IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE
Transfer Guide for the Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
2012-2013
This worksheet is intended for students attending Irvine Valley College (IVC) with plans to transfer to the University of
Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS). The worksheet will outline the courses that should be taken at the IVC schools
and indicate how the courses will fit with the Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice at UCCS. Students must maintain a 2.4
GPA and earn 60 credit hours in order to be admitted to the School of Public Affairs with junior class standing.
IVC
UCCS
WR 11
WR 21
SP 1
ENGL 1310
ENGL 1410
COMM 2010
II. Mathematics
(3 semester credits)
MATH 8
MATH 1040
III. Arts & Humanities
(6 semester credits)
2 IGETC Area 3 courses
Humanities requirement
PS 1
PSYC 1
SOC 1
PSC 1100
PSY 1000
SOC 1110
2 IGETC Area 5 courses2
Natural Science requirement
AJ 2
AJ 1133
AJ 1193
PHIL 3
CIM 107.1
1 IGETC Area 3 or Area 4 course4
AJ Electives
(choose 3 from below)
AJ 4, AJ 5, AJ 8, AJ 107,
AJ 111, AJ 112, AJ 161
CJ 1001
CJ 4044 or CJ elective
CJ 4042 or CJ elective
PHIL 1120
CS 1000
General Elective
CJ Electives
I. English Language Communication
& Critical Thinking
(9 semester credits)
IV. Social & Behavioral Sciences
(9 semester credits)
V. Natural Sciences
(8 semester credits)
VI. Specified Criminal Justice Degree
Program Courses
(25 semester credits)
2012-2013
NOTES
1. All School of Public Affairs students must complete the University Composition Competency requirement. After
completing both WR 1 and WR 2 at IVC (ENGL 1310 and ENGL 1410 at UCCS), students must either submit a Writing
Portfolio or enroll in an additional upper division writing course. Please consult an academic advisor in the Student
Success Center at UCCS for complete details.
2. Area 5 (Natural Science) course selection must include at least one lab course.
3. The CJ 4042 and CJ 4044 equivalencies will only be awarded if the student achieves a B, or better, grade in the course.
Upper-Division credit will not be awarded.
4. A 1-3 credit hour course can be taken for this requirement.
5. Minimum Academic Preparation Standards (MAPS) are an admission requirement. UCCS requires at least two years of
high school or two semesters of college foreign language equivalent. Students who have met the requirement through high
school work need not complete this requirement for transfer to UCCS. Students who still need to fulfill this requirement
should complete through the second semester language acquisition course.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The following information applies only if the student completes all of the courses listed above prior to transfer. It is
understood that after a student has been admitted to the School of Public Affairs, all courses will be taken in residence at
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
1.
Students who follow the above curriculum can opt to continue their studies either in residence at UCCS
or through an online degree completion program. The online program is for students who have
completed the first 60 credits through the IVC and who will complete their degree taking 60 credits in
online coursework offered through the School of Public Affairs at UCCS.
2.
Transfer students with a minimum 2.0 GPA will be considered for admission to the university. However, in
order to be accepted to the School of Public Affairs, students need a 2.4 GPA.
3.
Courses accepted in transfer to the School of Public Affairs at UCCS are not necessarily accepted for transfer to
any other school or college in the University of Colorado System.
4.
The University of Colorado Colorado Springs School of Public Affairs will accept a maximum of 72 semester
hours in transfer from Community Colleges.
5.
A minimum of 45 semester hours of upper-level (3000/4000) course work is required for the Bachelor of Arts in
Criminal Justice degree at UCCS.
6.
Only courses with a grade of “C-” or better will be accepted in transfer.
7.
Students accepted to the School of Public Affairs degree program will receive notification from the UCCS
Admissions Office. An academic advisor will complete an evaluation of transfer work. Transfer students will
receive a copy of their evaluation when they attend a required Transfer Orientation.
2012-2013