Does it matter what degree I get before pursuing a Masters in Security Studies?

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Okay, all of you know that I am currently attending Charter Oak State College in New Britain, CT and expect to graduate on August 31, 2014 and apply to ECU this fall. http://www.ecu.edu/polsci/sec/MSSS-Brochure.pdf.

I am at a fork in the road with completing my concentration plan of study and wanted to seek some advice.

Okay some of this stuff you already know.

I was a linguist/interrogator in the military (MOS 97E, now MOS 35M). The technical name was Human Intelligence Collector. I studied Persian Farsi at DLIFLC. I have always had an interest in security studies and I have, at times, thought about what I could do with my knowledge of law combined with my language. I am currently poised to receive a BS: Paralegal Studies but was thinking about making a change to a BS in Individualized Studies to incorporate more political science courses, my foreign language, and some paralegal studies courses such as constitutional law, legal analysis, etc. into my degree plan (at the suggestion of my adviser). I have been a paralegal for more than 10 years which is why a BS in Paralegal Studies has been my intended path until recently.

Do you have an opinion with regard to whether a BS in Paralegal Studies or a BS in Individualized studies would be an appropriate pre-cursor to applying to ECU for a Masters in Security Studies? In the most general of terms would either degree suffice?

Thank you.

I read this on the brochure: "No more than 7 credits of transfer work may count toward the degree; all core courses must be completed."
Are they talking about your undergraduate degree or in the Master's program?