UMPI BA Psychology Degree Plan
BA Psychology Degree Plan
Here is a Degree plan for the University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI) as of approximately February of 2024. 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. 30 credits worth of courses must be completed at UMPI.
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
There are a total of 40 credits worth of General Education Requirements.
Please refer to the UMPI GE Requirements Roadmap for details and suggestions on courses that will fulfill this requirement.
Psychology Requirements (Most UL must be taken at UMPI)
| Course | Competency
Units Value |
Course
Provider |
Course Name | UMPI Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSY 100: General Psychology | 3 | Sophia | Intro Psych: Smarter Decisions | 3 |
| PSY 200: Social Psychology | 3 | Study.com | Psychology 104: Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 205: Lifespan Development | 3 | Sophia | Life Span Development | 3 |
| PSY 235: Abnormal Psychology | 3 | Study.com | Psychology 106: Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 311: Research Methods I | 3 | |||
| PSY 341: Drugs and Behavior | 3 | |||
| PSY 370: Personality | 3 | |||
| PSY 374: Vocational Aspects of Disability | 3 | |||
| PSY 375: Sex and Gender | 3 | |||
| PSY 380: Principles of Counseling | 3 | |||
| PSY 382: Substance Abuse Counseling | 3 | |||
| PSY 446: Psychobiology | 3 | |||
| PSY 448: Cognitive Psychology | 3 | Note: It has been reported that Study.com's course won't work for the transfer as PSY448. | ||
| PSY 496: Practicum | 3 | Note: This course is optional. As long as you take animal behavior and cognitive psychology at UMPI, then you don't have to take the practicum. | ||
| MAT 101: Basic Statistics | 3 | Sophia | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| Totals | 45 | 15 |
General Electives
| Course | Competency
Units Value |
Course
Provider |
Course Name | UMPI Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whatever you want | 35 | Sophia | Whatever you want
Note: You can take some Sophia 1cr courses to hit the required credits exactly |
35 |
| Total | 35 | 35 |
Total Transfer Credit
| Course | Competency
Units Value |
Course
Provider |
Course Name | UMPI
Credit (Max 90cr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 40 | 40 | ||
| Psychology Requirements | 45 | 15 | ||
| General Electives | 35 | 35 | ||
| Total | 120 | 90 |
*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.