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 September 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. Warning: Can contain errors, contradictions, and anomalies)
• 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)

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	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	Workplace Communication Note: This course has two touchstones, which include one speech. It should be the quickest Sophia 1C option.
1C	1C	Sophia	Business Communication (Also fills PCJ 215 requirement for BA Business Admin Major)
1C	1C	Sophia	Public 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 to save time.
1D	1A, 1D	Sophia	English Comp I (duplicate)
1D	1A, 1D	CLEP	English Comp I (duplicate)

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	Course No
2A	2A, 2B, 4C, 5D	Sophia	Intro to Ethics
2A	2A, 2B, 4C, 5D	Sophia	Ancient Greek Philosophers
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)
2C	1B, 2C, 4B	Sophia	English Composition II (dupicate)
2D		Sophia	Visual Communications Note: The UMPI DB shows this should fulfill the 2d requirement. It has been reported on DF that Jessica will manually adjust things if this course doesn't come correctly.
2D	2D	Sophia	Critical Thinking Note: One student said that Jessica approved this course to cover 2D though it's confusing why this course has transferred in differently for other people. UMPI's database says on one DB that Sophia's Critical Thinking course comes as HUM 103, which covers 2D same as SDC's course. Though on another DB, it says it comes in Philosophy Elective, which doesn't cover 2D. So take this course at Sophia at your own risk and be ready to file an appeal if the course doesn't meet the 2D requirement. Also, after UMPI moves to Brightspace, this course may not be accepted.
2D	2D	Study.com	Humanities 201: Critical Thinking & Analysis
2D	2A, 2B, 2D	Study.com	Communication 102: Interpersonal Communication Note: This course has no writing assignments, so it should be quicker than Critical Thinking & Analysis. However, one part of UMPI's DB says this course is an English elective, and the other says it will fulfill 2ABD, so take it at your own risk.
2E	2E	Sophia	Art History I
2E	2E	Sophia	Art History II

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/3B requirement. For the College Math course, nobody has reported that it fulfills the 3A/3B 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	Course No
3A	3A, 3B	Sophia	Into to Stats Note: If you struggle in math, stats may be an easier course for you to take.
3A	3A, 3B	Sophia	Intro to College Mathematics Note: One of the easier math courses that is a mix of simple algebra, stats, and business math.
3A	3A, 3B	Sophia	College Algebra
3A	3A, 3B	Sophia	Precalculus
3A	3A, 3B	Sophia	Calculus I
3A	3A, 3B	Study.com	Business Math Note: This is required for BA Business Admin majors.
3B	3A, 3B	Sophia	Intro to Stats (duplicate)
3B	3A, 3B	Sophia	Intro to College Mathematics (duplicate)
3B	3A, 3B	Sophia	College Algebra (duplicate)
3B	3A, 3B	Sophia	Precalculus (duplicate)
3B	3A, 3B	Sophia	Calculus I (duplicate)
3B	3A, 3B	Study.com	Business Math (duplicate) Note: This is required for BA Business Admin majors
3C	3C	Sophia	Human Biology
3C	3C	Sophia	Introduction to Nutrition
3C	3C	Sophia	Anatomy and Physiology I
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)
3E	3E	Sophia	Anatomy and Physiology I Lab

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	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)

Global Consciousness & Intercultural Awareness

If you are fluent in a foreign language, testing out becomes a viable option for any language. If you are a beginner, then BY FAR, it's quicker to take a Sophia course. Reportedly, doing a foreign language course at UMPI is said to be challenging. Therefore, it is advisable to avoid UMPI.

Learning Objective Required	Learning Objective Filled	Course Provider	Course Name	Course No
5A	2B, 5A	Sophia	Introduction to Sociology
5B	5B	Sophia	US History II Note: I thought US History II was easier than U.S. History I because US History I had lots of questions that required multiple answers to be correct for each quiz question that makes the course much harder to do.
5B	5B	Sophia	US History I
5C	5C	Sophia	Spanish I
5C	5C	Sophia	Spanish II
5C	5C	Sophia	French I
5C	5C	ACTFL	If you are already fluent in a foreign language, you could also take an ACTFL exam
5C	5C	CLEP	Taking a foreign language CLEP exam is not recommended for beginners unless you already have at least a year of school experience in that language. This is because the exam requires the ability to comprehend spoken language. If you are a beginner, it is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to consider using Sophia as an alternative.
5D	5D	Sophia	Intro to Ethics (duplicate)
5D	5D	Sophia	Ancient Greek Philosophers (duplicate)
5E	1C, 5E	Sophia	US Government

*To copy this degree plan, hold down the left mouse button, drag to select tables, then copy/paste (CTR+C/CTR+P) to Sheets or Excel.

References

• Official UMPI transfer database - See this thread for instructions.
• Sophia transfer equivalents
• Simplified GEC Requirements