UOP Business Administration Degree Plan

Business Administration Degree Plan

Here is a Business Administration Degree plan for University of the People (UOP) as of approximately September of 2023. Please make sure that the suggestions are still valid before beginning to follow this plan.

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.

Limitations of nationally accredited college

1. Transferability of Credits: Credits earned at nationally accredited colleges may not always transfer smoothly to regionally accredited institutions.
2. Limited Recognition: Some employers and graduate programs may prefer or require degrees from regionally accredited institutions.
3. Licensing and Certification: Some professions, such as nursing, teaching, and engineering, may require specific accreditation from specialized agencies that often align with regional accreditation.

Tips on Order in Which to Complete Courses

Start with Sophia.org, do English Composition first. Unfortunately, Sophia only allows 2 courses open at one time, so after you start English Comp, do a course that doesn't have any touchstones (written assignments). Once done with Sophia, start doing other alternative credit courses.

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

Full time is 2-4 courses per 9 week term at UOP. At that rate, it would take 7 to 11 months to do 30 credits worth of courses.

Source of Credit

This degree plan was made using this source to map out all the alternative credits.

Sophia Equivalents

General Education Requirements

There are a total of 36 credits worth of General Education Requirements.

INFORMATION LITERACY

3 credits required.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
UNIV 1001 – Online Education Strategies			Must take at UOP

QUANTITATIVE REASONING

6 credits required. Both College Algebra and Introduction to Statistics are required

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
MATH 1201 - College Algebra	Sophia	MATH 1201	College Algebra
MATH 1280 - Introduction to Statistics	Sophia	MATH 1280	Introduction to Statistics

COMMUNICATION

3 credits required.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
ENGL 1102 – Composition 2	Sophia	ENGL 1102	English Composition I
ENGL 1102 – Composition 2	Sophia	ENGL 1102	English Composition II

VALUES AND ETHICAL REASONING

3 credits required.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
PHIL 1404 – Ethics and Social Responsibility	Sophia	PHIL 1404	Introduction to Ethics

CIVILIZATION STUDIES, CULTURES, AND BELIEFS

3 credits required.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
HIST 1421 – Greek and Roman Civilization	Sophia		Approaches to Studying Religions Note: This should work.

HUMANITIES

6 credits required.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
Humanities course	Sophia	Humanities Elective	Visual Communications
Humanities course	Sophia	AHIST 1401	Art History I
Humanities course	Sophia	AHIST 1401	Art History II
Humanities course	Sophia	Humanities Elective	U.S. History I
Humanities course	Sophia	Humanities Elective	U.S. History I
Humanities course	Sophia	Humanities Elective	Topics in U.S. History
Humanities course	Sophia	Humanities Elective	Spanish I
Humanities course	Sophia	Humanities Elective	Spanish II
Humanities course	Sophia	Humanities Elective	French I
Humanities course	Sophia	Humanities Elective	Critical Thinking

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

6 credits required.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
Social and Behavioral Science course	Sophia	PSYC 1504	Introduction to Psychology
Social and Behavioral Science course	Sophia	SOC 1502	Introduction to Sociology

NATURAL SCIENCE

3 credits required.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
Natural Science course	Sophia	ENVS 1301	Environmental Science
Natural Science course	Sophia	BIOL 1301	Human Biology

Major Courses

There are a total of 51 credits worth of Major Requirements.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
BUS 1101 Principles of Business Management	Sophia	BUS 1101	Principles of Management
BUS 1102 Basic Accounting	Sophia	BUS 1102	Financial Accounting
BUS 1103 Microeconomics	Sophia	BUS 1103	Microeconomics
BUS 1104 Macroeconomics	Sophia	BUS 1104	Macroeconomics
BUS 1105 Business Communications	Sophia	BUS 1105	Workplace Communication or Business Communication
BUS 2201 Principles of Marketing	Study.com	BUS 2201	BUS 2201 Principles of Marketing
BUS 2202 E-Commerce	Study.com	BUS 2202	Business 202: Introduction to E-Commerce
BUS 2203 Principles of Finance 1	Sophia	BUS 2203	Principles of Finance
BUS 2204 Personal Finance	Sophia	BUS 2204	Personal Finance
BUS 2207 Multinational Management
BUS 3303 Entrepreneurship 1	Study.com	BUS 3303	Business 121: Introduction to Entrepreneurship
BUS 3305 Business Law and Ethics	Sophia	BUS 3305	Business Law
BUS 3306 Business and Society
BUS 4402 Organizational Behavior	Study.com	BUS 4402	Business 107: Organizational Behavior
BUS 4403 Business Policy and Strategy
BUS 4405 Leadership	Study.com	BUS 4405	Business 302: Foundations of Leadership
BUS 4406 Quality Management

Major Electives

There are a total of 21 credits worth of Major Elective Requirements. Y

Talk to an advisor for major elective Requirements.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
BUS 2204 Personal Finance	Sophia	BUS 2204	Personal Finance Note: This course is already listed in the major so not sure why they listed this twice on the UOP BSBA degree requirements.
BUS 3301 Financial Accounting	Study.com	BUS 3301	Accounting 101: Financial Accounting
BUS 3302 Consumer Behavior	Study.com	BUS 3302	Marketing 302: Consumer Behavior
BUS 3304 Managerial Accounting	Study.com	BUS 3304	Accounting 102: Intro to Managerial Accounting
BUS 4401 Entrepreneurship 2
BUS 4404 Principles of Finance 2
BUS 4407 Strategic Management

Free Electives

There are a total of 12 credits worth of Elective Requirements. You should be able to max transfer 90 credits into UOP using electives.

Talk to an advisor for elective Requirements.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
Choose electives	Sophia	-	Take Sophia courses that have no touchstones or 1 touchstone to save time.

Total Transfer Credit

Course Required	Credits Required	UOP Credit (90 max)
General Education Requirements	36	33
Major	51	39
Major Electives	21	12
Free Electives	12	12
Total	120	96

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