Hi All. Newbie here. I'm looking at enrolling in UMPI's BA in History & Political Science - History concentration. Political Science option would also be fine if it is easier or faster. I have an extensive background in business, but no desire to study more of anything business-related so the BBA options aren't appealing. I'd like to transfer in the full 90 credits so that I only need 10 classes, if possible. I'm good at writing papers which I understand is the primary method of evaluation. Completing my undergrad is mostly a personal goal, but it will also check the box professionally regardless of the major.

I reviewed the wiki and it looks like I still need English Comp II and Intro to Sociology to meet UMPI's GE's. I don't like either of those options on Sophia, so I'm considering CLEP for both. I think I need the College Composition one with essays - not modular - to get credit for Comp II, but please let me know if I'm wrong. Or better, if I misunderstood the GE's and don't need one or both of these classes. If English Comp II is better at UMPI then CLEP, then I'm open to that as well. 

I'm also wondering if I can CLEP out of HTY115 and HTY116 (World Civilization I and II), since they are part of the History concentration requirements and they show as accepted on MaineStreet? If UMPI also accepts my college American Government Class as POS101, I think that would leave me with 9 classes left in the major and one elective.

I appreciate any insight anyone has to offer. I'd also love thoughts on what a realistic number of classes is per term at 30ish hours a week. For context, I averaged about 3-5 days to complete 2 Sophia classes (not counting time waiting for touchstone grades). Some took a couple of hours (looking at you College Readiness) and others took 10 days (Statistics ugh).


Your Location: Washington State, USA
Your Age: 50+
What kind of degree do you want?: BA - History/Political Science. Would consider similar (non-STEM) majors if easier/faster.

Current Regional Accredited Credits: 
Bucks County Community College - 24 Semester (all show as transfer on MaineStreet equivalency tool except as noted)

Human Services Work I  (not listed on MaineStreet - maybe elective?)
Intro to Psychology
Effective Speaking
English Composition I
Principles of Macroeconomics (probably elective since took Microeconomics on Sophia which fulfills ECO207)
Geography of the US and Canada (not listed on MaineStreet - maybe elective?)
US History II
American National Government (not listed on MaineStreet - seems like should transfer to POS101 American Government?)


Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 
Sophia - 63 Semester

Visual Communications
Intro to Ethics
Intro To Business
Art History II
Environmental Science
Intro to Information Technology
Essentials of Managing Conflict (1) (Not sure if this will get credit since I also completed Conflict Resolution)
Intro to Nutrition
Developing Effective Teams (1)
Conflict Resolution
US History I
Lifespan Development
Intro to College Mathematics
Spanish I
Spanish II
Human Biology
Human Biology Lab (1)
Criminology
Project Management
Intro to Statistics
College Readiness
Principles of Finance
Microeconomics

Any certifications or military experience?: 

Yes, current SHRM-CP certification.


Budget: Prefer to finish for <$10,000
Commitments: Work full time and home responsibilities.
Dedicated time to study: 30ish hours per week - 3-4 in the evening and 6-8 on most weekend days.
Timeline: As quickly as possible. Would like to complete before end of 2025, assuming I can enroll in time for the term beginning in January and complete all CLEP before then.
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: None

I finished my MAOL in just under 6 weeks (Fall 1 - 2024).   This is not easy breezy, I put in many hours every day. 

I've written about 50 papers/PowerPoint presentations, read many sources, watched many hours of YouTube videos on 2X, and applied tons of knowledge I already possessed from experience and books I've read.   I'm ever so grateful that most of my reading has been professional development/leadership focused.  That all helped me so much!

And now, my gift to you all, is this overview of the current day MAOL.  Certainly, this could change, but I did 10 courses, and I'm very happy with what I learned, the projects I got to do that I can immediately use in my career, and I enjoyed nearly every professor I had. 

Happy studies!!

My Overview of the MAOL w/ Course Overview and My Pace

My 18-year-old son is looking for a bachelor’s program in hospitality, tourism, or event management, preferably with regional accreditation and under 10K. He has completed almost all Sophia Learning courses for UMPI's BABA in Management & Leadership program, but unfortunately, he is too young to enroll.

Any suggestions?

Thank you!!!

Interesting indeed... Google Notebook LM created a podcast version of AI instead of the video options previously created, and this if 4 minutes vs the 1 minute video versions I created previously...  Link: https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/f...34cc/audio

All I did was copy/paste the URL for the DegreeForum WIKI to UMPI & TESU, without anything else for them to use... Wow! What AI creativity and realism!
Here's my previous thread for the videos: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...ess-videos

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Optimus robot: This will be the biggest product ever of any kind





This looks pretty cool.  A lot better than the weird stuff Google's Boston Dynamics was doing.

Kinda disappointed that Pierpont BOG now requires 12 institutional credits from Pierpont (Roughly $7-8k out of state). I wanted to help a family member finally get a college degree after so long. 

I found the BOG program at Eastern West Virginia Community College 

They require:
1. 60 credits total
2. Minimum 12 RA credit 
3. Minimum 3 institutional credits (Tuition is same for in state/out state?) - Roughly $600 for 3 credits 
4. They say that they take ACE and NCCRS credit but no specific language on Sophia, Study.com, Coursera, etc 
5. 1 year after high school (So 19 year olds can get this?)
6. Cannot have any associates/bachelors degree already


In Total (Example Plan) 
1. Sophia = $ 100x2 months = $200 for 48 credits
2. ASU UL = $425 x 3 courses = $1275 for 9 credits
3. EWVCC = $188 x 3 credits = $564 for 3 credits 

Total for BOG EWVCC = $2039

$2000 is not super great for what we're used to here at $350 for the Pierpont BOG 

Of course, the 9 other RA credits can be taken elsewhere such as Luna CC for $51/credit out of state (6 credits max per semester). 


If one uses Luna CC, the total cost could be potentially be $1070.00 . 

(I'm just a fan of super easy ASU UL self-paced courses).

Edit: They offer a few areas of emphasis with 15 credit requirements:
1. Administrative support
2. Business
3. Computer Information
4. Early Childhood Development
5. Information Technology

Let's say your graduate with a Bachelor's degree from TESU, but choose to stay enrolled in a second Bachelor's degree or Undergrad Certificate.

Then, you continue to submit additional credits through Credly. 

Would the transcript of your first Bachelor's degree be updated with the new credits, even years after you have graduated? Or is the transcript "finalized" (=fixed), never to be changed the moment you graduate?

Re. BA plan options:

• Liberal Studies - No Concentration https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sa...egree_Plan >
  
• Liberal Studies - Psychology Concentration https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sa...egree_Plan >
  
• BA Psychology https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sa...egree_Plan
  

• Human Factors International, Certified Usability Analyst.
  
• Norman Neilson Group (NN/g), Ux Management Certified.
  

Hello, everyone!

I looked at the schools on the list of competency based programs at the wiki (https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Co...d_Programs).
Now I'm considering transferring my AS to either of three universities: 

• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 
  - B.S. in Information Science and Technology (UW Flex Option)- $2,250 / 12 weeks
• Purdue University Global 
  - ExcelTrack® Bachelor of Science in Cloud Computing and Solutions- $2,500 / 10 weeks
• University of Massachusetts Global 
  - B.S. in Information Technology-Data Science (MyPath)- $3,300 / 24 weeks

Does anyone here have any experience with this program? I am in-state so this program would be fairly affordable for me.