UMPI BA History Degree Plan

BA History Degree Plan

Here is a BA History Degree plan for the University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI) as of approximately June of 2022. Please make sure that the suggestions are still valid before beginning to follow this plan.

Credit to DegreeForum members ss20ts, ashkir, and others for making it possible to plan alt credits for degrees at UMPI.

The alternative credit courses were handpicked using experience from previous students as to what courses will be the easiest and quickest courses to take. In places with multiple courses listed, the first course is assumed to be the fastest/easiest course to take.

Requirements for UMPI

• 30 credits worth of courses must be completed with UMPI
• Students must take most of the UL concentration courses at UMPI.

Tips on Order in Which to Complete Courses

Start with Sophia.org. Unfortunately, Sophia only allows 2 courses open at one time, so do only one course at a time that has touchstones (written assignments). Once done with Sophia, do Instantcert. Finally do Study.com

How Long Will It Take To Complete This Degree Once I Finish All the Alterative Credits?

How long to complete depends on various factors such as experience, time commitment, the efficiency of studying, etc. However, considering you spend at least 20 hours a week on your studies, completing this degree could take 2-3 sessions.

How the General Education Curriculum Works

The GEC of UMPI is one of the most complex and hardest to understand of any college.

Some key things to keep in mind

• You need at least one course to meet each objective
• One course can meet multiple objectives
• You need 40 unique credit hours worth of courses

Source of Credit

This degree plan was made using these sources to map out all the alternative credits.

• UMPI GEC requirements
• Sophia.org Equivalency List
• Study.com Official Transfer Guide
• Sophia, Study.com, and Instantcert are the course providers recommended in this degree plan

General Education Curriculum Requirements

Learning Objective	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	Transfer Credit
1A	3	Sophia or CLEP or Study.com or UMPI	English 104: College Composition I (UMPI recommended)
1B	3	UMPI or Study.com	English 105: College Composition II (UMPI recommended) (Grading for English Comp II in Sophia takes 2 months which is why it is not recommended)
1C	3	Sophia	Communication at Work (recommended) or Conflict Resolution	3
1D			English Composition I (Duplicate)
2A	3	Sophia	Intro to Ethics	3
2B			Intro to Ethics (Duplicate)
2C			English Composition II (Duplicate)
2D	3	Study.com or UMPI	Humanities 201: Critical Thinking & Analysis or HUM 103 - Creative Decision Making	3
2E	3	Sophia	Art History I or Art History II	3
3A	3	Sophia	College Algebra	3
3B			College Algebra (Duplicate)
3C	4	Study.com	Biology 101L (Highly recommended you take at Study.com vs UMPI)	4
3D	3	Sophia	Environmental Science	3
3E			Biology 101L (Duplicate)
4A			(Orientation course on YourPace's learning platform is taken for no credit)
4B			English Composition II (Duplicate)
4C			Intro to Ethics (Duplicate)
5A	3	Sophia	Introduction to Sociology	3
5B	3	Sophia	US History II (recommended) or US History I	3
5C	3	Sophia or Instantcert or Study.com	Spanish I Note: If you are already fluent in a foreign language, you could also take an ACTFL exam. CLEPS are not recommended for beginners unless you already had at least a year of school experience in a foreign language.	3
5D			Intro to Ethics (Duplicate) or Ancient Greek Philosophers
5E	3	Instantcert or Study.com	American Government or Political Science 101: Intro to Political Science (Study.com Political Science 101: Intro to Political Science will satisfy both 5D & 5E)	3
Totals	40			34

History Major

Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	UMPI Credit
POS 101: American Government	3		American Government (Duplicate)
POS 211: Introduction to Political Thought	3	Study.com	Political Science 101: Intro to Political Science	3
SPA 101: Elementary Spanish 1 (or take French 1)	3		Spanish I (Duplicate)
SPA-102: Elementary Spanish 2 (or take French 2)	3	Study.com	Spanish 102: Intermediate Spanish	3
HTY 301: Medieval Europe	3
HTY 454: Slavery in United States	3
HTY 315: Greece, Rome, and the Early Church	3
HTY 350: U.S. Environmental History	3
HTY 400: Discovering and Interpreting Local History	3
HTY 456: Films of the Cold War	3
HTY 401: Oral History	3
HTY 115: World Civilization 1	3	CLEP or SL	Western Civilization I	3
HTY 116: World Civilization 2	3	CLEP or SL	Western Civilization II	3
HTY 161: U.S. History 1	3		US History I (Duplicate)
HTY 162: U.S. History 2	3	Sophia	US History II	3
HTY 439: The Vietnam Wars	3	UMPI or Study.com	History 108: History of the Vietnam War or History 308: Causes and Effects of the Vietnam War
Totals	48			15

General Electives

Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	UMPI Credit
Whaterver you want	32	Sophia	Whatever you want ** Due to duplicates in History major, you need more electives. Note: You can take some Sophia 1cr courses to hit the required credits exactly	41
Total	32			41

Total Transfer Credit

Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	UMPI Credit
General Education Requirements	40			34
History Major	48			15
General Electives	32			41
Total	120			90

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