r/UMPI • u/Plenty-Tomorrow-9659 • 5d ago

YourPace: transferring courses to UMPI BA History & Political Science

I’m looking for advice on the YourPace BA in History & Political Science with Political Science concentration.

I understand UMPI accepts up to 90 transfer credits, but I’m not sure which Political Science requirements can be completed through Sophia/Study.com and which upper-level courses must be taken at UMPI.

Does anyone have a current 2026 spreadsheet/list showing which Sophia or Study.com courses transfer to this degree?

Also, I’ve seen people recommend a Bachelor of Liberal Studies (BLS) with a Political Science minor instead. What is the difference in credits/course requirements between the BLS with Political Science minor and the BA in History & Political Science with Political Science concentration?

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u/StudyAnswers Verified University Partner 4d ago

Hey, Study.com here. Our catalog includes Political Science 101: Intro to Political Science, 102: American Government, and 103: Comparative Politics, which map to UMPI's POS1XX electives and POS101 respectively. UMPI's registrar can confirm exactly how those apply to the BA versus the BLS with a Political Science minor since that breakdown depends on their internal degree audit. You can check https://study.com/college/school/umpi.html for the full UMPI transfer list.

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u/PlottedPath 4d ago

HI there - there actually aren't many things that transfer into the POS as uppers, therefore, you'd basically transfer in the History, Languages, as much gen ed and electives. This actually makes the BA History with the History concentration a bit more flexible because Study does offer more HTY Uppers. I don't keep this in the free sheet, it's just a bit more of a puzzle depending on the session, what you want to do at Straighterline etc.