Franklin University – Public Safety Management
BS Degree Completion Requirements
124 Semester Credit Hours   
Effective Fall 2003-Summer 2004  Last updated 10/01/2003

PART A -  ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE OR EQUIVALENT

To enter the Jackson Community College/Franklin University program, you must meet one of the following admissions criteria:

Associate’s degree in:
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    Services
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    hrs of CRJ credit)   

or  

Other AA, AS, AGS or AAS degree with 24 semester hours in  Public Safety Technology credit

or 

Completion of 60 semester hours with 24 semester hours in  Public Safety Technology credit and a 2.5 GPA.  

PART B - BRIDGE COURSES  
   The following courses are required to be taken at 
Jackson Community College if not previously completed.

General Education Bridge:

Franklin Competency Requirement    Community College Equivalent
English ENG 131 Writing Experience
Speech SPH 231 Comm Fundamentals or 233 Argumentation & Debate or 234 Public Address or 240 Interpersonal Comm
Business/Technical Writing ENG 232 Technical & Business Writing
Statistics CIS 205 Intro to Statistics or MTH 133 Intro to Probability & Statistics
Science Course select from courses in the Science academic discipline at your community college
Social/Behavioral Science Course select from courses in anthropology, sociology, psychology, history, economics, or political science
Humanities Course select from courses in the Humanities or History academic disciplines at your community college
Economics ECN 231 Macroeconomics or 232 Microeconomics
Introduction to Databases CIS 022 MS Access Workshop or 112 MS Office Professional-Integration or 122 MS Access Comprehensive
Introduction to Spreadhseets CIS 021Excel: Windows or 112 MS Office Professional-Integration or 121 MS Excel
General Ed Elective (4 semester hours)  select from non-developmental courses in any general education discipline at your community college

Business Core Bridge:  

Financial Accounting ACC 231 Principles of Accounting I
Managerial Accounting ACC 232 Principles of Accounting II
Management BUA 220 Principles of Management
Human Resource Management  BUA 221 Human Resource Management 

Public Safety Technical Area:

   24 semester hours in an approved public safety discipline.

Elective Bridge Courses (taken at Jackson Community College)  
Non-development level courses taken at JCC and not applied directly toward another Bridge requirement will be applied to this area.  An official evaluation of transfer credit will determine the need for electives.  If you need additional courses to meet the 124 semester hour minimum required for a Bachelor/s degree, please select business, computer or public safety-related courses from those offered at JCC.  Other courses may be acceptable in this area.  Please see a JCC advisor or Franklin University SSA for approval prior to taking the course.   

FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY  
PART C - CAPSTONE (40 semester hours)

The following Capstone courses are available online and must be taken through Franklin’s Community College Alliance program.  All students must take Franklin's orientation course, PF 321 Learning Strategies, prior to other online courses at Franklin.  It is recommended to take PH 321 before beginning bridge courses at your community college.  Degree-seeking students must meet all the requirements for the degree(s) and major program(s) in effect at the time they declare in writing a specific degree and major and earn credit toward a degree by taking PH 321.

Professional Foundations (12 semester hours): 
PF 321 Learning Strategies (2)
PF 302 Applied Research Methods (4) or PF 304 Strategies for Motivation (4)
PF 305 Global Cultures (4)
PF 310 Effective Presentational Communications (2)

Major Area (24 semester hours):
 AMGT 330 Technical Business Systems (4)  
AMGT 490 Project Management (4)  
AMGT 495 Technical Management Capstone (4)  
PSMT 420 Public Sector Finance/Budget (4)
PSMT 430 Contemporary Issues in Public Safety (4)
PSMT 440 Administrative Law (4)

University Elective Courses (4 semester hours):  
Select an additional 4 hours from any Franklin University course offering at the 300 or 400 level. BSAD 320 Business Decision and Policy Issues is recommended, but contact your SSA for other options.

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