Oct 31, 2024

2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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

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Garden City Community College

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

Students who transfer to UCM with an Associate in Science degree will need to complete the general education requirements at UCM. See the UCM General Education Requirements section at the bottom of this guide.

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.

AS General Education Requirements: 34 Semester Hours

The below courses are recommended to be taken at GCCC as part of the AS degree and fulfill UCM general education requirements (listed in parentheses).

Communications: 9 Hours

ENGL 101 English I (3) transfers as ENGL 1020 - Composition I GE (3) (Foundational Skills: Writing I)
ENGL 102 English II (3) transfers as ENGL 1030 - Composition II GE (3) (Foundational Skills: Writing II)
SPCH 111 Public Speaking (3) transfers as COMM 1000 - Public Speaking GE (3) (Foundational Skills: Communication)

Mathematics and Natural Sciences: 10 Hours

MATH 108 College Algebra (3) transfers as MATH 1111 - College Algebra GE (3) (Knowledge Area II)
CSCI 110 Intro to Computer Concepts (3) transfers as CIS 1600 - Business Information Management GE (3) (Foundational Skills: Managing Information)

Social Science: 6 Hours

Choose two courses from the following (must include PSYC 101 and/or SOCI 102 with two different subject areas).

PSYC 101 General Psychology (3) transfers as PSY 1100 - General Psychology GE (3) (Knowledge Area III)
SOCI 102 Intro to Sociology (3) transfers as SOC 1800 - Introduction to Sociology GE (3) (Knowledge Area III)
ECON 111 Economics: Macro (3) transfers as ECON 1010 - Principles of Macroeconomics GE (3) (Knowledge Area III)
GEOG 101 World Geography (3) transfers as GEOG 2212 - World Geography GE (3) (Knowledge Area III)
POLS 105 American Government (3) transfers as POLS 1510 - American Government GE (3) (Knowledge Area III)

Humanities and Fine Arts: 6 Hours

Choose two courses from the following (must be two different subject areas).

HIST 103 American History to 1877 (3) transfers as HIST 1350 - History of the United States to 1877 GE (3) (Knowledge Area III)
HIST 104 American History Since 1877 (3) transfers as HIST 1351 - History of the United States from 1877 GE (3) (Knowledge Area III)
ARTS 120 Art Appreciation (3) transfers as ART 1800 - Ideas and the Visual Arts GE (3) (Knowledge Area I)
ARTS 121 Art History I (3) transfers as ART 1815 - Art History Survey I GE (3) (Knowledge Area I)
MUSC 108 Music History & Appreciation (3) transfers as MUS 1210 - Experiencing Music GE (3) (Knowledge Area I)
PHIL 101 Intro to Philosophy (3) transfers as PHIL 1000 - Introduction to Philosophy GE (3) (Knowledge Area I)
LANG 1322 Elementary Spanish I (5) transfers as SPAN 1601 - Elementary Spanish I GE (3) (Knowledge Area I)
LITR 210 Intro to Literature (3) transfers as GNED 1909 Transferred Literature (Knowledge Area I)

Personal Wellness: 2 Hours

See GCCC catalog.

Student Success: 1 Hour

See GCCC catalog.

AS Recommended Program Courses: 26 Semester Hours

The following courses may be taken as part of the AS Criminal Justice degree and fulfill UCM major requirements.

CRIM 101 Intro to Criminal Justice (3) transfers as CJ 1000 - Introduction to Criminal Justice GE (3) (Knowledge Area III, required for major)
The combination of CRIM 103 Criminal Law (3) and CRIM 110 Criminal Procedures (3) transfers as CJ 2300 - Criminal Law and Procedure (3)
CRIM 108 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency (3) transfers as CJ 2700 - Introduction to Juvenile Justice (3)
CRIM 114 Intro to Corrections (3) transfers as CJ 3006 - Corrections (3)
CRIM 102 Law Enforcement Operations & Procedures (3) transfers as CJ 3010 - Policing a Democratic Society (3)
CRIM 111 Criminal Investigations (3) transfers as ELCT L801 Lower-Level CJ Elective

Minimum Total Hours Required for GCCC 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 of Science degree. Any courses listed above not taken at GCCC must be completed as part of BS requirements.

Major Requirements: 24 Semester Hours

Courses must be completed with a C or higher.

CJ 2010 - Ethics in Criminal Justice (3)
CJ 3600 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Research and Statistics (3)
CJ 4020 - Crime, Justice and Social Diversity (3)
CJ 4503 - Criminology (3)
Criminal Justice electives (9)
Upper-level Criminal Justice electives (3)

General Education Requirements: 16 Semester Hours

The following General Education requirements will need to be completed at UCM. Hours may vary depending on the general education courses chosen at GCCC.

Knowledge Area I (3-6 Hours)
Knowledge Area II (7 Hours)
Knowledge Area III (0-3 Hours)
Elective (3 hours)

Free Choice Electives: 23 Semester Hours

Free choice elective hours may vary depending on transfer coursework and course selection at UCM. Hours must reach at least 120 overall with at least 30 at upper-level.

Upper-level courses have course numbers in the 3000’s or 4000’s. Courses taken at GCCC 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 2022 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 GCCC Course Catalog for a complete listing of academic policies, curriculum, prerequisites, and course descriptions.

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