2015–2016
MONTGOMERY COLLEGE
AS IN ENGINEERING SCIENCE: FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING
TO UNIVERSITY OF MARYL AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
BS IN PUBLIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
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
COMMUNICATIONS
WRTG 101 or WRTG 101S Introduction to
Writing (3)
WRTG 293 (3) Or other 3-credit WRTG course except
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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.
MC COURSES
UMUC
EQUIVALENCY
Credits:
ENGL 102
WRTG 101
CREDITS
FROM MC
CREDITS
NEEDED
AT UMUC
3
9
3
3
288, 388, 486A, 486B. ENGL 102 and JOUR 201 apply
COMM 202 (3) Or other communication, writing, or
3
speech
WRTG 394 (3) Or other upper-level advanced writing
3UL
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
HUMN 100 (3) Or other arts/humanities
HIST 125 (3) Or any ARTH or HIST from a 2nd discipline
Credits:
Arts Distribution
3
Any HIST
Recom’d Humanities
Distribution
Arts &
Humanities
3
BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
ECON 103 (3) Or other first behavioral/social science
BEHS 103 (3) Or other behavioral/social science from a
2nd discipline
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Distribution
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Distribution from a 2nd
discipline
BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES
BIOL 103 (4) Or other biological/physical science with
related lab
NSCI 100 (3) Or other 3-credit biological/physical
science
INTERDISCIPLINARY OR EMERGING ISSUES
LIBS 150 Introduction to Research (1)
IFSM 201 Concepts & Applications of Information
Technology (3)
IFSM 300 Information Systems in Organizations
(3) Related requirement for major
Credits:
Behavioral &
Social Sciences
3
Credits:
7
CHEM 113
4
PHYS 161
PHYS 161
3
MATH 181
MATH 140
Credits:
0
3
Behavioral &
Social Sciences
Credits:
0
6
CHEM 135
MATHEMATICS
MATH 106 or higher-level math course (3)
6
Arts &
Humanities
0
4
0
4
0
7
1
3
3UL
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 Public Safety Administration, p. 1
UMUC DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
MC COURSES
PUBLIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION MAJOR
UMUC
EQUIVALENCY
Credits:
CREDITS
FROM MC
CREDITS
NEEDED
AT UMUC
0
27
 PSAD
302 Introduction to Public Safety Administration (3)
3UL
 PSAD
304 Contemporary Public Safety Practices (3)
3UL
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306 Public Safety Planning (3)
3UL
 PSAD
408 Public Safety Legal Issues and Public Policy (3)
3UL
 PSAD
410 Public Safety Research and Technology (3)
3UL
 PSAD
414 Public Safety Administration Ethics (3)
3UL
 PSAD
416 Public Safety Leadership (3)
3UL
 FINC
331 Finance for the Nonfinancial Manager (3)
 BMGT
3UL
317 Decision Making (3)
3UL
CAPSTONE COURSE FOR MAJOR
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PSAD 495 Public Safety Issues and Challenges (3)
ELECTIVES/MINOR
Choose any electives to meet degree requirements. Note
minimum requirements for upper-level coursework.
See requirements of individual minor.
Recommended minors: emergency management, fire service
administration, or homeland security
Students who complete their undergraduate degree at UMUC
with a minor in Emergency Management can reduce the total
coursework for the graduate degree by up to 6 credits. Please
see a UMUC advisor or visit UMUC’s website for more
information.
Credits:
0
MUST BE TAKEN AT UMUC
Credits:
3UL
35
ENES 100
Elective
3
Health
Foundation
Elective
1
ENES 102
Elective
3
MATH 182
MATH 141
4
ENES 220
ENES 220
3
ENES 221
ENES 221
3
MATH 280
MATH 241
4
PHYS 262
4
MATH 282
PHYS 262
Elective or
ENES 240
MATH 246
PHYS 263
PHYS 263
4
ENES 232 or 240
3
13
3
3
Upper-Level Electives at UMUC
9UL
Any Electives at UMUC
Total Minimum Credits Needed for Graduation: 120
4
Total Credits:
61
59
UMUC Public Safety Administration, p. 2