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Associate of Applied Science Transfer Information
TCC Course
UMUC Placement
Credits
• WRTG 101
3
UMUC GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (GenEd)
Communications (6 credits):
• ENG 111
• ENG 115, 131; AST 205
Speech/writing requirement
3
Arts and Humanities
3
• MATH 107
3
Social and Behavioral Science
3
Arts and Humanities (3 credits):
• Any humanities, fine arts, and foreign languages except ART
201 and 202
Mathematics (3 credits):
• MTH 158 (recommended mathematics course)
Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credits):
• ECON 201 or any course from the Social and Behavioral
Sciences course list except HIS courses
• Second course from the Social and Behavioral Sciences
course list except HIS courses (discipline must be different
from first)
Social and Behavioral Science
3
Interdisciplinary and Emerging Issues (3 credits)
• ITE 115
•
IFSM 201
3
ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK FROM TCC (44-47 credits):
Courses may place in major, minor, or electives as appropriate
• SDV 100, 101, or 108
• Health/Physical Education Elective
• Additional AAS courses
1
2
See major lists for specific
courses
41-44
Total TCC Credits: 65-68
TCC AAS 11-12, p. 1
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Additional Fire Science AAS Degree Information
The following TCC courses may also apply to UMUC bachelor’s degrees. Note limits on lower-level and nonresident credit.
required course for the major
* course meets content requirement but not upper-level minimum
BS in Fire Service Administration
Any science with lab from the Natural Sciences course list
UMUC Placement
Lab science requirement
Credits
4
FST 100
3
FST 110
3
FST 112
3
FST 115*
FSCN 305*
3
FST 120
3
FST 205
3
FST 210*
FSCN 412*
3
FST 220
3
FST 230
3
FST 240
3
FST 215
3
FST 235
3
FST 245
3
Additional courses will be applied as GenEds, major, minor, or electives as appropriate towards the BS in
Fire Service Administration
Completion at UMUC (52 credits):
Students following the recommended transfer course plan will need 16 credits in additional General
Education coursework from UMUC, including:
• LIBS 150
• WRTG 490 or other upper-level second writing course
• ARTH 370 or HIST 365 or other upper-level history perspective course
• BIOL 301 or NSCI 362 or other upper-level science course
• IFSM 300
• WRTG 391, 393, or 394
Students must also meet all bachelor’s degree requirements including:
• Total of 120 credits for the bachelor’s degree
• All required courses and the minimum number of credits for major and minor
• 30 credits at UMUC, including at least half the major and minor and 15 upper-level credits
• 45 upper-level credits, including half the credit for the major and minor
• Prerequisites for all courses taken at UMUC
• Grade of C or better in all transfer coursework and all coursework for the major and minor
• Overall GPA of at least 2.0
Refer to UMUC catalog for transfer policies, most current degree requirements, full course descriptions, and
other recommended coursework from UMUC.
TCC AAS 11-12, p. 2