UMPI BA Accounting Degree Plan

BA Accounting Degree Plan

Here is a Degree plan for the University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI) as of approximately July 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.

CPA License Requirements

• Most states require a CPA license with a total of 150 college credits
• There may be some RA requirements for business or accounting courses
• Check with your state licensing board to see all requirements before making a degree plan

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 1-2 sessions @ a cost of $1400 tuition per session.

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)	3
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)	3
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	Study.com or UMPI	Business 110: Business Math **study.com course works according to UMPI's transfer database	3
3B			Business 110: Business Math (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 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 have at least a year of school experience in a foreign language.	3
5D			Intro to Ethics (Duplicate) or Ancient Greek Philosophers
5E	3	Study.com	Political Science 102: American Government or Political Science 101: Intro to Political Science	3
Totals	40			40

Accounting Major (most UL must be taken at UMPI)

Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	UMPI Credit
BUS 489: Business Policy & Strategy	3
BUS 101: Introduction to Business	3	Sophia	Introduction to Business	3
BUS 150: Introduction to Financial Accounting	3	Sophia	Accounting	3
BUS 151: Fundamentals of Accounting 2	3
BUS 200: Intermediate Business Computing	3
BUS 220: Managerial Accounting	3	Study.com	Accounting 301: Applied Managerial Accounting	3
BUS 244: Management Information Systems	3	Study.com	Business 303: Management Information Systems	3
BUS 325: Financial Management	3
BUS 350: Business Law I	3	Sophia	Business Law	3
BUS: Excel	3
BUS 352: Business Law II
BUS 353: Legal & Ethical Environment of Business	3	Study.com	Business 310: Advanced Business Ethics	3
BUS 440: Business Analytics	3
BUS 361: Intermediate Accounting I	3	Study.com	Accounting 201: Intermediate Accounting I	3
BUS 362: Intermediate Accounting II	3	Study.com	Accounting 202: Intermediate Accounting II	3
BUS 376: Independent Auditing	3
MAT 140: Mathematics for Business	3	Study.com	Business 110: Business Math (Duplicate)
BUS 377: Federal Taxation I	3
PCJ 215: Business Communications	3	Sophia or Study.com or UMPI	Communication at Work (duplicate) (reported filled PCJ 215 requirement) Communications 120: Presentation Skills in the Workplace
BUS 378: Federal Taxation II	3
BUS 415: Operations Management	3	Study.com	Business 312: Advanced Operations Management	3
BUS 464: Advanced Accounting	3	Study.com	Accounting 302: Advanced Accounting	3
BUS 465: Advanced Accounting II	3
BUS 469: Strategic Professional Communication	3
COM 210: Organizational Communication	3	Study.com	Business 313: Organizational Communication	3
ECO 207: Macro & Micro Economics	3	Sophia	Take both Macoeconomics & Microeconomics	3
Totals	78			36

Marketing Concentration

Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	UMPI Credit
BUS 219: Product Development	3
BUS 261: Marketing Research and Analysis	3
BUS 307: Fundamentals Consumer Behavior	3
BUS 330: Marketing Management	3	Study.com	Business 309: Digital Marketing & Advertising	3
BUS 334: Advertising, Public Relations	3
BUS 337: Integrated Marketing Communications	3
BUS 430: Global Marketing	3
BUS 433: E-Commerce and Social Media Marketing	3
Totals	24			3

General Electives

Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	UMPI Credit
Whaterver you want	2	Sophia	Whatever you want ** If you took both Maco/Micro Econ, you need 3 fewer total free electives Note: You can take some Sophia 1cr courses to hit required credits exactly Note: You can bring in extra electives in order to hit a total of 150 cts exa which is needed if you want to be a licensed CPA.	11
Total	2			11

Total Transfer Credit

Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	UMPI Credit
General Education Requirements	40			40
Accounting Major	78			36
General Electives	2			11
Total	120			87

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