PUG Business Administration Degree Plan
Business Administration Degree Plan
This is a Business Administration Degree plan for Purdue University Global (PUG) as of approximately June 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.
Tips on Order in Which to Complete Courses
Start with CLEP, then Sophia. Sophia only allows 2 courses open at one time so don't have 2 courses that have touchstones (written assignments) open at the same time. Once done with Sophia, do the Study.com courses.
Doing a concentration for this degree is optional. However the degree plan is setup to make it easy to take 4 concentration courses + 4 major requirements. If you don't take concentration courses, then you would just have to find 3 100/200 & 1 300+ level course to meet the minimum 45cr that required to take at Purdue.
How Long Will It Take To Complete This Degree Once I Finish All the Alterative Credits?
How long to complete depends on a variety of factors such as experience, time commitment, the efficiency of studying, etc. Considering you spend at least 20 hours a week on your studies, it should take 2-3 terms to complete this degree.
Warplan for finishing in 2 terms
If you want to finish in 2 terms, you need to be aggressive in opening up a bunch of courses. It is possible to finish in 2 terms with less than 30hrs a week studying. Follow the advise of this Reddit Thread. The capstone is a set 10 weeks and can't be accelerated so you must start this at the beginning of your 2nd term in order to finish in 2 terms.
Source of Credit
This degree plan was made using the following sources to map out all the alternative credits.
It Certification Exams Equivalent Guide
Core Requirements
| ID | Course | Competency
Units Value |
Course
Provider |
Course Name | Course
Id |
Purdue
Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM107 | College Composition I | 5 | CLEP
Sophia |
English Composition, Foundations of English Composition | CLEP-0040
SOPH-0019 |
5 |
| CM220 | College Composition II | 5 | CLEP
Sophia Study.com |
English Composition, English Composition I,
English 104: College Composition I (Grading is known to take a long time at Sophia, taking the course at Study.com may be faster) |
CLEP-0040
SOPH-0015 SDCM-0057 |
5 |
| CS212 | Communicating Professionalism | 5 | (Must take at PUG) | |||
| BU224 | Microeconomics | 5 | Sophia | Microeconomics | SOPH-0011 | 5 |
| MM255 | Business Math and Statistical Measures | 5 | Study.com | Business 110: Business Math | SDCM-0063 | 5 |
| 100/200
Level |
Mathematics Requirement | 5 | Sophia | College Algebra
or Introduction to Statistics |
SOPH-0001
SOPH-0005 |
5 |
| 100/200
Level |
Arts and Humanities Requirement | 5 | Sophia | Introduction to Ethics | SOPH-0020 | 5 |
| 100/200
Level |
Science Requirement | 5 | Sophia | Environmental Science | SOPH-0016 | 5 |
| 100/200
Level |
Social Science Requirement | 5 | Study.com | Political Science 102: American Government | SDCM-0042 | 5 |
| Totals | 45 | 40 |
Major Requirements
| ID | Course | Competency
Units Value |
Course
Provider |
Course Name | Course
Id |
Purdue
Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC114 | Accounting I | 5 | Sophia | Accounting | SOPH-0010 | 5 |
| AC116 | Accounting II | 5 | Study.com | Accounting 302: Advanced Accounting | SDCM-0078 | 5 |
| BU204 | Macroeconomics
or Global Business |
5 | Sophia
Study.com |
Macroeconomics
or Business 120: International Business |
SOPH-0012
SDCM-0115 |
5 |
| MT140 | Introduction to Management | 5 | Sophia | Principles of Management | SDCM-0027 | 5 |
| MT203
or MT209 |
Human Resource Management
or Small Business Management |
5 | Study.com | Business 106: Human Resource Management or Business 321: Small Business Management | SDCM-0026
SDCM-0147 |
5 |
| MT217 | Finance | 5 | Sophia | Principles of Finance | SOPH-0033 | 5 |
| MT219 | Marketing | 5 | Study.com | Business 102: Principles of Marketing | SDCM-0007 | 5 |
| LS311
or LS312 |
Business Law or
Ethics and the Legal Environment |
6 | DSST | Business Law II
* Sophia & Saylor this course would come in as LS4.5L and likely not work. So that's why you would have to take Business Law II DSST. |
5 | |
| MM305 | Business Statistics and Quantitative Analysis | 6 | ||||
| MT302 | Organizational Behavior | 6 | Study.com | Business 307: Leadership & Organizational Behavior | SDCM-0053 | 6 |
| MT400
or MT435 |
Business Process Management
or Operations Management |
6 | Study.com | Business 312: Advanced Operations Management | SDCM-0050 | 6 |
| MT445
or MT480 |
Managerial Economics
or Corporate Finance |
6 | Study.com | Finance 301: Corporate Finance | SDCM-0153 | 6 |
| MT460 | Management Policy and Strategy | 6 | ||||
| 300/400 Level | Marketing Course | 6 | Study.com | Marketing 301/302/306/308 | 6 | |
| MT499 | Bachelor's Capstone in Management | 6 | ||||
| Totals | 83 | 64 |
Concentration (Optional)
| ID | Course | Competency
Units Value |
Course
Provider |
Course Name | Course
Id |
Purdue
Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals |
Open Electives
| ID | Course | Competency
Units Value |
Course
Provider |
Course Name | Course
Id |
Purdue
Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any ID | Whatever you want | 36 | Sophia, etc | Whatever you want | - | 36 |
| Totals | 36 | 36 |
Total Transfer Credit
| ID | Course | Competency
Units Value |
Course
Provider |
Course Name | Course
Id |
Purdue
Transfer Credit (135 max transfer) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | 45 | 40 | ||||
| Major Requirements | 83 | 64 | ||||
| Concentration Requirement | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Open Electives | 52 | 36 | ||||
| Totals | 180 | 140 |
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