Transfer Guide LCC AS Criminal Justice to UCM BS Criminal Justice and Criminology

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Labette Community College

The below courses are required for BS Criminal Justice and Criminology majors and can be fulfilled at LCC as part of the AS Criminal Justice requirements. If any of the below courses are not taken at LCC, they must be completed at UCM. The full list of LCC AS requirements can be found in the LCC Catalog.

Only courses with a grade of C or better (including transfer courses) may be used to fulfill a core requirement in any major or minor offered exclusively by the Department of Criminal Justice.

Students who transfer to UCM with a completed Associate of Science degree will need to complete the General Education program at UCM (see the UCM General Education Requirements listed at the bottom of this guide).

AS General Education Requirements: 33 Semester Hours

Students who transfer to UCM with a completed Associate in Science degree will need to complete the general education program at UCM. The below courses required by the AS Criminal Justice degree at LCC fulfill general education requirements at UCM. See The General Education Program Requirements page for full list of requirements.

ENGL 101 English Composition I (3) transfers as ENGL 1020 - Composition I GE (3) (Foundational Skills: Writing I)
ENGL 102 English Composition II (3) transfers as ENGL 1030 - Composition II GE (3) (Foundational Skills: Writing II)
COMM 101 Public Speaking (3) transfers as COMM 1000 - Public Speaking GE (3) (Foundational Skills: Communication)
MATH 115 College Algebra (3) transfers as MATH 1111 - College Algebra GE (3) (Knowledge Area II)
PHIL 106 Ethics (3) transfers as PHIL 2300 - Ethics GE (3) (Engagement)
BIOL 120 General Biology (5) transfers as BIOL 1004 - Introduction to the Sciences: Ecology GE (4: 3 lecture, 1 lab) (Knowledge Area II)
PSYC 101 General Psychology (3) transfers as PSY 1100 - General Psychology GE (3) (Knowledge Area III)
COMP 110 Computer Concepts and Applications (3) transfers as GNED 1906 Transferred Managing Information (Foundational Skills: Managing Information)
ART 130 Art Appreciation (3) transfers as ART 1800 - Ideas and the Visual Arts GE (3) (Knowledge Area I)
OR
MUSI 101 Music Appreciation (3) transfers as GNED 1923 Transferred Fine Arts (Knowledge Area I)
OR
MUSI 104 History of Jazz and Rock (3) transfers as GNED 1923 Transferred Fine Arts (Knowledge Area I)
HIST 101 American History to 1877 (3) transfers as HIST 1350 - History of the United States to 1877 GE (3) (Knowledge Area III)
OR
HIST 102 American History Since 1877 (3) transfers as HIST 1351 - History of the United States from 1877 GE (3) (Knowledge Area III)

AS CJ Concentration Requirements: 27 Semester Hours

CRIM 101 Introduction to Administration of Justice (3) transfers as CJ 1000 - Introduction to Criminal Justice GE (3) (Knowledge Area III)
CRIM 112 Ethics in Criminal Justice (3) transfers as CJ 2010 - Ethics in Criminal Justice (3)
The combination of CRIM 135 Criminal Procedures (3) AND CRIM 137 Criminal Law (3) transfers as CJ 2300 - Criminal Law and Procedure (3)
CRIM 138 Juveniles in the Criminal Justice System (3) transfers as CJ 2700 - Introduction to Juvenile Justice (3)
CRIM 119 Interview and Report Writing (3) transfers as ELCT L801 Lower-level CJ Elective

Concentration Electives

Choose 9 hours from the following:

SOCI 211 Criminology (3) transfers as CJ 4503 - Criminology (3)
CRIM 111 Patrol Procedures (3) transfers as ELCT L801 Lower-level CJ Elective
CRIM 118 Drugs in Society (3) transfers as ELCT L801 Lower-level CJ Elective
CRIM 131 Community Policing (3) transfers as ELCT L801 Lower-level CJ Elective
CRIM 204 Police Supervision and Management (3) transfers as ELCT L801 Lower-level CJ Elective

Minimum Total Hours Required for LCC AS: 60 Semester Hours

UCM BS Criminal Justice and Criminology

The below list of courses represents the requirements a student will have left to complete after transferring to UCM with an Associate in Science degree. Any courses listed above not taken at LCC must be completed as part of BS requirements.

Major Requirements: 15 Semester Hours

Courses must be completed with a C or higher.

CJ 3006 - Corrections (3)
CJ 3010 - Policing a Democratic Society (3)
CJ 3600 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Research and Statistics (3)
CJ 4020 - Crime, Justice and Social Diversity (3)
3 hours Criminal Justice electives taken at UCM

General Education Requirements: 12 Semester Hours

The following General Education coursework will need to be completed at UCM.

Knowledge Area I (6 hours)
Knowledge Area II (3 hours)
Knowledge Area III (3 hours)

Free Choice Electives: 32 Semester Hours

Free choice elective hours may vary depending on transfer coursework and course selection at UCM.

Students must complete a minimum of 30 upper-level hours (3000/4000). Courses taken at LCC that transfer to UCM as upper-level courses do not count towards upper-level hours.

Minimum Total Hours Required for BS: 120 Semester Hours

This guide is based on the UCM 2021 Undergraduate Catalog and is subject to change. This guide is a recommendation only and your actual program may vary. Time to degree completion and course sequencing will depend on any credits transferred to UCM and on planned placement in math, reading, and writing. See the current UCM Undergraduate Catalog and LCC Course Catalog for a complete listing of academic policies, curriculum, prerequisites, and course descriptions.

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