Editing Pierpont to UMPI Degree Plan (section)

== Required Courses ==

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! style="width:20%" | Degree Requirement !! style="width:30%" | Recommended Course to Take !! style="width:10%" | Credits !! style="width:40%" | Touchstones (Assignments), if [[Sophia.org]]/Notes & important info
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| Communication || Communication at Work - [[Sophia.org]] || 3 || 1 - very short, should take 15-30 minutes for most people to complete. May fill UMPI GEC 1C
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| Communication || Visual Communication - [[Sophia.org]] || 3 || 0 - UMPI elective
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| Math/Science || College Algebra OR Introduction to Statistics - [[Sophia.org]] || 3 || 0 - Fills UMPI GEC 3A & 3B
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| Math/Science || Environmental Science - [[Sophia.org]] || 3 || 0 - Fills UMPI GEC 3D
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| Social Sciences || US History I - [[Sophia.org]] || 3 || 0 - Fills UMPI GEC 5B
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| Social Sciences || Psychology or Sociology - [[Sophia.org]] || 3 || 3 or 2 - Preview each course to see which one has Touchstones that you think will be easier to complete. Current Psychology course is a UMPI elective. Sociology fills GEC requirements 2B & 5A.
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| Computer Literacy || Introduction to Information Technology - [[Sophia.org]] || 3 || 0 - CS elective at UMPI.
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Total credits: 21 (While only 15 specific credits are required for the Pierpont BOG AAS, additional courses are recommended above both for historical reasons and because they fulfill UMPI requirements.)

Students can choose whether they want to take both Communication & Social Science courses listed above or if they only want to take one of each. 

It is strongly recommended that students take their English Composition courses through UMPI if they do not have prior English Composition credit. If you have already taken 1 or 2 English Composition courses from a college or university, that's great. 

While Pierpont accepts essentially any math courses toward their degree, UMPI requires a minimum of College Algebra. Thus, that is recommended over the other [[Sophia.org]] math options. If you struggle with math, you may wish to take advantage of Sophia's '''free''' tutoring for Algebra. Some students who have difficulty with math have found Sophia's Statistics to be easier for them than Algebra after following the [[Sophia_Learning,_LLC#Course_Order|suggested videos]].