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2019 - 2020 FCC Academic Catalog
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2019 - 2020 FCC Academic Catalog
Honors Program
The purpose of this MOU is to acknowledge the
scholastic accomplishments of FCC Honors students
and to facilitate a seamless transition from the FCC
Honors Program to the Thomas E. Bellavance Honors
Program of the Honors College at Salisbury University.
Interested students should contact the FCC Honors
Program Coordinator for further information.
Addictions Counseling
Frederick Community College maintains an
articulation agreement with Salisbury University for
students who complete the Addictions Counseling
degree transferring into the Social Work program
at Salisbury University. Students must maintain
a minimum GPA of 2.0 to be eligible. For more
information, contact the Counseling & Advising
Office at 301.846.2471.
Exercise Science
Frederick Community College maintains an
articulation agreement with Salisbury University for
students who complete the Exercise Science degree
transferring into the Community Health program
at Salisbury University. Students must maintain
a minimum GPA of 2.0 to be eligible. For more
information, contact the Counseling & Advising
Office at 301.846.2471.
Human Services
Frederick Community College maintains an
articulation agreement with Salisbury University for
students who complete the Human Services degree
transferring into the Social Work program at Salisbury
University. Students must maintain a minimum GPA
of 2.0 to be eligible. For more information, contact the
Counseling & Advising Office at 301.846.2471.
Pre-Health Professions
Frederick Community College maintains an
articulation agreement with Salisbury University for
students who complete the Pre-Health Professions
degree transferring into the Community Health
program at Salisbury University. Students must
maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 to be eligible. For
more information, contact the Counseling & Advising
Office at 301.846.2471.
Psychology
Frederick Community College maintains an
articulation agreement with Salisbury University
for students who complete the Psychology degree
transferring into the Social Work program at Salisbury
University. Students must maintain a minimum GPA
of 2.0 to be eligible. For more information, contact the
Counseling & Advising Office at 301.846.2471.
Frederick Community College maintains an
articulation agreement with Salisbury University
for students who complete the Psychology Area
of Concentration transferring into the Psychology
program at Salisbury University. Students must
maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 to be eligible. For
more information, contact the Counseling & Advising
Office at 301.846.2471.
Social Science
Frederick Community College maintains an
articulation agreement with Salisbury University for
students who complete the Social Science umbrella
degree transferring into the Social Work program
at Salisbury University. Students must maintain
a minimum GPA of 2.0 to be eligible. For more
information, contact the Counseling & Advising
Office at 301.846.2471.
Sociology
Frederick Community College maintains an
articulation agreement with Salisbury University
for students who complete the Sociology degree
transferring into the Social Work program at Salisbury
University. Students must maintain a minimum GPA
of 2.0 to be eligible. For more information, contact the
Counseling & Advising Office at 301.846.2471.
Shenandoah University
Students having completed their Associate degree
with a minimum GPA of 2.5 will be given priority
consideration for admission to Shenandoah
University. For more information, contact the
Counseling & Advising Office at 301.846.2471.
Shepherd University Dual Admission
Frederick Community College has a dual
admission agreement with Shepherd. Students
enrolled in the dual admission program will
be guaranteed admission to Shepherd with a
cumulative FCC GPA of 2.800 or higher and at
least 30 FCC college credits. Students will also
receive a tuition discount when they continue
their studies at Shepherd if they meet these dual
admission requirements. For more information
about how to enroll in this program, contact the
Counseling & Advising Office at 301.846.2471, or
the Admissions Office at Shepherd at 304.876.5212,
Shippensburg University
Dual Admission
Frederick Community College has a dual admission
agreement with Shippensburg. Students may
complete one application to be admitted to both
institutions. Students enrolled under dual admission
also receive a significant tuition reduction when
they continue their study at Shippensburg. For more
information, contact Shippensburg at 800.822.8208
or e-mail at .
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Guaranteed Admission
The Guaranteed Admission Transfer Agreement is
designed to facilitate FCC students’ease of transfer to
St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM). FCC students
graduating with a minimum cumulative grade-point
average (GPA) of 3.000 and meet the criteria outlined
in the agreement are guaranteed admission to SMCM.
For further information, contact the Counseling &
Advising Office at 301.846.2471.
Honors College
Frederick Community College maintains a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with St.
Mary's College for students enrolled in FCC Honors
Program. The purpose of this agreement is to
acknowledge the scholastic accomplishments of
FCC honors students by accepting up to 70 credits
to facilitate seamless transition. Interested students
should contact the FCC Honors Program Coordinator
for further information.
Stevenson University
Addictions Counseling
Frederick Community College maintains an
articulation agreement with Stevenson University
for graduates of the addictions counseling program
transferring to the Counseling & Human Services
program at Stevenson University. A maximum of 70
credit hours from FCC will be allowed toward degree
fulfillment of the 120 credit hours in the bachelor
program. Only courses in which students have earned
a“C”or better are eligible for transfer and students
must maintain a 2.5 GPA or higher in all previous
course work. For more information contact the
Counseling & Advising office at 301.846.2471.
Biology
Frederick Community College maintains an
articulation agreement with Stevenson University for
graduates of the Biology program at FCC transferring
to the Biology program at Stevenson University. A
maximum of 70 credit hours from FCC will be allowed
toward the fulfillment of the 120 credit corresponding
program. Only courses in which students earn a grade
of "C" or better are eligible for transfer. Students must
maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA or higher in all prior
college course work.
Criminal Justice
Frederick Community College maintains an
articulation agreement with Stevenson University
for graduates of the Criminal Justice program at
FCC transferring to the Criminal Justice program at
Stevenson University. A maximum of 70 credit hours
from FCC will be allowed toward the fulfillment of
the 120 credit corresponding program. Only courses
with a grade of "C" or better are eligible for transfer.
Students must maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA or
higher in all prior college course work.
Cybersecurity
Frederick Community College maintains an
articulation agreement with Stevenson University
for graduates of the Cybersecurity program at FCC
transferring to the Digital Forensics program at
Stevenson University. A maximum of 70 credit hours
from FCC will be allowed toward the fulfillment of
the 120 credit corresponding program. Only courses
in which students earn a grade of "C" or better are
eligible for transfer. Students must maintain a 2.5
cumulative GPA or higher in all prior college course
work.
Graphic Design
Frederick Community College maintains an
articulation agreement with Stevenson University
for graduates of the Arts & Humanities degree with
an Area of Concentration in Graphic Design to the
Graphic Design program at Stevenson University. A
maximum of 70 credit hours from FCC will be allowed
toward the fulfillment of the 120 credit corresponding
program. Only courses in which students earn a grade
of "C" or better are eligible for transfer. Students must
maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA or higher in all prior
college course work.
Human Services
A maximum of 70 credit hours from FCC will be
allowed toward degree fulfillment of the 120 credit
hours in the bachelor program. Only courses in
which students have earned a“C”or better are
eligible for transfer and students must maintain a
2.5 GPA or higher in all previous course work. For
more information contact the Counseling & Advising
Office at 301.846.2471.
Legal Studies
Frederick Community College maintains an
articulation agreement with Stevenson University for
graduates of the Information Systems Management
program at FCC transferring to the Computer Science
program at Stevenson University. A maximum of
70 credit hours from FCC will be allowed toward
the fulfillment of the 120 credit computer science
program. Only courses with a grade of "C" or better
are eligible for transfer. Students must maintain a
2.5 cumulative GPA or higher in all prior college
course work.
Nursing
Frederick Community College maintains an
articulation agreement with Stevenson University for
graduates of the Pre-Health Professions program at
FCC transferring to the traditional Nursing Program at
Stevenson University. A maximum of 70 credit hours
from FCC will be allowed toward fulfillment of the 125
credit hours required for baccalaureate completion.
Only courses in which the students earn a grade of
“C”or better are eligible for transfer. Students must
maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.000 or higher in all
prior college course work.
Psychology
Frederick Community College maintains an
articulation agreement with Stevenson University
for graduates of the Psychology program at FCC
transferring to the Psychology program at Stevenson
University. A maximum of 70 credit hours from FCC
will be allowed toward the fulfillment of the 120
credit Psychology program. Only courses with a grade
of "C" or better are eligible for transfer. Students must
maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA or higher in all prior
college course work.
Stratford University
Culinary Management
Stratford University and Frederick Community
College have established an articulation agreement
for students graduating with the Culinary Arts &
Supervision A.A.S. degree who wish to transfer into
the B.A. degree in Culinary Management at Stratford.
This agreement provides a seamless transfer of
FCC courses to Stratford University. Students must
maintain an overall“C”average in order to transfer to
Stratford. For further information, contact the Culinary
Arts & Supervision Program Manager.
Towson University
Allied Health Technical and
Professional Studies
In addition to the system-wide articulation with
Towson University and other Maryland State colleges,
Frederick Community College and Towson have
established memorandums of understanding for
students completing Allied Health programs. These
collaborative programs are designed to enable
students with an A.A.S. in any of our Allied Health
programs to smoothly transition to the Bachelor of
Technical and Professional Studies degree at Towson.
For more information, contact the Counseling &
Advising Office at 301.846.2471, or the program
coordinator at Towson.
STEM (Area of Concentration biology)
Frederick Community College and Mount St. Mary's
are committed to facilitating a smooth transition
from FCC's STEM (Biology area of concentration)
program to the B.S. in Biology program at Mount
St. Mary's University. Students earning an A.S.
degree in STEM (Biology area of concentration)
and meeting GPA requirements will be able to
transfer up to 60 credits (the maximum allowable)
to Mt. St. Mary's University. Further, students who
obtained an A.S. degree in STEM (Biology area
of concentration) from FCC and who enrolled in
the Biology program at Mt. St. Mary's University
can apply up to 32 transfer credits to required
components of the major. For further information
contact Marc Frankenberry at 301.846.2606.
Theology
Frederick Community College and Mount St. Mary's
are committed to facilitating a smooth transition
from FCC's General Studies or Arts and Humanities
program to a B.A. in Theology at Mount St. Mary's
University. Students earning an A.A. in General
Studies or Arts and Humanities and meeting GPA
requirements will be able to transfer up to 60
credits (the maximum allowable) to Mt. St. Mary's
University. For more information contact the
Counseling & Advising Office at 301.846.2471.
Mount St. Mary’s University –
Frederick Campus
Frederick Community College and Mount St. Mary's-
Frederick Campus are committed to facilitating
a smooth transition from FCC to completion
of a bachelor's degree. With that goal in mind
the institutions have signed a memorandum of
understanding by providing students with a 20%
tuition discount. For more information contact the
Counseling & Advising Office at 301.846.2471.
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Construction Management
Frederick Community College maintains an
articulation agreement with Pennsylvania College of
Technology which will accept FCC graduates in the
Construction Management and Supervision program
into the Construction Management major at PCT.
Students must meet the minimum grade requirement
of“C”or higher in listed general education courses
and students must maintain an overall GPA of
2.000 or higher. For more information, contact the
Counseling & Advising Office at 301.846.2471.
Salisbury University
Frederick Community College maintains a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with
Salisbury University for students enrolled In the
FCC Honors Program.