Transfer Guide OTC AS Fire Service Admin to UCM BS Crisis and Disaster Management

AS General Education Requirements: 28 Semester Hours

The below courses required by the AS Fire Service Administration degree at OTC fulfill general education requirements at UCM. See The General Education Program Requirements  page for full list of requirements.

• CHEM 101 Introductory Chemistry (4) transfers as  CHEM 1104 - Introduction to the Sciences: Chemistry GE (4: 4 lecture, 0 lab) (fulfills major requirement and Knowledge Area II)
• ENG 101 Composition I (3) transfers as  ENGL 1020 - Composition I GE (3) (Foundational Skills)

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• MTH 130 College Algebra (3) transfers as  MATH 1111 - College Algebra GE (3) (Knowledge Area II)

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• MTH 128 Contemporary Mathematics (3) transfers as  MATH 1620 - Introduction to Geometry and Decision Making for Educators GE (3) (Knowledge Area II)

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• ENG 102 Composition II (3) transfers as  ENGL 1030 - Composition II GE (3) (Foundational Skills)

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• ENG 150 Technical Writing (3) transfers as  CTE 3060 - Technical Writing GE (3) (Foundational Skills)

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• COM 105 Public Speaking (3) transfers as  COMM 1000 - Public Speaking GE (3) (Foundational Skills)

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• COM 100 Introduction to Communication (3) transfers as  COMM 1050 - Fundamentals of Oral Communication Competency GE (3) (Foundational Skills)

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• PHL 105 Introduction to Ethics (3) transfers as  PHIL 2300 - Ethics GE (3) (Engagement)

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• SPN 101 Beginning Spanish (3) transfers as  SPAN 1601 - Elementary Spanish I GE (3) (Knowledge Area I)

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• Choose 9 hours from the following:

• ECO 270 Principles of Macroeconomics (3) transfers as  ECON 1010 - Principles of Macroeconomics GE (3) (Knowledge Area III)
• HST 120 U.S. History I: to 1865 (3) transfers as  HIST 1350 - History of the United States to 1877 GE (3) (Knowledge Area III)
• HST 130 U.S. History II: 1865-Present (3) transfers as  HIST 1351 - History of the United States from 1877 GE (3) (Knowledge Area III)
• PLS 101 American Government and Politics (3) transfers as  POLS 1510 - American Government GE (3) (Knowledge Area III)
• PSY 110 Introduction to Psychology (3) transfers as  PSY 1100 - General Psychology GE (3) (Knowledge Area III)

AS Fire Service Administration Requirements: 33 Semester Hours

See OTC catalog for Fire Service Administration requirements.

Minimum Total Hours Required for OTC AS: 61 Semester Hours

Major Requirements: 36 Semester Hours

• CDM 3000 - Introduction to Crisis and Disaster Management (3)
• CDM 3400 - Community Mitigation and Recovery (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 (1-3) (3)
• CDM 4990 - Practicum in Crisis and Disaster Management (3-6) (3)

General Education Requirements: 14 Semester Hours

28 out of 42 required hours can be fulfilled at OTC (see above) with completion of the AS degree. See The General Education Program Requirements  page for full list of requirements.

Minimum Total Hours Required for BS: 120 Semester Hours

This guide is based on the UCM 2019 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 OTC Course Catalog for a complete listing of academic policies, curriculum, prerequisites, and course descriptions.