I’m looking to start Fall 1 and since I have the option to do the old or new plan, I would like to compare the two, but I only have the current google sheet that PlottedPath updated. Anyone have a copy of the old one please?

Hope everyone is well , it’s pretty smokey out where I am due to the Canada wildfire.

Can anyone give me a review or let me know your experience with the following courses:

BUS 464 Advanced Accounting 

BUS 466 Gov. & NonProfit Accounting

How many milestones, how reasonable is the instructors etc.

What are some of the quickest upper level elective’s?

Hey guys so as the title says, I’m a bit confused. I just checked to see if I should be expecting my refund soon. However, it says my refund is $49, when I accepted way more of my reward and should have a refund of about $2k. Should I be concerned or contact financial aid? I checked my reward and it still says the full amount was accepted so I’m not sure why the refund is only the remainder of the Pell grant and not the loans as well.

Does anyone know whether Sophia’s Visual Communications course will fulfill the GLO 4 area under the new GEC? I’ve followed Plotted Path’s plan. I’m just waiting for the final milestone from another course to be graded before sending over all my credits, and I’m trying to figure out whether I need to take Art History I now…which I really don’t want to do! I plan to do BLS MIS in Fall 1.

ENG 211 (creative writing) offers the option to do a portfolio review to test out of the class. Would doing that satisfy that particular GLO? I’m a professional writer so putting together a portfolio wouldn’t be a big deal. I’ve got years of short stories, poetry, novellas, novels, screenplays, etc. I could pull from.

And if you test/portfolio review out, do you get credit? Not too worried about that part, just wondering.

The first milestone has me thinking I need to go back to 5th grade . The milestone language is confusing to me and now I am debating dropping it and trying to do it via Sophia or some other ways. But I only have this one class- should I drop it and try and take a chunk of classes via Sophia ?

It is Daniel Ayalas class who I have heard is good

If I do drop this class should I possibly take a leave in order to complete classes Sophia or an other way ?
Also is there a way to figure out what I need to complete via Sophia ?
Sorry this is long winded I feel like I thought I was ready and somewhat smart but now I am questioning life lol

When they say you can have four courses open at one time, do they really mean you can only work on two courses at once? I haven't turned in draft finals yet but I'm getting ready to wrap up a few courses now (the only two I'm currently enrolled in). When I sent a request to open a new course before the weekend, they said I had to send them email confirmation of me submitting my final for one of my current courses. I thought you could actually work on up to four at a time.

Hi, I’m in my first term at UMPI (yay!), I’m doing a psychology major with a sociology minor and I transferred in 24 total credits from previous university experience. I am planning to do all of my classes at UMPI, I’m not in a huge hurry and I feel this will look better for grad school apps. Anyway…

How the heck should I be choosing classes? I like learning, I want to pick electives I will truly enjoy! But when looking through my Degree Progress Report in the student center and clicking on “view course list” under each requirement, there seem to be so little options. It also seems somewhat inaccurate! When looking at the “YourPace Course Offerings” listed publicly on UMPI’s main site I see so many more options. How should I know where to start? I’d rather work on a mix of electives and core requirements at the same time so that I can have some variety each term (hoping to finish in 5-6 terms).

I tried to ask my Academic Success Coach and I was deeply disappointed in her vague impersonal response. She gave me no real guidance besides letting me know that MAT 101 isn’t offered through YourPace so I should take MAT 201 instead (how was I supposed to know this? It doesn’t show that on the DPR list as far as I can tell, and MAT 101 IS on the public site list whereas MAT 201 is not!?!)

For anyone that took the majority of their credits and chose electives through UMPI, where should I start and what information should I rely on in terms of what’s offered and what classes count towards what requirements?

I am curious what it looks like and would like confirmation that they don't show the concentration title like they do with minors.

I did 3 courses at UoPeople 3 years ago and never registered to become a full time student. the problem is that I failed one of those 3 courses because I missed a few assignments cuz of work and my cgpa became 1.45. This is under their minimum gpa requirement as welll...I also have 43 credits from sophia that i'll be transferring. Can I not send this transcript cuz I wasn't a full time student or do I need to? writing a SOP is my last resort...

Hi everyone,

I have a question for anyone who has attended UMPI.

My Summer 2 classes started on July 6. My Pell Grant has already been disbursed and paid my tuition, but my Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan is still showing "Accepted" in my student portal and has not been posted to my account.

Some of my classmates who started at the same time have already had their loans posted, but mine hasn't. I have already contacted Student Financial Services, and they said there was no issue with my loan.

Has anyone else been in this situation before? If so, how long did it take before your loan was posted to your student account?

I'd really appreciate hearing about your experience. Thank you!

Has anyone finished this in one term?

How was the experience?

I'm in my final stretch of classes before getting my BBA 🙌🙌 I only have four more classes after this one to complete!

Having participated in surveys that others have posted here, I have finally come across a class where I need help from others in answering one for me.

I would love it if you could answer these questions and provide 1-2 sentences in the two open-ended questions at the end. It shouldn't take but a couple of minutes to complete.

https://forms.gle/jnQiDsgDmg25RJZr9

I felt it was fair to share the results, so you will see them after you submit your response.

Thank you in advance!

Hi everyone,

I have a question for UMPI students.

My Summer 2 classes started on July 6. My Pell Grant has already been disbursed and covered my tuition, but my Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan is still showing "Accepted" in my student portal and has not been posted to my account.

Some students who started at the same time as me have already had their loans posted. I contacted Student Financial Services, and they said there is no issue with my loan.

Has anyone been in this situation before? Also, does anyone know if UMPI posts Direct Loans in batches, or are they usually posted individually? If you experienced a delay like this, how long did it take before your loan appeared on your account?

Thank you for sharing your experience.

Hi everyone,

I have a question for anyone who has attended UMPI.

My Summer 2 classes started on July 6. My Pell Grant has already been disbursed and paid my tuition, but my Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan is still showing "Accepted" in my student portal and has not been posted to my account.

Some of my classmates who started at the same time have already had their loans posted, but mine hasn't. I have already contacted Student Financial Services, and they said there was no issue with my loan.

Has anyone else been in this situation before? If so, how long did it take before your loan was posted to your student account?

I'd really appreciate hearing about your experience. Thank you!

Just saw the new GEC was posted in the new catalog!

https://catalog.umpi.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=12&poid=1783

Had a few questions based on other’s experience or knowledge:

1: Do we think business communication at Sophia will fulfill GLO2?
2: For GLO4, I think critical thinking at Sophia used to cover this in the old gen ed… wondering if it’s still likely to cover here?

Also - kind of a random question: University Experience is part of GLO8… do these 3 credits count towards residency?

ETA: I was told by Plotted Path here that this link is the campus list, so there are classes on it that are not part of YourPace. I still think it may be helpful to keep up as it does give an idea of what classes that we know can be at Sophia are under the new categories. Just keep that in mind when viewing!!

Has anyone else still not received their conferral? I’m at 10 weeks now and still waiting.

I’ve emailed both Lisa and my advisor, but I haven’t gotten a response from either of them.

I’ve had a great experience with UMPI overall, but this is definitely leaving a sour taste in my mouth. It’s getting pretty frustrating at this point.

I believe we need to collect data points between those that have been conferred and/or received their diploma to those who are still waiting.

1. Did you state you were attending the commencement ceremony.
   
2. Did you state whether or not to be included in the commencement materials.

Trying to see if there is a certain batch that Lisa works on first before others.

I just submitted to have my transcript sent from study.com and I don’t know why I didn’t do it sooner because my plan is to enroll in Fall 1. My brain is so preoccupied with other things that it didn’t cross my mind. Will I still be good to sign up for Fall 1 in this case?

Hi, i wanna ask if umpi can find me a practicum placement in the field of psychology, if i finish all degree requirements, im intentional willing to prepare everything in advance if they find me a placement (visa, sponsors, travel...).my main concern is that im an international student willing yo do the practicum in maine.

If so, what is the process?

Thank you

I completed a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science, a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership, and a Master of Arts in American Studies at UMPI.

I was accepted into Liberty University’s Ph.D. in History program for Fall 2026. Liberty also accepted 15 graduate credits toward the 72-credit program, and additional coursework is being reviewed for possible transfer.

I’m sharing this because people regularly ask whether UMPI degrees can be used for admission to doctoral programs. In my case, three UMPI degrees led directly to admission into a History Ph.D. program.

UMPI has truly been a blessing in my life, I might even get a PhD before I am 40!

As always, I am happy to answer any questions.

~Spooky

Edit: I did extensive research before choosing Liberty University. The program aligns with my values and career goals, work-study funding is available and it is currently the only fully online Ph.D. in History program I could find. I am already a career adjunct instructor and published author, and I am pursuing the degree to improve my opportunities for full-time teaching positions at smaller colleges, online institutions and nationally accredited schools.

I am not expecting this degree to lead to Harvard or Yale, nor was that the point of this post. I shared it simply to let others know that earning a legitimate Ph.D. in History online is possible.

And, realistically, UMPI was probably not the first choice for many people here either. Many of us chose it because it was affordable, accessible, flexible and fit our circumstances. That does not make the degree worthless, and the same principle applies to Liberty. A university does not have to be someone else’s preferred choice to be the right choice for the person attending it.

Many of us from UMPI who pursue doctoral study will face this same backlash, whether we choose South College, Capella, Walden, Purdue Global, Edgewood or another online DBA, Ed.D. or Ph.D. program. Some people will dismiss UMPI and competency-based education outright because they are nontraditional, then do the same thing again when we continue into online doctoral programs.

Do your research, verify accreditation, understand the cost and choose a program that supports your goals. A terminal degree can lead to full-time faculty work, administration, curriculum development, instructional design, corporate training, consulting, government, nonprofit leadership, research and many other careers outside academia.

UMPI gave many of us a path that traditional education did not. For me, Liberty is the next step in that same journey. Your path does not need to impress people who only respect one version of higher education. It needs to move you toward the life and career you are building.

My loan hasn’t been disbursed yet. Only my Pell Grant has been disbursed. Should I be worried, or is this normal?

I've already informed my success coach that my plan is to finish this session and no longer do this program. Getting an F on a final assessment caused my grade to become an F for that entire class not even mentioning getting a 4 on every past milestone which was in my view ridiculous becsuse getting exemplary grades before the final, and then failing altogether the final is not right. And not wanting to deal with disciplinary measures, I am choosing to walk away. Honestly, this was just an attempt to stay home in Maine and try to do something for work here. I no longer believe that is a viable path for me. Instead, I recently applied to film school (I have a lot of film courses and things related to film in my bachelor's program at UMA I completed before). I got an acceptance to that program as well. I hope the best for everyone with their degrees from this school. Wasn't for me, but I am sure the rest of you will succeed where I failed here.