Transfer Guide NCMC AAS to UCM BS Crisis and Disaster Management

AAS General Education Requirements: 18 Semester Hours

The below courses required by the AAS Fire Science Technology degree at NCMC fulfill general education requirements at UCM. See The General Education Program Requirements page for full list of requirements.

• EN 101 English I (3) transfers as  ENGL 1020 - Composition I GE (3) (Foundational Skills: Writing I)
• BT 160 Microcomputer Applications (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)
• 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)

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• MT 122 College Algebra (3) transfers as  MATH 1111 - College Algebra GE (3) (Knowledge Area II)

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• MT 125 Elementary Statistics (3) transfers as  ACST 1300 - Basic Statistics GE (3) (Knowledge Area II)

AAS Program Requirements: 43 Semester Hours

See NCMC catalog for Fire Science Technology requirements.

• FS 210 Emergency Medical Technician - Basice (8) transfers as  CDM 4000 - Special Topics in Crisis and Disaster (3) (repeatable, fulfills major required departmentally approved technical elective)
• FS 215 Fire Fighter I and II (7) transfers as CDM 4000 - Special Topics in Crisis and Disaster (3)  (repeatable, fulfills major required departmentally approved technical elective)

Minimum Total Hours Required for NCMC AAS: 61 Semester Hours

Major Requirements: 33 Semester Hours

• CDM 3000 - Introduction to Crisis and Disaster Management (3)
• CDM 3400 - Community Risk Reduction (3)
• CDM 4200 - Disaster Management Technology (3)
• CDM 4400 - Research Issues in Crisis and Disaster Management (3)
• CDM 4800 - Integrated Emergency Management (3)
• CDM 4900 - Technology Application Studies (3)
• CDM 4910 - Field Exercise Project (3) (3)
• CDM 4990 - Practicum in Crisis and Disaster Management (3-6) (3)

General Education Requirements: 25 Semester Hours

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

• CHEM 1104 - Introduction to the Sciences: Chemistry GE (4: 3 lecture, 1 lab)
• Foundational Skills: Writing II (3 hours)
• Knowledge Area I (9 hours)
• Knowledge Area II (3 hours)
• Knowledge Area III (3 hours)
• Elective (3 hours)

Free Choice Electives: 1 Semester Hour

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

Students must take at least 30 upper-level (3000/4000) hours to graduate. Courses taken at NCMC that articulate to upper-level UCM 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.