UMPI !General Education Requirements Roadmap

General Education Requirements

Here is a General Education Requirements that will work for all degree plans for the University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI) as of approximately June of 2023. 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.

Alt Courses

The alternative credit courses were handpicked using experience from previous students regarding which courses will be the easiest and quickest to take. In places with multiple courses listed, the first course is assumed to be the fastest/easiest to complete. Sophia is mostly used since it's the fastest/cheapest of the alternative providers for most courses.

Tips on Order in Which to Complete Courses

Start with Sophia.org. Unfortunately, Sophia only allows two courses to be open at one time, so only complete one course at a time that has touchstones (written assignments). Once done with Sophia, move on to Study.com.

Source of Credit

This degree plan was made using the following sources to map out all the alternative credits:

• UMPI GEC requirements
• UMPI Database (Click "Transfer Equiv," then "transfer course," select Presque Isle, then click on letter of institution)
• Sophia.org Equivalency List
• Study.com Official Transfer Guide
• Compiled List of Courses and Corresponding Tests (For CLEP, AP and Straighterline course options)
• Sophia, Study.com are the recommended course providers in this degree plan.

General Education Curriculum Requirements

How the General Education Curriculum Works

Go through and find a course that will meet each required learning objective.

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
• Duplicate means the course is listed multiple times. (This is done because one course can meet many learning objective requirements)

1. Effective Written & Oral Communication

The English Composition courses are reported to be somewhat easy at UMPI.

Learning Objective Required	Learning Objective Filled	Course Provider	Course Name (Learning objective each course meets in parentheses)	Course No
1A	1A, 1D	Sophia	English Comp I
1A	1A, 1D	CLEP	English Comp I
1A	1A, 1D	Study.com	English 104: College Composition I
1B	1B, 2C, 4B	Sophia	English Comp II
1B	1B, 2C, 4B	Study.com	English 105: College Composition II
1C	1C	Sophia	Business Communication (Also fills PCJ 215 requirement for BA Business Admin Major)
1C	1C	Sophia	Pubic Speaking
1C	1C	Study.com	Communications 120: Presentation Skills in the Workplace (Also fills PCJ 215 requirement for BA Business Admin Major) Note: Presentation Skills is a super fast course that can be done in one day with no assignments, so if money doesn't matter, for sure, take this course.
1D	1A, 1D	Sophia	English Comp I (duplicate)
1D	1A, 1D	CLEP	English Comp I (duplicate)

2. Critical & Creative Thinking

Creative Decision Making - HUM 103 (2D) is somewhat of an easy course at UMPI if you don't want to take it at Study.com.

Learning Objective Required	Learning Objective Filled	Course Provider	Course Name (Learning objective each course meets in parentheses)	Course No
2A	2A, 2B, 4C, 5D	Sophia	Intro to Ethics
2A	2A, 2B, 4C, 5D	Sophia	Ancient Greek Philosophers
2A	2A, 2B, 4C, 5D	Sophia	Approach to Studying Religions
2A	2A, 2B	Sophia	Intro Psych: Smarter Decisions (not recommended since it screws up 4C and 5D requirements)
2B	2A, 2B, 4C, 5D	Sophia	Intro to Ethics (duplicate)
2B	2A, 2B, 4C, 5D	Sophia	Ancient Greek Philosophers (duplicate)
2B	2A, 2B, 4C, 5D	Sophia	Approach to Studying Religions (duplicate)
2C	1B, 2C, 4B	Sophia	English Composition II (dupicate)
2D	2A, 2B, 2D	Study.com	Communication 102: Interpersonal Communication (This course has no writing assignments so should be quicker than Critical Thinking & Analysis)
2D	2D	Study.com	Humanities 201: Critical Thinking & Analysis
2E	2E	Sophia	Art History I
2E	2E	Sophia	Art History II

3. Quantitative & Scientific Reasoning

For BA Business Administration majors, you would take Business Math instead of other math options. For all other majors, Business Math won't fulfill the 3A requirement.

If you take Biology + Lab, then you need 3D (Take Environmental Science or Introduction to Chemistry). If you take Chemistry + Lab, then you need 3C (Take Introduction to Nutrition or Human Biology).

DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES TAKE BIOLOGY AT UMPI, AS THAT COURSE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND CAN TAKE THE ENTIRE 8-WEEK TERM TO COMPLETE.

Learning Objective Required	Learning Objective Filled	Course Provider	Course Name (Learning objective each course meets in parentheses)	Course No
3A	3A, 3B	Sophia	College Algebra
3A	3A, 3B	Sophia	Into to Stats
3A	3A, 3B	Sophia	Precalculus
3A	3A, 3B	Sophia	Calculus I
3A	3A, 3B	Study.com	Business Math (This is only for BA Business Admin majors otherwise this won't count for 3A for all other BA or BLS majors)
3B	3A, 3B	Sophia	College Algebra (duplicate)
3B	3A, 3B	Sophia	Into to Stats (duplicate)
3B	3A, 3B	Sophia	Precalculus (duplicate)
3B	3A, 3B	Sophia	Calculus I (duplicate)
3C	3C	Sophia	Human Biology
3C	3C	Sophia	Introduction to Nutrition
3D	3D	Sophia	Environmental Science
3D	3D	Sophia	Introduction to Chemistry
3E	3E	Sophia	Human Biology Lab (Must be taken with Human Biology to count)
3E	3E	Sophia	Intro to Chemistry Lab (Must be taken with Intro to Chemistry to count)

4. Information Literacy

This section mostly contains duplicates from previous sections, so there are no courses to take in this section. The UMPI Orientation course is reported to take a few hours to complete.

Learning Objective Required	Learning Objective Filled	Course Provider	Course Name (Learning objective each course meets in parentheses)	Course No
4A	4A	UMPI	(Short 1 day Orientation course on YourPace's learning platform is taken for no credit)
4A	4A	Sophia	Student Success (1 credit short course. Says this works for 4A)
4B	1B, 2C, 4B	Sophia	English Comp II (duplicate)
4B	1B, 2C, 4B	Study.com	English 105: College Composition II (duplicate)
4C	2A, 2B, 4C, 5D	Sophia	Intro to Ethics (duplicate)
4C	2A, 2B, 4C, 5D	Sophia	Ancient Greek Philosophers (duplicate)
4C	2A, 2B, 4C, 5D	Sophia	Approach to Studying Religions (duplicate)

5. Global Consciousness & Intercultural Awareness

If you are fluent in a foreign language, then testing out becomes an option. If you are a beginner, then BY FAR, it's quicker to take a Sophia course.

Learning Objective Required	Learning Objective Filled	Course Provider	Course Name (Learning objective each course meets in parentheses)	Course No
5A	2B, 5A	Sophia	Introduction to Sociology
5B	5B	Sophia	US History I
5B	5B	Sophia	US History II
5C	5C	Sophia	Spanish I
5C	5C	Sophia	Spanish II
5C	5C	ACTFL	If you are already fluent in a foreign language, you could also take an ACTFL exam
5C	5C	CLEP	Spanish CLEP exam is not recommended for beginners unless you already have at least a year of school experience in Spanish because it requires you to be able to hear and understand Spanish. Do Sophia if you are a beginner.
5D	5D	Sophia	Intro to Ethics (duplicate)
5D	5D	Sophia	Ancient Greek Philosophers (duplicate)
5D	5D	Sophia	Approach to Studying Religions (duplicate)
5E	1C, 5E	Sophia	US Government

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General Education Curriculum Requirements

Learning Objective	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name (Learning objective each course meets in parentheses)	Transfer Credit
1A	3	Sophia or CLEP or Study.com or UMPI	English Comp I (1A, 1D) or English Comp (1A, 1D) or English 104: College Composition I (1A, 1D) (UMPI recommended)	3
1B	3	UMPI or Study.com or Sophia	English 105: College Composition II (1B, 2C, 4B) or English Comp II (1B, 2C, 4B)(UMPI recommended) (Grading for English Comp II in Sophia takes 2 months which is why it is not recommended)	3
1C	3	Sophia or Study.com	Communication at Work (1C) (recommended) or Pubic Speaking (1C) or Communications 120: Presentation Skills in the Workplace (1C) (recommended) Note: Presentation Skills is a super fast course that can be done in one day with no assignments, so if money doesn't matter, for sure, take this course. Note: BABA and other degrees require PCJ 215: Business Communication which Communication at Work or Communications 120: Presentation Skills in the Workplace fits this requirement.	3
1D			English Composition I (1A, 1D) (Duplicate)
2A	3	Sophia	Intro to Ethics (2A, 2B, 4C, 5D) or Ancient Greek Philosophers (2A, 2B, 4C, 5D) or Approach to Studying Religions (2A, 2B, 4C, 5D)	3
2B			Intro to Ethics (2A, 2B, 4C, 5D) or Ancient Greek Philosophers (2A, 2B, 4C, 5D) or Approach to Studying Religions (2A, 2B, 4C, 5D) (Duplicate) Note: Introduction to Sociology works for 2B, 5A
2C			English Composition II (1B, 2C, 4B) (Duplicate)
2D	3	Study.com or UMPI	Communication 102: Interpersonal Communication (2A, 2B, 2D) Humanities 201: Critical Thinking & Analysis (2D) UMPI HUM 103 - Creative Decision Making (2D)	3
2E	3	Sophia	Art History I (2E) or Art History II (2E)	3
3A	3	Sophia	College Algebra (3A, 3B) or Into to Stats (3A, 3B) Note: Business Math (3A, 3B) is required for all BABA plans though then you won't have to take College Algebra or Intro to Stats Note: According to UMPI's database, Intro College Mathematics works for 3A, 3B, but we don't have student feedback for which degrees this could work, which is why it's not recommended.	3
3B			Math Requirement (3A, 3B) (Duplicate)
3C	3	Sophia	Human Biology (3C) (Highly recommended you take at Sophia vs UMPI) Note: If you do Chemistry with lab, that works for 3D, 3E, then you need to do Sophia biology for 3C.	4
3D	3	Sophia	Environmental Science (3D) Note: Introduction to Chemistry also works for 3D	3
3E	1	Sophia	Human Biology Lab (3E) (Must be taken with Human Biology to count) Introduction to Chemistry Lab works for 3E as well; must be taken with Sophia's Introduction to Chemistry to count
4A			(Orientation course on YourPace's learning platform is taken for no credit)
4B			English Composition II (1B, 2C, 4B) (Duplicate)
4C			Intro to Ethics (2A, 2B, 4C, 5D) or Ancient Greek Philosophers (2A, 2B, 4C, 5D) or Approach to Studying Religions (2A, 2B, 4C, 5D) (Duplicate)
5A	3	Sophia	Introduction to Sociology (2B, 5A)	3
5B	3	Sophia	US History II (5B) (recommended) or US History I (5B) Note: The reason why U.S. history II is recommended is because U.S. history I has lots of questions that require multiple answers to get correct which makes the course harder.	3
5C	3	Sophia or Study.com	Spanish I (5C) or Spanish 101 (5C), 102 (5C), 105 (5C) 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. Note: Instantcert Spanish comes in as vocational credit, so this likely won't work anymore.	3
5D			Intro to Ethics (2A, 2B, 4C, 5D) or Ancient Greek Philosophers (2A, 2B, 4C, 5D) or Approach to Studying Religions (2A, 2B, 4C, 5D) (Duplicate)
5E	3	Study.com or UMPI	Political Science 102: American Government (1C, 5E) or Political Science 101: Intro to Political Science (5D, 5E) Note: UMPI's American Government is easy and can be done in 3 days.	3
Totals	40			40

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