Transfer Guide NCMC AAS Criminal Justice to UCM BS Criminal Justice and Criminology

AAS General Education Requirements: 15 Semester Hours

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

• BT 160 Microcomputer Applications I (3) transfers as  CIS 1600 - Business Information Management GE (3) (Foundational Skills: Managing Information)
• SP 175 Speech Communications (3) transfers as  COMM 1000 - Public Speaking GE (3) (Foundational Skills: Communication)
• EN 101 English I (3) transfers as  ENGL 1020 - Composition I GE (3) (Foundational Skills: Writing I)
• PY 121 General Psychology (3) transfers as  PSY 1100 - General Psychology GE (3) (Knowledge Area III)

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• HI 103 American History to 1877 (3) transfers as  HIST 1350 - History of the United States to 1877 GE (3) (Knowledge Area III)

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• HI 104 American History Since 1877 (3) transfers as  HIST 1351 - History of the United States from 1877 GE (3) (Knowledge Area III)

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• PL 216 National Government (3) transfers as  POLS 1510 - American Government GE (3) (Knowledge Area III)

AAS Program Requirements: 48 Semester Hours

• CJ 126 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3) transfers as  CJ 1000 - Introduction to Criminal Justice GE (3) (Knowledge Area III, required for major)
• CJ 125 Criminal Justice Ethics & Liability (3) transfers as  CJ 2010 - Ethics in Criminal Justice (3)
• The combination of CJ 118 Procedural Law (3) AND CJ 235 Criminal Law (3) transfers as  CJ 2300 - Criminal Law and Procedure (3)
• CJ 170 Introduction to Juvenile Law (3) transfers as  CJ 2700 - Introduction to Juvenile Justice (3)
• CJ 226 Introduction to Corrections (3) transfers as  CJ 3006 - Corrections (3)
• CJ 218 Criminology (3) transfers as  CJ 4503 - Criminology (3)
• CJ 140 Criminal Investigations (3) transfers as  CJ 3400 - Criminal Investigation (3) (can fulfill required CJ major elective)
• CJ 219 Criminal Evidence (3) transfers as ELCT L801 Lower-Level CJ Elective
• CJ 246 Criminal Justice Communications (3) transfers as ELCT L801 Lower-Level CJ Elective
• CJ 250 Criminal Justice Practicum (3) transfers as ELCT L801 Lower-Level CJ Elective
• CJ 260 Constitutional Aspects of Criminal Justice (3) transfers as ELCT L801 Lower-Level CJ Elective
• CJ 298 Deviant Behavior (3) transfers as ELCT L801 Lower-Level CJ Elective
• PL 204 Political Philosophy (3) transfers as ELCT L801 Lower-Level CJ Elective

Minimum Total Hours Required for NCMC AAS: 63 Semester Hours

Major Requirements: 15 Semester Hours

Courses must be completed with a C or higher.

• 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)
• Criminal Justice elective (3)
• Upper-level Criminal Justice elective (3)

General Education Requirements: 22 Semester Hours

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

• Foundational Skills: Writing II (3 hours)
• Knowledge Area I (9 hours)
• Knowledge Area II (7 hours)
• Elective (3 hours)

Free Choice Electives: 20 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 NCMC 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 NCMC Course Catalog for a complete listing of academic policies, curriculum, prerequisites, and course descriptions.