UMPI BLS Management Degree Plan

Bachelor's Liberal Studies Management Degree Plan (Beta)

Here is a Liberal Studies Degree plan for the University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI) as of approximately December of 2021. 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.

Advantages of a Liberal Studies Degree

• The fastest degree program to complete
• Uses the most Sophia credit, which reduces the cost

Requirements for UMPI

• 30 credits worth of courses must be completed with UMPI
• Students must take a minimum of 24 credit hours of UL electives beyond courses taken for the general education core and minor requirement & most of the UL courses must be taken at UMPI

Tips on Order in Which to Complete Courses

Start with Sophia. 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

Some degree programs such as business administration may require a specific course such as MAT 140. Taking MAT 140 would meet the requirements of 3A/3B; thus then you wouldn't need college algebra in this case.

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
• CLEP Equivalency Chart

General Education Curriculum Requirements

Learning Objective	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	Transfer Credit
1A	3	Sophia or UMPI or Study.com or CLEP	English Comp I or English 104: College Composition I (UMPI recommended) or CLEP College Composition (Grading for Sophia takes a long time which is why it is not recommended)
1B	3	UMPI or Study.com	English 105: College Composition II (UMPI 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	UMPI or Study.com	HUM 103 - Creative Decision Making or Humanities 201: Critical Thinking & Analysis
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 ATTFL 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			31

Core Courses (most UL must be taken at UMPI)

Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	UMPI Credit
BUS 141: Introduction to Project Management with Microsoft Projects	3	Sophia	Project Management	3
BUS 240: Change Management	3	Study.com or UMPI	Business 304: Leading Organizational Change	3
BUS 260: Leadership	3	Study.com or UMPI	Business 209: Mentoring & Leadership Development in the Workplace or Business 302: Foundations of Leadership	3
BUS 321: Human Resource Management	3	UMPI or Study.com	Business 306: Strategic Human Resources Management
BUS 415: Operations Management	3	UMPI or Study.com	Business 312: Advanced Operations Management
PCJ 215: Business Communication	3	Sophia or Study.com or UMPI	Communication at Work (duplicate) (reported filled PCJ 215 requirement) Communications 120: Presentation Skills in the Workplace
Totals	18			9

24cr UL Elective Requirement

Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	UMPI Credit
BUS 350: Business Law	3	Sophia	Business Law (UL course)	3
Any UL Course	3	Study.com	Take UL course with Study.com or another provider	3
Any UL Course	3	Study.com	Take UL course with Study.com or another provider	3
UMPI UL Course	3
UMPI UL Course	3
UMPI UL Course	3
UMPI UL Course	3
UMPI UL Course	3
Total	24			9

General Electives

Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	UMPI Credit
Whatever you want	41	Sophia	Whatever you want Note: You can take some Sophia 1cr courses to hit 38 credits exactly	41
Total	41			41

Total Transfer Credit

Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	UMPI Transfer Credit
General Education Requirements	40			31
Core Courses	18			9
UL Elective Reqirement	24			9
General Electives	41			41
Total	120			90

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