UoPeople B.A. General Studies Degree Plan & Transfer Map

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UoPeople B.A. General Studies Degree Plan Transfer Credit Map

Bachelor of Arts in General Studies (BA-GS) at University of the People, with UPI Study courses

78of 120 credits can come from UPI Study courses on the equivalency chart UoPeople and UPI Study keep. Up to 90 if UoPeople confirms the rows marked β€œAsk your advisor”. 42 are taken at UoPeople.

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78 of 120 credits from UPI Study42 credits taken at UoPeople

One square per credit, in the colours of the status column; every three squares are one 3-credit course. Grey squares are taken at UoPeople. Sections are ordered fullest first; inside a section the order is UoPeople's own.

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The degree, row by row

Every requirement of the Bachelor of Arts in General Studies (BA-GS), from UoPeople's requirements, and the UPI Study course that fills it. Tap a requirement for UoPeople's course titles and the notes. Transfer limit 90 credits.

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UoPeople B.A. General Studies Degree Plan: 24 requirements, 120 credits, 78 from UPI Study courses. Sections ordered fullest first.
RowRequirement at UoPeopleUoPeople courseCreditsUPI Study courseCounts at UoPeople asFrom UPIStatus
General Electives42 of 42 credits from UPI Study
1General electives (42 credits, any discipline)β€”42Principles of ManagementBusiness 101 Β· NCCRScounts as BUS 1101 Principles of Business Management3Covered
2MicroeconomicsEconomics 251 Β· ACE and NCCRScounts as BUS 1103 Microeconomics3
3MacroeconomicsEconomics 252 Β· ACE and NCCRScounts as BUS 1104 Macroeconomics3
4Principles of MarketingMarketing 102 Β· ACE and NCCRScounts as BUS 2201 Principles of Marketing3
5Managerial AccountingAccounting 210 Β· ACE and NCCRScounts as BUS 3304 Managerial Accounting3
6Principles of FinanceFinance 201 Β· ACE and NCCRScounts as BUS 2203 Principles of Finance 13
7Financial ManagementFinance 204 Β· NCCRScounts as BUS 3301 Financial Accounting3
8EntrepreneurshipBusiness 310 Β· ACE and NCCRScounts as BUS 3303 Entrepreneurship 13
9Business LawBusiness 250 Β· ACE and NCCRScounts as BUS 3305 Business Law and Ethics3
10Business EthicsBusiness 211 Β· NCCRScounts as Elective credit (BUS 3305 is already earned by Business Law)3
11Project ManagementBusiness 230 Β· NCCRScounts as Elective credit3
12International BusinessBusiness 300 Β· NCCRScounts as BUS 2207 Multinational Management3
13Human Resources ManagementBusiness 306 Β· NCCRScounts as Elective credit (BUS 5511 is an MBA course)3
14Business EssentialsBusiness 100 Β· NCCRScounts as Elective credit (agreement note: Elective credit3
Total, General Electives42from UPI Study courses42
General Education24 of 36 credits from UPI Study
15UNIV 30013β€”Take this at UoPeopleβ€”0Take this at UoPeople
16Quantitative Reasoning (choose 6 credits)MATH 1201, MATH 1211, MATH 12806Principles of StatisticsStatistics 101 Β· ACE and NCCRScounts as MATH 1280 Introduction to Statistics3Covered
17Business MathMath 100 Β· NCCRScounts as MATH 1201 College Algebra3
18ENGL 11023Advanced Technical WritingEnglish 120 Β· ACE and NCCRScounts as ENGL 1102 English Composition 23Covered
19COM 20013Business CommunicationBusiness 210 Β· NCCRScounts as COM 2001 Professional Communication3Covered
20PHIL 14043Ethics in the Social SciencesSocial Science 110 Β· NCCRScounts as PHIL 1404 Introduction to Global Ethics3Covered
21HIST 14213US History 1 or US History 2Ask UoPeople to apply itβ€”0Ask your advisor
22Humanities (choose 6 credits)AHIST 1401, PHIL 1402, ENGL 14056American Literature or Art History 1 or French 1 or French 2 or Humanities Critical Thinking & AnalysisPending UoPeople's confirmation Β· Ask UoPeople to apply itβ€”0Ask your advisor
23Social and Behavioral Sciences (choose 6 credits)ECON 1580, POLS 1503, PSYC 1111 +3 more6Introduction to PsychologyPsychology 110 Β· ACE and NCCRScounts as PSYC 1504 Introduction to Psychology3Covered
24Educational PsychologyPsychology 120 Β· NCCRScounts as PSYC 1205 Emotional Intelligence3
25Natural Science (choose 3 credits)BIOL 1301, BIOL 1121, ENVS 13013Intro to Biology 1Biology 100 Β· ACE and NCCRScounts as BIOL 1121 Biology 1 for Health Studies Majors3Covered
Total, General Education36from UPI Study courses24
Core (required)9 of 24 credits from UPI Study
26DGT 1000 Digital Literacy (proctored)DGT 10003Computer Concepts and ApplicationsUPI suggests trying it Β· Computer Science 150β€”0UPI suggests trying
27PHIL 14023Principles of PhilosophyPhilosophy 200 Β· ACE and NCCRScounts as PHIL 1402 Introduction to Philosophy3Covered
28ECON 15803Macroeconomics or MicroeconomicsAsk your advisor if this could countUPI's Macroeconomics and Microeconomics already count in this plan, as BUS 1104 Macroeconomics and BUS 1103 Microeconomics.β€”0Ask your advisor
29SOC 15023Introduction to SociologySociology 110 Β· ACE and NCCRScounts as SOC 1502 Introduction to Sociology3Covered
30BUS 2205 Business Law and Ethics (proctored)BUS 22053Business Law or Business EthicsAsk your advisor if this could countUPI's Business Law and Business Ethics already count in this plan, as BUS 3305 Business Law and Ethics and Elective credit (BUS 3305 is already earned by Business Law).β€”0Ask your advisor
31PSYC 30003Leadership and Organizational Behavior or Introduction to PsychologyAsk your advisor if this could countUPI's Leadership and Organizational Behavior and Introduction to Psychology already count in this plan, as BUS 4402 Organizational Behavior and PSYC 1504 Introduction to Psychology.β€”0Ask your advisor
32BUS 44053Foundations of LeadershipBusiness 205 Β· NCCRScounts as BUS 4405 Leadership3Covered
33GENS 40003β€”Ask your advisor about thisβ€”0Ask your advisor about this
Total, Core (required)24from UPI Study courses9
Concentration: Organizational Management3 of 18 credits from UPI Study
34OM 21013Leadership and Organizational Behavior or Foundations of LeadershipAsk your advisor if this could countUPI's Leadership and Organizational Behavior and Foundations of Leadership already count in this plan, as BUS 4402 Organizational Behavior and BUS 4405 Leadership.β€”0Ask your advisor
35FIN 22053Healthcare Finance and BudgetingAsk your advisor if this could countβ€”0Ask your advisor
36HRM 20003Human Resource Management in HealthcarePending UoPeople's confirmationβ€”0Ask your advisor
37BUS 44063β€”Ask your advisor about thisβ€”0Ask your advisor about this
38BUS 44023Leadership and Organizational BehaviorBusiness 206 Β· NCCRScounts as BUS 4402 Organizational Behavior3Covered
39OM 41063β€”Ask your advisor about thisβ€”0Ask your advisor about this
Total, Concentration: Organizational Management18from UPI Study courses3
Whole degree120from UPI Study courses, on the equivalency chart UoPeople and UPI Study keep7842 at UoPeople
How we counted

120 credits are required. 78 credits of requirements can be filled by UPI Study courses UoPeople has confirmed: the rows of the equivalency chart UoPeople and UPI Study keep that are also on the UPI Study and UoPeople agreement sheets (Oct and Dec 2025), and elective credit. 12 more credits sit on rows still pending UoPeople's confirmation (the chart's newer proposals, and gen-ed placements the chart says to ask UoPeople to apply); they are not counted. UoPeople applies at most 90 transfer credits to a bachelor's degree, so 78 count and 42 credits are completed at UoPeople or from another source UoPeople accepts. UoPeople makes the final evaluation.

What each UPI Study course counts as comes from the equivalency chart University of the People and UPI Study keep; no signed agreement document is on file, so the chart's newer proposals are marked β€œPending UoPeople's confirmation” and never counted. A suggested course is one to try, not an official equivalency, and is never counted. ACE and NCCRS have over 2,100 cooperating colleges that will consider accepting credits; the final decision is with the universities.

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Tick the UPI Study courses you want. The credits and the plan options follow. Your UoPeople advisor confirms what transfers.

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Counted in the table above 26 coursesOfficial under the chart's confirmed rows; ticked for you.
Needs your advisor's OK 25 coursesUoPeople has not confirmed these: suggested, advisor or pending courses, not counted above.
More courses that fit this degree 37 coursesOfficial too, but not in the count above (one course per requirement, or the transfer limit).

26 courses Β· 78 credits

At 2 courses a month, the courses you ticked take about 13 months (an estimate).

Lifetime$599 onceBest value β€” take as long as you wantGet Lifetime
Monthly$89 a monthabout 13 months Β· about $1157 in totalStart monthly

At this pace the lowest total is Lifetime: $599 once.

Or $250 a course, one at a time, with lifetime access to that course. Transcripts are $20 extra.

These are the UPI Study partner plans for UoPeople students, wherever you live; eligibility is confirmed at checkout. International and not at UoPeople? See the pricing page or ask Athena in the chat.

Questions, answered

How many credits can I transfer into UoPeople's Bachelor of Arts in General Studies?

78 of the 120 credits can come from UPI Study courses on the confirmed rows of the equivalency chart UoPeople and UPI Study keep: 26 courses across the sections in the table above. UoPeople applies at most 90 transfer credits to this degree. Up to 90 if UoPeople confirms the rows marked β€œAsk your advisor” (those rows are not counted). UoPeople evaluates the official transcript and has the final say on every credit.

Does UoPeople accept UPI Study courses?

Yes. University of the People is a UPI Study partner (UoPeople announces the partnership on its own website), and UoPeople and UPI Study keep an equivalency chart of what each UPI Study course counts as. No signed agreement document is on file, so this plan counts only the rows UoPeople has confirmed (the agreement sheets) and elective credit; the chart's newer proposals are marked β€œPending UoPeople's confirmation” and not counted. UoPeople decides how each credit applies when it receives the official transcript.

Did UoPeople make this degree plan?

UPI Study made this plan; UoPeople did not provide, review or approve it. Students ask us for plans like this all the time, so we built it ourselves from UoPeople's published catalog and the equivalency chart UoPeople and UPI Study keep, as carefully as we can. Catalogs and transfer rules change, and UoPeople alone decides what counts toward your degree. Please check every line of this plan and sheet with your UoPeople advisor before you enroll or pay. UPI Study takes no responsibility for decisions made from this plan; it is a planning tool to help you.

Can I finish the general education requirements before I enrol at UoPeople?

Most of it: 24 of the 36 credits in General Education can come from UPI Study courses (Principles of Statistics, Business Math, Advanced Technical Writing, Business Communication, Ethics in the Social Sciences, Introduction to Psychology and 2 more). The other 12 credits are taken at UoPeople or from another source UoPeople accepts. You can take the UPI Study courses before you apply; UoPeople applies the credit once it has your official transcript.

How long would it take if I do 2 courses a month?

The 26 UPI Study courses in this plan take about 13 months at 2 courses a month, about 26 at 1 a month and about 9 at 3. Every course is self-paced and starts any day. The plan builder on this page redoes the sum for the courses you tick and your own pace.

What's the cheapest way to do the UPI Study part of this degree?

Lifetime access, $599 once, is the lowest total for the 26 courses in this plan: at 2 courses a month they take about 13 months, and Lifetime covers every UPI Study course for as long as you need. Monthly access is $89 a month (about $1157 at this pace); a single course is $250. Transcripts are $20 extra. These are the UPI Study partner plans for UoPeople students, wherever you live; eligibility is confirmed at checkout. The rest of the degree is paid to UoPeople at its own tuition.

Do I need to be enrolled at UoPeople before I take UPI Study courses?

No. UPI Study courses are open to anyone, and most students take them before they apply or between terms. UoPeople evaluates the official transcript when you apply or when you ask for a transfer evaluation. If you are already enrolled, ask your UoPeople advisor before you register for a course, so the credit lands where you expect.

How do I send my UPI Study transcript to UoPeople?

Request it from your UPI Study account when your courses are complete: UPI Study sends the official transcript to UoPeople for $20. UoPeople then decides how each credit applies to the Bachelor of Arts in General Studies.

What if my UoPeople advisor says a course doesn't count?

UoPeople has the final say. This plan counts only the confirmed rows of the equivalency chart UoPeople and UPI Study keep; the 9 rows marked β€œAsk your advisor” or β€œUPI suggests trying” are left out of the total for that reason. If an advisor places a course differently, ask where else it can count (General Electives is already full in this plan), and ask for the placement in writing before you take the next course.

Which requirements have to be taken at UoPeople itself?

Information Literacy: UNIV 3001 Online Strategies for Transfer Students: UoPeople does not accept transfer credit for this. UNIV 1001 is non-transferable (catalog 2026-27). BA-GS requires at least 60 transferred credits for admission and accepts at most 90. Every requirement with no counted UPI Study course is also taken at UoPeople or from another source UoPeople accepts.

Which UPI Study courses count toward the Bachelor of Arts in General Studies?

26 courses: Principles of Management, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Principles of Marketing, Managerial Accounting, Principles of Finance, Financial Management, Entrepreneurship, Business Law, Business Ethics, Project Management, International Business and 14 more. Each one is placed on the row it fills in the table above, with what it counts as at UoPeople.

Which BA-GS requirements must be completed at UoPeople?

UNIV 3001 cannot be transferred and is taken at UoPeople. No UPI Study course maps to DGT 1000 Digital Literacy, ECON 1580 Introduction to Economics, BUS 2205 Business Law and Ethics, PSYC 3000 Psychology in the Workplace, GENS 4000 General Studies Capstone, OM 2101 Introduction to Organizational Management, BUS 4406 Quality Management, OM 4106 Organizational Management Capstone, so plan to take these at UoPeople.

Not at UoPeople?

ACE and NCCRS have over 2,100 cooperating colleges that will consider accepting credits; the final decision is with the universities.

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