AAS Criminal Justice Forensic Science to BS Criminal Justice


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Transfer Guide

Gardner-Webb University

BS Criminal Justice

AAS Criminal Justice Forensic Science

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Delivery Method: Online

Program Admission Notes:

 

See Gardner-Webb general education requirements for online programs. All transfer students are required to take Old and New Testament (REL 300 and REL 301).

 

First-year online students must be enrolled in UNI 111 University Life their first semester at the university if they transfer fewer than 15 credits from an institution other than a high school.

 

Entrance requirements to the Bachelor program include official transcripts from accredited institutions showing a GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. To receive credit for a course, a student must have earned a “C” 2.0 or better in that course.

 

Students transferring from accredited two-year institutions may transfer up to 76 credit hours. Students transferring from accredited four-year institutions may transfer up to 90 credit hours. Students transferring from a combination of two- and four-year institutions may transfer a maximum of 90 credit hours with no more than 76 of the 90 hours coming from two-year institutions. All transfer students must complete at least the final 30 credit hours with Gardner-Webb.

 

See the most recent course equivalencies through Gardner-Webb University Registrar Services.

Students who do not have transfer credit for ENG 101 will need to register for this course during their first semester.

Contact:

admissions@gardner-webb.edu

704-406-4000

 

Revised: 12.8.25

 

 

 

 

 

North Carolina Community College Courses 

CREDIT 

Gardner-Webb University Courses 

CREDIT 

 

HOURS 

 

HOURS 

CJC 111 Introduction to Criminal Justice

Elective

CJC 112 Criminology

3

SOC 411 Criminology

3

CJC 113 Juvenile Justice

3

SOC 415 Juvenile Delinquency

3

CJC 115 Crime Scene Photography

3

Elective

3

CJC 131 Criminal law

3

Elective

3

CJC 132 Court Procedures and Evidence

3

Elective

3

CJC 144 Crime Scene Photography

3

Elective

3

CJC 146 Trace Evidence

3

Elective

3

CJC 212 Ethics and Community Relations

3

Elective

3

CJC 221 Investigative Principles

4

Elective

4

CJC 222 Criminalistics

3

Elective

3

CJC 223 Organized Crime

3

CJC 475 Organized Crime

3

CJC 231 Constitutional Law

3

Elective

3

CJC 244 Footwear and Imprint

3

Elective

3

CJC 245 Friction Ridge Analysis

3

Elective

3

CJC 246 Advanced Friction Ridge Analysis

3

Elective

3

CJC 250 Forensic Biology I, CJC 251 Forensic Chemistry I

3

Elective

3

CJC 255 Issues in Criminal Justice App.

3

Elective

3

 

 

Remaining Associate Degree Requirements:

In addition to major-specific course recommendations above, students should work with a community college advisor to select additional community college courses to fulfill the remaining associate degree requirements identified below. See Gardner-Webb general education requirements for online programs.

Recommended CC Course

Credit Hours

University Equivalent

Credit Hours

University Requirement Fulfilled

ENG 111: Writing and Inquiry

3

ENG/ENGL 101 English Composition I

3

General Education

ENG 112: Writing/Research in the Discipline

3

ENG/ENGL 102 English Composition II

3

General Education

ENG 114

3

English Comp II

3

General Education

 

 

Additional Information from Gardner-Webb University:

 

 

 

Remaining Bachelor Degree Requirements at University:

 

 

Required Courses for Criminal Justice

CREDIT HOURS

CJC 410 Philosophy of Criminal Justice

3

CJC 420 Administrative Decision making in Public Safety

3

CJC 430 Criminal Justice Theory and Research

3

CJC 440 Trends in Criminal Justice

3

CJC 450 International Issues in Public Safety

3

Supportive Elective Hours

14