Hi,

This is my first thread. I lurk here from time to time, but I'm needing extra guidance as of now.

I've completed 18 Sophia credits so far by following the road map Ashkir made back in 2021 for Business Admin Management & Leadership Concentration Bachelor of Arts at UMPI. Right now I've just done Art History I, Environmental Science, Intro to Ethics, Intro to Business, Intro to Information Technology, and U.S. History I.

But I'm thinking of switching to going after a BABA Project Management and Information Systems at UMPI. I'm more interested in that degree than BA Business Admin.

I'm looking at doing the UMPI BABA Project Management from Scratch plan that Kylan11 made a spreadsheet for. But I know he mentioned the plan is unfinished. 

But it seems like all the credits I have targeted for Business Admin would all be accepted for the PM&IS degree too. 

On a side note, is UMPI even worth it anymore? I heard the cost of attending UMPI has increased, with the undergraduate cost rising from $1,400 to $1,500, and then to $1,700 for an 8-week term as of Fall 2024. 

• A negative change for business degree students is that it will be harder to get down to just 10 UMPI courses using transfer credits from elsewhere, due to changes in the business degree requirements.
  

• UMPI's business degree now requires at least 12 classes from UMPI, with the major area having 57 credit hours and the concentration having 12 credit hours, totaling 69 credits, which is an increase from the previous 60-61 credits.
  

• The additional six credits are courses that students must take at UMPI, making the degree less "hackable"
  
  

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Hello all!
Thank you for all the help already! I've been able to find out so much information and get a head start with all the former posts on here. Finally posting on here to become an official part of the community and because I finally found a question that I haven't been able to find an answer to...but first the addendum & template....

Your Location: Colorado, United States
Your Age: 28
What kind of degree do you want?: Any Bachelors, opting for UMPI's BLS, Minor in Management
Just need to "check the box" for a degree
Current Regional Accredited Credits: 
Aim's Community College:
COM 125, Interpersonal Communication - B 3 Credits
MAT 108, Technical Mathematics - A 3 Credits
PHI 113, Logic - A 3 Credits
ENG 121, English Composition 1 - A 3 Credits
ASL 101, Basic Sign Language 1 - A 3 Credits

Using the transfer equivalencies portal, only ENG 121, English Composition 1 will transfer to UMPI.
Effective Transfer Credits: 3 

Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:
Sophia Learning
Introduction to College Mathematics - 99% 3 Credits
Ancient Greek Philosophers - 98% 3 Credits
Introduction to Ethics - 97% 3 Credits
Visual Communications - 98% 3 Credits
Spanish 1 - 97% 3 Credits
Environmental Science - 96% 3 Credits
Anatomy & Physiology 1 - 96% 3 Credits
Anatomy & Physiology Lab - 100% 1 Credit
US History 1 - 98% 3 Credits
US Government - 97% 3 Credits

Effective Transfer Credits: 28
Any certifications or military experience? No
Budget: Whatever it takes, obviously would like to keep it as low as possible but willing to pay if it makes it faster & easier
Commitments: Just recently quit my job to go through a "pivot phase." Starting flight training soon, and will probably have to start a part-time job in a month or so.
Dedicated Time to Study: Full-time
Timeline: ASAP! Hoping to max out my 90 transfer credits by the end of the year in time to apply for the Spring 1 Term at UMPI and graduate this spring in 1 or 2 terms
Tuition Assistance/Reimbursement: N/A

Now that that's taken care of I'll get to my question...
I'll begin by saying that while I'm always graded well on written assignments, I absolutely loathe them and they slow me down tremendously. Trying to finish up my GenEd requirements and I've already scheduled the Intro Sociology CLEP test later this week to avoid the two Touchstones in the Sophia Intro to Sociology course. Now that Sophia's Art History 1 has a Touchstone (which needs corrected on the Simplified GEC wiki btw) I saw on another thread that someone said to just take Art History 2 as it fills the 2E requirement as well. So, the question that I haven't been able to find an answer to is....can I actually do this? Or when I go through the transfer evaluation at UMPI are they going to tell me that I need Art History 1 in order for Art History 2 to count? I've enrolled in Art History 2 at Sophia, so I figure the worst that happens is I'm told "No, you absolutely have to take Art History 1," and Art History 2 will simply fall to an elective. I'm not looking for a "freebie" degree as it unfortunately seems some people are, so I'm willing to do whatever work necessary to achieve this goal and move forward in my life. However, I'm also willing to skip "extra" written assignments/Touchstones if I don't "need" them.

Hopefully that all makes sense, and again thank you for all the help you fine people provide! 
Maybe one day I can be cool like you 

Edit to add:
FWIW, on Sophia it is noted that Art History 1 is NOT prerequisite for Art History 2

It was extremely outdated so I updated it. Any other information it should include? Should we create additional dedicated pages to some of these graduate programs? Is this wiki page a useful enough resource that it should be a pinned post for people who are new to the graduate forum?

https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Graduate_Studies

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