UMPI BA Political Science Degree Plan
BA Political Science Degree Plan
Here is a Degree plan for the University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI) as of approximately September 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.
Political Science Requirements (Most UL must be taken at UMPI)
| Course | Competency
Units Value |
Course
Provider |
Course Name | UMPI Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPA 101: Elementary Spanish 1
(or take French 1) |
3 | Sophia | Spanish I (Duplicate) | 3 |
| SPA 102: Elementary Spanish 2
(or take French 2) |
3 | Sophia | Spanish II | 3 |
| HTY 161: United States History I | 3 | Sophia | US History I (Duplicate) | |
| HTY 162: United States History II | 3 | Sophia | US History II | 3 |
| HTY 456: Films of the Cold War | 3 | |||
| HTY/POS 370: Topics in Non-Western History: Arab-Israeli Conflict | 3 | |||
| HTY/POS 370: Topics in Non-Western History: Native American History | 3 | |||
| HTY/POS 371: International Relations | 3 | |||
| HTY/POS 377: Modern China | 3 | |||
| HTY/POS 439: The Vietnam Wars | 3 | Study.com | History 108: History of the Vietnam War | 3 |
| POS 101: American Government | 3 | Sophia | American Government (Duplicate) | |
| POS 211: Introduction to Political Thought | 3 | Study.com | Political Science 101: Intro to Political Science | 3 |
| POS 301: European Governments | 3 | |||
| POS 332: Constitutional Law | 3 | |||
| POS 335: Modern Political Thought | 3 | |||
| POS 343: Marxism | 3 | |||
| POS 493: Political Science Capstone Seminar | 3 | |||
| Totals | 51 | 15 |
General Electives
| Course | Competency
Units Value |
Course
Provider |
Course Name | UMPI Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whaterver you want | 29 | Sophia | Whatever you want
Note: You can take some Sophia 1cr courses to hit the required credits exactly |
35 |
| Total | 29 | 35 |
Total Transfer Credit
| Course | Competency
Units Value |
Course
Provider |
Course Name | UMPI
Credit (Max 90cr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 40 | 40 | ||
| Political Science Requirements | 51 | 15 | ||
| General Electives | 29 | 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.