UMPI BA Criminal Justice Degree Plan
BA Criminal Justice Degree Plan
Here is a Degree plan for the University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI) as of approximately June 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.
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) | |
| 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) |
|
| 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 | 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 | 34 |
Criminal Justice Requirements (Most UL must be taken at UMPI)
| Course | Competency
Units Value |
Course
Provider |
Course Name | UMPI Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRJ 100: Intro to Criminal Justice | 3 | Study.com | Criminal Justice 101: Intro to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| SOC 100: Introduction to Sociology | 3 | Sophia | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| CRJ 230: Research Methods in Criminal Justice | 3 | Study.com | Criminal Justice 306: Research Methods in Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CRJ 225: Criminal Justice Ethics | 3 | |||
| SOC 230: Criminology | 3 | Study.com | Criminal Justice 104: Introduction to Criminology | 3 |
| CRJ 250: Criminal Law | 3 | Study.com | Criminal Justice 107: Criminal Law | 3 |
| CRJ 332: Juvenile Justice and Delinquency | 3 | Study.com | Criminal Justice 305: The Juvenile Justice System | 3 |
| CRJ 372: Police and Policing | 3 | |||
| CRJ 376: Punishment and Correction | 3 | |||
| CRJ 430: Crime Control Policies | 3 | |||
| SOC 430: Theoretical Criminology | 3 | |||
| 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 |
|
| PSY 200: Social Psychology | 3 | Study.com | Psychology 104: Social Psychology | 3 |
| CRJ 496: Field Experience in Criminal Justice | 3 | |||
| CRJ 215: Drug Policy
POS 332: Constitutional Law CRJ 350: Criminal Procedure CRJ 377: Restorative Justice and Community Based Corrections |
6 | UMPI | Note: Must take 2 of 4 courses at UMPI for electives | |
| Totals | 48 | 21 |
General Electives
| Course | Competency
Units Value |
Course
Provider |
Course Name | UMPI Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whaterver you want | 32 | Sophia | Whatever you want
Note: You can take some Sophia 1cr courses to hit the required credits exactly |
38 |
| Total | 32 | 38 |
Total Transfer Credit
| Course | Competency
Units Value |
Course
Provider |
Course Name | UMPI
Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 40 | 34 | ||
| Criminal Justice Requirements | 48 | 18 | ||
| General Electives | 32 | 38 | ||
| Total | 120 | 90 |
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