Is any one aware of any photography or cinematography degree available? I will do my research, however checking if anyone already in the same field or doing it.

This thread is a follow up on my first post on Degree Forum where I inquired about which path to take at which school.  After that discussion I decided to pursue a bachelor from UMPI.  That thread can be found by clicking here.

Attaching the template filled out with updated information.  As you can see significant progress was made on Sofia and Coursera.  The Sofia and Coursera courses and certificates appear to transfer to UMPI per their very helpful transfer equivalency tool which can be found by clicking here.

I applied to UMPI on 07/05/2024.  Transcripts sent 07/05/2024.  Accepted 07/17/2024, with a Fall 2024 semester start date of 09/03/2024.



Your Location: USA
Your Age: 41
What kind of degree?: Bachelor
Budget: No budget constraints.
Commitments: Full time work and a wife, but I have some extended amounts of free time through the end of the year.
Dedicated time to study: Unlimited for the next several months.
Timeline: ASAP
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: Employer's tuition reimbursement program is currently suspended for the year.
Goal?: Obtain a bachelor degree of any type ASAP

RA Credits / Other:  A few classes from various state colleges in Florida:

1. CTS-2142 Project Management
   
2. ENC-1101 English Comp 101
   
3. CGS-1100 Microcomputer Applications
   
4. CET-1178 Computer Hardware Support
   
5. CGS-2557 Internet Technologies
   
6. CTS-2120 Security Fundamentals
   
7. CTS-2134 Networking Fundamentals
   
8. ISS-1013 Into to Social Sciences
   
9. POS-2041 American Federal Government
   
10. POS-2112 State and Local Government
    
11. CCJ-1020 Intro to Criminal Justice
    

1. Workplace Writing II
   
2. Business Communication
   
3. Intro to Ethics
   
4. Intro to Sociology
   
5. Human Biology
   
6. Human Biology Lab
   
7. Environmental Science
   
8. Visual Communications
   
9. Art History II
   
10. US History II
    
11. Spanish I
    
12. Financial Accounting
    
13. Introduction to IT
    
14. Program Management
    
15. Intro to Business 
    
16. Business Law
    
17. Business Ethics
    
18. Microeconomics
    
19. Macroeconomics
    
20. College Algebra
    
21. Calculus I
    

1. Law Enforcement Officer - Excelsior offers 39 credits for the academies I attended, as do several others.
   
2. Airline Transport Pilot (FAA) - Several colleges offer ~35 credits, Liberty offers 40, but I do not think UMPI will as they do not have an aviation program.
   
3. CompTIA Security+
   
4. CompTIA Network+
   
5. IBM Cybersecurity Analyst
   
6. Google Project Management
   
7. Google IT Support Professional
   
8. Google Data Analytics
   
9. TEEX - The easiest, fastest credits you will find anywhere.  And they're free.
   

• IBM Cybersecurity Analyst - 10 credits of GEL 1XX.  
  
• Google Project Management - 3 credits of BUS 1XX, 3 of BUS 3XX, and 3 for BUS 400 Project Management Applications.
  
• Google IT Support - 12 credits of COS 1XX.
  
• Google Data Analytics - 6 credits of BUS 1XX, 3 for BUS 245 Programming for Managers, and 3 credits of COS 3XX.
  
• CompTIA Network+ - 3 credits COS 1XX.
  
• CompTIA Security+ - 3 credits COS 1XX.
  

A lot of scuttlebutt lately about Texas A&M Commerce spending $100,000, including hiring a third-party consulting agency, to explore the possibility of a rebranding/name change. The main name being considered is Texas A&M Dallas. 

https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/te...-petition/

The University President has hosted four open forums explaining the reasoning behind the push to adopt "Dallas" into the name and listen to stakeholder feedback. 

What say you? Is a multi-site university serving the greater DFW metro area a good candidate to be called Texas A&M Dallas? Or is Commerce, TX too far away from Dallas for that to make sense?

   
I am missing 6 credits - any suggestions which courses from Sophia would satisfy?

I'm currently "enrolled" at TESU via signing up for a free June TECEP last month. All my credits are transferred in and I seem to have most of an Art degree and a good chunk of a CS degree. So I'm wanting to try and work on a double degree path between Art & CS. Right now I'm just using the planning tool on TESU to look at requirements for each degree but my official "degree plan" is listed by TESU as general liberal arts or something like that. Do I need to talk to an advisor and officially sign up for the two degrees I want to pursue. Or is that something you do when you eventually apply for graduation?

Hi All, 
I am back with questions. 

I hold a BS/MS in IT and am currently exploring opportunities to diversify my academic profile. I am particularly interested in non-IT fields such as healthcare or other disciplines. My goal is to find a program that recognizes my previous academic credits, thereby allowing me to complete the degree with minimal additional coursework and cost. This endeavor is primarily aimed at enhancing my professional profile with a degree from a non-IT field.

Hmm, started a couple of hours ago... I've since received over 30+ emails from StraighterLine, some are congrats for finishing the classes, others are reminders for me to complete the classes (labs, I haven't started them yet), and a couple more mentioning I'm so close to completing (Philosophy, Stats - I did all 3 classes and passed only the Business Stats).  

Anyways, I haven't used them since I did 34 or so classes with them in 2016 and now I'm getting so much spam today!!  What's up with them?  Are they looking to get previous students to take newer classes from them?  If so, they should send out BETTER DEALS instead of these spam emails!  That's not the way to get more business, by spamming people...

At first I was like, why? But after looking at the courses it seems to be business focused
https://www.wgu.edu/online-business-degr...ogram.html

Hey everyone! Hope all are doing well in their journeys! 

Does anyone know how many AOEs you can add to your degree? 
I plan on:

Business management
Information technology

and if there is an option 
Management information systems

Thanks in advance!

Hi! I'd like to ask if I should take anything else on Sophia, or does it look like I have enough? 

Your Location: Massachusetts, United States
Your Age: 36
What kind of degree do you want?: Bachelors of Liberal Studies with Educational Studies Minor

Current Regional Accredited Credits: 60

Community College in Massachusetts: Code, Class Name, Credits
BUS 111 Intro to Business 3
ENG 103 English Comp 1 3
SPA 102 Elementary Spanish 2 4
PSY 101 Principles of Psychology 3
MAT 105 Introductory Algebra 3
MAT 106 Intermediate Algebra 3
PCS 101 Public Speaking 3
BIO 126 Biology 1 4
ENG 116 English Comp 2 3
BIO 194 Comp A & P 4
MAT 107 College Algebra 4
SCI 103 Astronomy 4
ANT 104 Cultural Anthropology 3
ENG 247 Women in Literature 1 3
HIS 106 Hist of Amer People Since 1865 3
SOC 101 Principles of Sociology 3
GEO 101 Planet Earth 4
PHI 104 Intro to Ethics 3


Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 42

Sophia Credits: 42
U.S. Government 3
Intro to Statistics 3
English Comp 1 3
Personal Finance 3
U.S. History 3
Environmental Science 3
Intro to Python Programming 3
Business Ethics 3
Intro to Chemistry 3
Anatomy & Physiology 1 3
Intro to Nutrition 3
Visual Communications 3
Art History 1 3
Microbiology 3

Any certifications or military experience? No

Budget: 1700 per 8-week session of YourPace. 

Commitments: Full time job at a school so I get out early in the afternoon, I have all afternoon and most evenings and weekends to study. No kids.

Dedicated time to study: 3+ hours a day, including weekends

Timeline: It depends on how many classes I have to do, but I'd love to be done in 2-3 sessions!

Tuition assistance/reimbursement: My workplace has tuition reimbursement but it's not guaranteed.

I have speculated on what my degree plan might look like. I don't have a transfer eval from UMPI yet so I'm using the degreeforum wiki for Sophia equivalents and MaineStreet for CC equivalents.

GEN EDS- 44 credits (meets minimum of 40)
1A- English Comp 1, Sophia- 3cr
1B- English Comp 2, CC- 3cr
1C- US Government, Sophia- 3cr
1D- English Comp 1, Sophia- 0cr
2A- Intro to Ethics, CC- 3cr
2B- Intro to Ethics, CC- 0cr
2C- English Comp 2, CC- 0cr
2D- Visual Communications, Sophia- 3cr
2E- Art History 1, Sophia- 3cr
3A- Intro to Statistics, Sophia- 3cr
3B- Intro to Statistics, Sophia- 0cr
3C- Intro to Nutrition, Sophia- 3cr 
3D- Environmental Science, Sophia- 3cr
3E- Biology 1 with Lab, CC- 4cr
4B- English Comp 2, CC- 0cr
4C- Intro to Nutrition, Sophia- 0cr
5A- Cultural Anthropology, CC- 3cr
5B- US History 1, Sophia- 3cr
5C- Elementary Spanish 2, Sophia- 4cr
5D- Intro to Ethics, CC- 3cr
5E- US Government, Sophia- 0cr



EDUCATIONAL MINOR CORE REQUIREMENTS (24 credits required)
There are 7 classes and I will be doing these at UMPI. EDU 152, 153, 210, 287, 302, 305, and 357.

FREE ELECTIVES (56 credits required)

First I put everything here that I didn't use for a gened. Not all will be accepted for transfer. These are just my guesses. Strikeouts are ones that either I know won't transfer or I don't think will transfer.

Community College- 31 credits 
BUS 111 Intro to Business 3cr
ENG 103 English Comp 1 3cr*
PSY 101 Principles of Psychology 3cr
MAT 105 Introductory Algebra 3cr
MAT 106 Intermediate Algebra 3cr
PCS 101 Public Speaking 3cr
BIO 194 Comp A & P 4cr
MAT 107 College Algebra 4cr
SCI 103 Astronomy 4cr
ENG 247 Women in Literature 1 3cr
HIS 106 Hist of Amer People Since 1865 3cr
GEO 101 Planet Earth 4cr

Sophia- 15 credits
Personal Finance 3cr
Intro to Python Programming 3cr
Business Ethics 3cr
Intro to Chemistry 3cr
Anatomy & Physiology 1 3cr**
Microbiology 3cr

*Eng Comp 1 from CC won't transfer because I did it both at CC and on Sophia. I had a reason why.
**A&P 1 probably won't transfer because I did Comp A&P (with lab) at CC.

Total free electives- 46 credits (need 56)

44+46 is 90 credits, the max I can transfer in

MY QUESTION:

Do I need to take anything else on Sophia? Does this mean I'll have to take the remaining 10 elective credits at UMPI and should they be upper level so I can also meet the upper level requirement? What is the UL requirement? I want to make sure I have taken enough on Sophia so that if something does not get transferred in the way I think it will, it will be replaced with something else. 

Thank you in advance for your help. I appreciate the time and effort people put in to help here at no cost.