ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
The Criminal Justice program is designed to prepare graduates for employment in the criminal justice areas of police work, courts, probation, parole, youth services, and private security. It also serves to prepare persons for careers in areas allied with the various enforcement fields or continued educational pursuits. The program is designed for in-service personnel as well as for persons wishing to prepare for service in the criminal justice fields.
The criminal justice requirements include the following distribution of credit hours:
REQUIRED COURSES | ||
|---|---|---|
COURSE NUMBER | COURSE NAME | CREDITS |
CJ 101 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
CJ 202 | Introduction to Criminal Law & Procedure | 3 |
CJ 204 | Crime and Society | 3 |
MA 200 | Topics in Statistics | 3 |
SO 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
major electives | ||
COURSE NUMBER | COURSE NAME | CREDITS |
CJ *** | CJ Elective | 3 |
CJ *** | CJ Elective | 3 |
blueprint REQUIREMENTS | ||
COURSE NUMBER | COURSE NAME | CREDITS |
BLU 101 | Foundations Seminar | 3 |
BLU 151 | Public Speaking | 3 |
BLU 201 | Service Learning and Civic Engagement | 3 |
EN 101 | College Writing | 3 |
EN 102 | Writing in the Humanities | 3 |
RS *** | Religious Studies Elective | 3 |
GENERAL EDUCATION MODULES | ||
COURSE NUMBER | COURSE NAME | CREDITS |
Natural Science | Approved Elective | 3 |
American History/Western Civilization | Approved Elective | 3 |
Humanities | Approved Elective | 3 |
Art | Approved Elective | 3 |
Foreign Culture and Language | Approved Elective | 3 |
GENERAL ELECTIVES | ||
COURSE NUMBER | COURSE NAME | CREDITS |
All College Elective | Any Course | 3 |
All College Elective | Any Course | 3 |