2009 – 2010
STUDENT NAME_______________________________________________________________ DATE__________________
Fire Management A. A.S. at AACC to
B.S. IN FIRE SCIENCE AT UMUC
This worksheet is designed to help you plan and track your progress toward your degrees. For full course descriptions,
please refer to the current undergraduate Catalog.
Courses taken at Anne Arundel Community College
Changes in recommended courses may affect other elements of the degree plan. Lower level equivalents of UMUC
upper level courses fulfill content requirements but not upper-level minimum credit requirements
UMUC
Equivalent
Course
UMUC GER Requirement
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (GER) (25 credits)
English Writing GER
ENG 111 Composition and Introduction to Literature 1 (3) Or ENG 115
WRTG 101 Writing GER
ENG 112 Composition and Introduction to Literature 2 (3) Or ENG 116
Speech/writing GER
COM 111 Fundamentals of Oral Communication (3) Or COM 116
Biological and physical
science with lab GER
Biological and physical sciences with laboratory (4)
Mathematics GER
MAT 131 or MAT 133 (3) Recommended MAT
MATH 107 or
MATH 106
First social and behavioral
sciences GER
ECO 211 Principles of Economics 1 (3)
ECON 201
Second social and
behavioral sciences GER
PLS 113 State and Local Government (3)
GVPT 260
First arts and humanities
GER
ART 220, HIS 214, HIS 217, or HIS 218 (3) Recommended elective. Consult with an
WRTG 101
advisor. Fulfills AACC diversity requirement and UMUC historic requirement
INTERDISCIPLINARY AND EMERGING ISSUES (6 credits)
CSI 113 Introduction to Computers (3) Recommended computer technology. First computing GER at UMUC
IFSM 201
Health/fitness/wellness (3)
FIRE SCIENCE RELATED COURSES (30 credits)
BPA 111 Business and Its Environment (3)
BMGT 110
BPA 162 Business Communications (3)
HRMN 302
BPA 171 Principles of Supervision (3)
MGST 160
BPA 211 Principles of Accounting 1 (3)
ACCT 220
 BPA
 FSCN
220 Administration of the EMS/Fire/Rescue Organization (3) First required course for major
302
Fire management elective (3)
Fire management elective (3)
Fire management elective (3)
Fire management elective (3)
Fire management elective (3)
Credits transferred: 61 credits
 Required courses for UMUC major
AACC Fire Management A.A.S. to FRSC, p. 1
SEQUENCE at UMUC
NOTES
Courses are listed in the order in which students should take them.
Changes in courses and order may affect other elements of the degree plan.
ADDITIONAL REQUIRED GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES FOR DEGREE (6 credits)
Biological and physical
sciences GER
NSCI 100 or ASTR 100 (3) Or other 3-credit biological/physical science GER course
Second arts and
humanities GER
PHIL 315 or HUMN 351 (3) Or any other upper-level arts/humanities from a second discipline
UL
EMERGING ISSUES (4 credits) If requirement is completed in degree at community college, these credits may be used for electives
LIBS 150 (1) Required GER course
IFSM 300 (3) Or ACCT 326 for second computing GER (but note prerequisite of ACCT 221)
UL
ADDITIONAL REQUIRED COURSES FOR MAJOR AND DEGREE (27 credits)
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FSCN 304 (3) Required course for major
UL
WRTG 394 or WRTG 394X (3) Or other upper-level advanced writing GER course
UL
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FSCN 305 (3) Required course for major
UL
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FSCN 412 (3) Required course for major
UL
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FSCN 416 (3) Required course for major
UL
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FSCN 306 or FSCN 303 (3) Or other supplemental course for major (any UL FSCN)
UL
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FSCN 402 or FSCN 401(3) Or other supplemental course for major
UL
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FSCN 411 or FSCN 413 (3) Or other supplemental course for major
UL
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FSCN 414 or FSCN 415 (3) Or other supplemental course for major
UL
CAPSTONE COURSE FOR MAJOR (3 credits) To be taken after all other courses for the major
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UL
HMLS 495 (3) Required for major
MINOR OR ELECTIVES (15 credits, at least 9 credits upper level for minor)
See requirements of individual minor.
UL
UL
UL
ADDITIONAL ELECTIVES (4 credits)
Choose any courses to meet 120 credits for degree
Recommended: STAT 200
TOTAL: 120 CREDITS
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.
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All General Education Requirements.
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Grade of C or better in all courses for the major and minor.
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Overall GPA of at least 2.0.
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45 upper-level credits, including half the credit for the major and the minor.
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All required courses and minimum number of credits for major and minor.
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At least half the credit for the major earned through graded coursework.
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Prerequisites for major and minor courses, if needed.
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Total 120 credits.
NOTES:
 Required courses for UMUC major
AACC Fire Management A.A.S. to FRSC, p. 2