AAS Criminal Justice Paralegal Technology to BS Homeland Security


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Transfer Guide

Gardner-Webb University

BS Homeland Security

Transfer Guide for AAS Criminal Justice Paralegal Technology

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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 

ACC 120 Principles of Financial Accounting

3

ACC 213 Principles of Accounting I

3

CIS Introduction to Computers

3

MIS 379 Introduction to Computer Concepts

3

CJC 131 Criminal law

3

Elective

3

CJC 221 Computer Crime Investigations

4

HSE 460 Cybercrime

4

CJC 231 Constitutional Law

3

Elective

3

LEX 110 Introduction to Paralegal Studies

2

Elective

2

LEX 120 Legal Research Writing I

3

Elective

3

LEX 121 Legal Research Writing II

3

Elective

3

LEX 130 Civil Injuries

3

Elective

3

LEX 140 Civil Litigation I

3

Elective

3

LEX 141 Civil Litigation II

3

Elective

3

LEX 150 Commercial Law I

3

Elective

3

LEX 170 Administrative Law

2

Elective

3

LEX 210 Real Property I

3

Elective

3

LEX 220 Corporate Law

2

Elective

3

LEX 240 Family Law

3

Elective

3

LEX 250 Wills, Estates, & Trusts

3

Elective

3

LEX 270 Law Office Management / Technology

2

Elective

3

LEX 280 Ethics and Professionalism

2

Elective

3

LEX 286 Medical Evidence Analysis

2

Elective

2

OST 137 Office Applications I

3

Elective

3

OST 153 Office Financial Solutions

3

Elective

3

OST 286 Professional Development

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

 COM 231 Public Speaking  BAD 325 Business Communications 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  ENG/ENGL 102 English Composition II  3  General Education

HIS 112 World Civilizations II

3

HIS 302 World Civilizations

3

 
 MAT 143 Quantitative Literacy  MTH 120 Math for the Liberal Arts General Education

POL 120 American Government & POL130 State & Government

3

PSC 302 American Government

3

General Education

PSY 118 Interpersonal Psychology

3

Elective

3

 
 PSY 150 General Psychology; Recommended Elective PSY 201/ HUS 201 General Psychology  3  General Education
 PSY 281 Abnormal Psychology or PSY 231 Forensic Psychology  Elective  3  
 SOC 210 Introduction to Sociology  SOCI 201 Introduction to Sociology  

 

 

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