2015–2016
MONTGOMERY COLLEGE
AAS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
TO UNIVERSITY OF MARYL AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
BS IN INVESTIGATIVE FORENSICS
TRANSFER GUIDE
CHECKLIST FOR FULFILLMENT OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS See catalog for overview of all requirements.
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30 credits at UMUC, including at least half of the major and minor and 15
upper-level credits.
45 upper-level credits, including half the credit for the major and for the
minor.
All required courses and minimum number of credits for major and minor.
Prerequisites for major and minor courses, if needed.
UMUC DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
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All General Education Requirements.
Grade of C or better in all courses for the major and minor.
Overall GPA of at least 2.0.
At least half the credit for the major earned through graded coursework.
Total 120 credits.
CREDITS
FROM MC
CREDITS
NEEDED
AT UMUC
Credits:
WRTG 101 or
293
9
3
ENGL 101
WRTG
3
COMM 108 or 112
SPCH 100 or
SPCH
3
MC COURSES
COMMUNICATIONS
WRTG 101 or WRTG 101S Introduction to Writing (3)
WRTG 293 (3) Or other 3-credit WRTG course except 288, 388,
486A, 486B. ENGL 102 and JOUR 201 apply
COMM 202 (3) Or other communication, writing, or speech
ENGL 102 or ENGL
103
UMUC
EQUIVALENCY
3
WRTG 393 (3) Upper-level advanced writing and related
3UL
requirement for major
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
HUMN 100 (3) Or other arts/humanities
Arts or Humanities
Distribution
Credits:
Arts &
Humanities
3
3
HIST 365 (3) Or any upper-level ARTH or HIST from a 2nd discipline
3UL
BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
CCJS 461 Psychology of Criminal Behavior (3) Related
requirement for major and behavioral/social science
BEHS 103 (3) Or other behavioral/social science from a 2nd
discipline
Credits:
3
3
3UL
SOCY 100
BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES
BIOL 103 (4) Or other biological/physical science with related lab
3
SOCY 100
Credits:
Natural Sciences
Distribution with Lab
Lab Science
3
4
4
NSCI 100 (3) Or other 3-credit biological/physical science
3
MATHEMATICS
MATH 106 or higher-level math course (3)
INTERDISCIPLINARY OR EMERGING ISSUES
3
Credits:
MATH 110
Recom’d
Mathematics
Foundation
MATH 106
Credits:
3
0
3
0
LIBS 150 Introduction to Research (1)
IFSM 201 Concepts & Applications of Information
Technology or CMST 301 Digital Media and Society (3)
CMIS 111 Social Networking and Cybersecurity Best
Practices (3) Or another computing course appropriate to the
7
1
3
3
academic major
Legend/Notes
 required course for the major or minor
* course meets content requirement but not upper-level minimum
UL – UL stands for upper-level junior/senior courses and denotes the minimum upper-level credit that must be taken at UMUC for graduation
^ only 21 credits of vocational technical are permitted for transfer at UMUC
Courses placed in the ELECTIVES/MINOR section may meet degree requirements depending on which course the student takes from the list of
courses offered for the associate’s degree. Any credit applied to the associate’s degree must also meet UMUC’s transfer credit policy.
UMUC Investigative Forensics p. 1
UMUC DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
MC COURSES
INVESTIGATIVE FORENSICS MAJOR
UMUC
EQUIVALENCY
Credits:
CREDITS
FROM MC
CREDITS
NEEDED
AT UMUC
6
29
 CCJS
101 Introduction to Investigative Forensics (3)
 STAT
200 Introduction to Statistics (3)
 CCJS
234 Criminal Procedure and Evidence (3)
 CCJS
301 Criminalistics I (4)
4UL
 CCJS
302 Criminalistics II (4)
4UL
 CCJS
342 Crime Scene Investigation (3)
3UL
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3
MATH 117
Recom’d Elective
CCJS 222
Recom’d CCJS
Elective
STAT 200
3
CCJS 234
3
CCJS 390 Cybercrime & Security (3)
3UL
 CCJS
420 Medical & Legal Investigation of Death (3)
3UL
 CCJS
421 Principals of Digital Analysis (3)
3UL
 CCJS
440 Fingerprint Analysis (3)
3UL
 CCJS
441 Firearms and Toolmarks Analysis (3)
3UL
ELECTIVES/MINOR
Choose any electives to meet degree requirements. Note
minimum requirements for upper-level coursework.
Credits:
CCJS 110
32
CCJS 100
3
PSYC 102
PSYC 100
3
CCJS 201 or 230
CCJS or CCJS
201
3
CCJS 221
CCJS 230
3
POLI 101
GVPT 101
3
CCJS 215
Health
Foundation
CCJS 242
CCJS 340*
3
Elective
2
CCJS
3
CCJS 244
CCJS or
Behavioral &
Social Science
Elective
CCJS Elective
CCJS
3
Elective
3
Elective
3
Upper-Level Electives at UMUC
12
10UL
Any Electives at UMUC
Total Minimum Credits Needed for Graduation: 120
2
Total Credits:
60
60
UMUC Investigative Forensics p. 2