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| UMPI Proposing 90-Credit YourPace BLS and Applied Psychology BA |
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Posted by: Jonathan Whatley - 06-30-2025, 05:59 PM - Forum: UMPI - University of Maine at Presque Isle Discussion
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The University of Maine at Presque Isle is advancing proposals to offer two 90-credit (90 semester hour) bachelor’s degrees, both in the YourPace CBE format: an Applied Bachelor of Liberal Studies (BLS) and a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Psychology.
The proposals were recently approved by University of Maine System Chancellor Dannel Malloy, and they come as numerous UMS institutions and others are developing 90-credit bachelor’s.
The proposed Applied BLS will consist of
- General Education Curriculum — 40 credits
- Minor — 18-24 credits
- Upper Level Electives — 24 credits
- General Electives — Remaining credits needed to total 90 credits
The proposed BA in Applied Psychology will consist of
- General Education Curriculum — 40 credits
- Psychology Core Requirements — 15 credits
- Psychology General Concentration — 30 credits (students can choose within a list of psychology and related courses)
- General Electives — 5 credits (the remaining credits needed to total 90 credits)
The proposed program launch dates in these documents are September 2026. I’d take that as tentative; further outside approvals will be required before launching.
Some graduates will want to go onward from a 90-credit bachelor’s to a 120-credit bachelor’s, especially when 120 is needed for admission to a graduate or professional school. The expectation is that 90-credit bachelor’s graduates will be able to transfer into a 120-credit program similar to how a 60-credit associate’s graduate can do so now.
Edited to add: The proposal was approved by the University of Maine System board.
UMS policy will restrict 90-credit bachelor's programs to adults with some prior earned credit who have been away from college for at least two years, though not necessarily the immediate past two years.
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| Peach Academy |
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Posted by: MichaelGates - 06-30-2025, 12:24 PM - Forum: General Education-Related Discussion
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Peach Academy
I recently came across Peach Academy. Has anyone here completed anything from them? I am not holding my breath in hopes that this will be the greatest thing since sliced bread, but I do wonder if any of the courses might be at least a little bit interesting. Without having taken a course, it looks on the surface that it might be similar to Alison.
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| New Walden Tempo CBE Postdoc Certs; Could Tempo CBE Doctorates Be Next? |
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Posted by: Jonathan Whatley - 06-30-2025, 05:21 AM - Forum: Doctorate Degree Discussion
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Walden University’s subscription-priced competency-based education program Tempo Learning, which previously only offered programs at the bachelor’s and master’s level, just listed on their landing page two programs at a new level, and it’s a leapfrog two levels higher.
The programs are the Post-Doctoral Bridge to Management Certificate (20 quarter hours) and the Post-Doctoral Bridge to Business Administration Certificate (25 quarter hours). The certificates are “designed for professionals who already hold a doctoral degree and need to take additional doctoral courses.”
The Bridge to Management offers specializations in
- 21st Century Finance
- Human Resource Management
- Information Systems Management
- Leadership and Organizational Strategy
- Organizational Design and Innovation
The Bridge to Business Administration offers specializations in
- Entrepreneurship
- Healthcare Management
- Human Resource Management
- Leadership
Walden’s Tempo CBE tuition page does not yet list the tuition for these programs in the CBE format.
This next part is just me speculating, but after offering these certificates consisting of doctoral-level courses in the CBE modality, it wouldn’t be surprising if Walden’s next step is to offer complete doctoral degrees in management or business administration in the CBE modality. They already offer these doctorates in traditional semester-scheduled, per-credit-priced non-CBE modality.
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| Somewhat new here |
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Posted by: Mike25mg - 06-30-2025, 01:28 AM - Forum: TESU - Thomas Edison State University Discussion
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Hello all, I am somewhat new here, can’t find my old user name so I made a new one. I plan on enrolling into TESU as I did before. I knocked out about 15 SH there before life took over and I had to stop. I’m currently waiting for them to eval my JST and a few other things (CSMLearn, an ethics class I took, hopefully they accept it, and a few Sophia courses.) I’m looking at trying to use Study.com for most of my credits. Thinking an associates in business (no capstone) then perhaps a BALS with a concentration in business or computer. I am the type or personality who has to see tangible progress which is why I’m opting associates first. Plus it could help me get promoted at work. Have to have it turned in by Sept. (so it’s a slight possibility) hence the reason for study.com and also looking at coursea from Google. Just looking for guidance, once I get my eval I can be more open to what I have. Maybe talked off the deepens of a bad decision?
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| New TESU Undergraduate Certificates |
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Posted by: Jonathan Whatley - 06-28-2025, 03:03 PM - Forum: TESU - Thomas Edison State University Discussion
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The 2025-2026 TESU catalog just dropped, and they now offer several more Undergraduate Certificates than they did last academic year.
The full current list follows. I've highlighted which are new.
Certificates denoted with no asterisk or dagger are 18 credit hours, those with asterisks * are 15 credit hours, and those with daggers † are 12 credit hours.
Residency requirement is 50% of the credits in the certificate, unless the student either pays the Accelerate (residency waiver) fee or completes the degree concurrently with a degree for which they've either met residency or paid the Accelerate fee.
You can see the requirements for each certificate through the menu at the left of this page in the undergraduate catalog: Undergraduate Certificates.
Quote:• Undergraduate Certificate in Accounting
New: • Undergraduate Certificate in Clinical and Forensic Psychology Studies*
• Undergraduate Certificate in Communications
• Undergraduate Certificate in Computer Information Systems
• Undergraduate Certificate in Computer Science
• Undergraduate Certificate in Criminal Justice
• Undergraduate Certificate in Cybersecurity*
• Undergraduate Certificate in Diversity†
• Undergraduate Certificate in Electronics
New: • Undergraduate Certificate in Ethics†
• Undergraduate Certificate in Finance
New: • Undergraduate Certificate in Forensic Psychology†
• Undergraduate Certificate in Gas Distribution
• Undergraduate Certificate in General Management
New: • Undergraduate Certificate in Global Studies*
• Undergraduate Certificate in Health and Wellness
• Undergraduate Certificate in Healthcare Management
New: • Undergraduate Certificate in History*
• Undergraduate Certificate in Human Resources Management
New: • Undergraduate Certificate in International Relations*
• Undergraduate Certificate in Labor Studies
New: • Undergraduate Certificate in Literature*
• Undergraduate Certificate in Marketing
New: • Undergraduate Certificate in Mental Health*
• Undergraduate Certificate in Operations Management
• Undergraduate Certificate in Organizational Leadership
New: • Undergraduate Certificate in Political Science*
New: • Undergraduate Certificate in Pre-Law (Law and Society)†
• Undergraduate Certificate in Psychology*
New: • Undergraduate Certificate in Public Safety*
New: • Undergraduate Certificate in Social and Organizational Behavior†
New: • Undergraduate Certificate in Sociology*
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