or results to your own experiences
There are other possibilities as well. The best reaction papers illustrate that students have read the assigned materials and engaged in critical thinking about some aspect of the article.
Formatting requirements: 12-point Times New Roman or Calibri font, one-inch margins on all sides.
GRADING: Reaction papers are graded on a 25-point scale, and are evaluated based on the following:
1. Does the paper show a clear tie-in to the assigned article? (10 points)
2. Does the paper present a thoughtful reaction or response to the article, rather than a summary? (10 points)
3. Is the paper clearly written? (5 points)
I am curious if this is a complete account or if there are other requirements elsewhere, but I haven't been able to find any claims that any other instructions were given to students.
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| Looking for help finalizing classes for the easiest Bachelor's |
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Posted by: Gurutogo - 12-27-2025, 04:37 PM - Forum: Degree Planning Advice
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I am looking to put together a bachelor's in business management or a BLA with biz management minor as easy as possible. Here is a list of the classes I've taken so far. Also I'm a native Spanish speaker so I can test out of at least 3 Spanish cleps. I have all day to work on classes but prefer to avoid essays. I was thinking yourpace at umpi. Here is a list of classes plus keep in mind Spanish Cleps. Here is the updated Sophia.org list including the semester credit hours for each course: if someone could help me pick the absolute easiest degree to get with these credits as well as the easiest business related Bachelor's
Your Location: Iowa
Your Age:36
What kind of degree do you want?: Bachelor's of liberal arts or Business Admin
Current Regional Accredited Credits
* Introduction to Health: HLTH1010 – 3.0 Semester Credits
* College Algebra: MATH1001 – 3.0 Semester Credits
* Environmental Science: ENVS1001 – 3.0 Semester Credits
* Introduction to Ethics: PHIL1002 – 3.0 Semester Credits
* Introduction to Information Technology: CS1001 – 3.0 Semester Credits
* Macroeconomics: ECON1001 – 3.0 Semester Credits
* Principles of Finance: FIN1001 – 3.0 Semester Credits
* Financial Accounting: BUSI1010 – 3.0 Semester Credits
* Lifespan Development: HLTH1020 – 3.0 Semester Credits
* Introduction to Business: BUS1001 – 3.0 Semester Credits
* Project Management: PM1001 – 3.0 Semester Credits
* Introduction to Chemistry: CHEM1001 – 3.0 Semester Credits
* Introduction to Statistics: STAT1001 – 3.0 Semester Credits
* Managerial Accounting: BUSI1011 – 3.0 Semester Credits
* Introduction to College Mathematics: MATH1020 – 3.0 Semester Credits
* Microeconomics: ECON1002 – 3.0 Semester Credits
* Precalculus: MATH1035 – 3.0 Semester Credits
* Calculus I: MATH1040 – 4.0 Semester Credits
* Microbiology: SCIE1045 – 3.0 Semester Credits
* Conflict Resolution: HUMA1041 – 3.0 Semester Credits
* Anatomy and Physiology: SCIE1055 – 3.0 Semester Credits
* Human Biology: SCIE1020 – 3.0 Semester Credits
* Anatomy and Physiology I: SCIE1050 – 3.0 Semester Credits
* Introduction to Relational Databases: CS1011 – 3.0 Semester Credits
* Developing Effective Teams: BUS1200 – 1.0 Semester Credits
* The Essentials of Managing Conflict: CONRES1000 – 1.0 Semester Credits
* Foundations of Statistics: STAT0050 – 2.0 Semester Credits
77 credit hours
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:9 (Spanish)
Any certifications or military experience?:no
Budget:$5000
Commitments:0
Dedicated time to study:100%
Timeline:6 months if possible
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: Pell grant $7900
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