AAS Criminal Justice Forensic Science to BS Homeland Security


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Transfer Guide

Gardner-Webb University

BS Homeland Security

Transfer Guide for 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

 

 

 

 

 

College Level Foreign Language Requirements:

No foreign language requirement for this program.

 

Major-Specific Course Recommendations:

Students are encouraged to build the Community College course recommendations below into the associate degree to best prepare for the intended major.

North Carolina Community College Courses 

 

CREDIT 

HOURS 

Gardner-Webb University Courses 

 

CREDIT 

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

HSE 210 Criminal Law

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

HSE 320 Ethics in Criminal Justice

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

 ART 111 Art Appreciation, DRA 111 Theater Appreciations or MUS 110 Music Appreciation  Humanities / Fine Art Requirement Met   3  General Education

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 Professional Research and Reporting

3

COMM 233

3

 

HIS 131 American History II or HIS 132 ; Recommended Elective

3

History requirement met

3

General Education

HUM 115 Critical Thinking

3

Humanities / Fine Art Requirement Met 

3

General Education

MAT 143 Quantitative Literacy, MAT 152 Statistical Methods I 

3/4

Math Requirement Met

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