UNC Charlotte

Transfer Guide

UNC Charlotte
Criminal Justice, BA

Transfer Guide for Associate in Arts

2024-2025

Delivery Method: On-Campus

Program Admission Notes:

Minimum 24 transferable semester hours

Minimum 2.0 cumulative college GPA for all college-level courses.

Student must be in good standing and eligible to return to the last school attended.

Contact:

University Transfer Center
transfercenter@charlotte.edu

Revised: May, 2024

College Level Foreign Language Requirements:

The College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences requires two levels of foriegn language (Language 111 and 112). Students who complete their associates degree are exempt from the language requirement. 

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.

Recommended CC Course Credit
Hours
University Equivalent Associate Degree
Requirement Fulfilled
University Requirement Fulfilled
MAT 152: Statistical Methods I 4 STAT 1220: Elements of Stat I (BUSN) & STAT 1ELE: Statistics Elective UGETC Math Required Course, General Education
CJC 111: Intro to Criminal Justice 3 CJUS 1511: Local Social Science Elective/Pre-Major Courses Required Course
CJC 113: Juvenile Justice 3 CJUS 2361: Juvenile Justice Elective/Pre-Major Courses Suggested Course
CJC 121: Law Enforcement Operations 3 CJUS 2380: Intro to Law Enforcement Elective/Pre-Major Courses Suggested Course
CJC 212: Ethics & Comm Relations 3 CJUS 2360: Ethics and the CJUS System Elective/Pre-Major Courses Suggested Course
CJC 141: Corrections 3 CJUS 2350: Intro to Corrections Elective/Pre-Major Courses Suggested Course

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.

Recommended CC Course Credit
Hours
University Equivalent Associate Degree
Requirement Fulfilled
University Requirement Fulfilled
ENG 111: Writing and Inquiry 3 WRDS 1103: Wrtng & Inqry Acdmc Ctx I & II English Composition General Education
ENG 112: Writing/Research in the Disc 3 CTCM 2530: Critical Thinking English Composition General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 9 University Equivalencies UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 9 University Equivalencies UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 4 University Equivalencies UGETC Natural Sciences General Education
ACA 122: College Transfer Success 1 TRNF 1ELE: Transfer Elective Academic Transition Elective
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 13 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses Elective

Additional Information From UNC Charlotte:

Criminal Justice majors begin as Pre-Criminal Justice until the completion of MAT 152 (STAT 1222), CJC 111 (CJUS 1511), and CJUS 1220/ 2340/ 2370. Transfer students can complete the additional CJUS courses that do not have community college equivalents in their first transfer term.

Remaining Bachelor’s Degree Requirements at University:

University Course Credit
Hours
University Course Notes
CJUS 1200: Professionalism in CJ and Crim 1
CJUS 2340: Criminological Theory 3
CJUS 2370: Rsch Methods in CJUS 3
CJUS Crime Analytics Course 3
Major Elective Courses 24

This may be fewer depending on completed criminal justice courses within the assoicate degree.

Unrestricted Electives 26