Criminal Justice, AAS

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Length: 66 credits

Purpose: This program is designed to provide a theoretical and practical understanding of the criminal justice profession in local, state, and federal criminal justice systems.

Program Learning Outcomes: The student will be able to:

demonstrate minimum proficiency in General Education Skills which are defined as oral communication, written communication, mathematical/problem solving, scientific reasoning, information literacy and critical thinking;
demonstrate competency of effects of crime, law, and law enforcement systems in society;
demonstrate competency of legal and non-legal drugs including identification, societal influences, and legal consequences;
demonstrate proficiency to evaluate tort and criminal case charges, elements, victims, perpetrators, and outcomes;
demonstrate proficiency of proper criminal investigation methods that follow laws from judicial, executive, and legislative branches; and
demonstrate acceptable workplace skills, attitudes, and behaviors.

Occupational Objectives: The program prepares students for career service in the following areas: local and state police departments, federal agencies, correctional institutions, and security officers in commercial or industrial areas.

General Education Requirements

CST 110 - Introduction to Human Communication Credits: 3
ENG 111 - College Composition I Credits: 3
MTH 130 - Fundamentals of Reasoning Credits: 3
PLS 135 - U.S. Government and Politics Credits: 3 and
PLS 136 - State and Local Government and Politics Credits: 3
or
HIS 121 - United States History to 1877 Credits: 3 and
HIS 122 - United States History Since 1865 Credits: 3
PSY 200 - Principles of Psychology Credits: 3
SOC 200 - Principles of Sociology Credits: 3
HUM EEE - Humanities/Fine Arts Elective Credits: 3

Total Credits: 24

Program Requirements

ADJ 100 - Survey of Criminal Justice Credits: 3
ADJ 105 - The Juvenile Justice System Credits: 3
ADJ 111 - Law Enforcement Organization & Administration I Credits: 3
ADJ 130 - Introduction to Criminal Law Credits: 3
ADJ 131 - Legal Evidence Credits: 3
ADJ 133 - Ethics and the Criminal Justice Professional Credits: 3
ADJ 146 - Adult Correctional Institutions Credits: 3
or
ADJ 140 - Introduction to Corrections Credits: 3
or
ADJ 145 - Corrections and the Community Credits: 3
ADJ 201 - Criminology Credits: 3
ADJ 236 - Principles of Criminal Investigation Credits: 3
ADJ 237 - Advanced Criminal Investigation Credits: 3
ADJ 280 - Capstone Project Credits: 1
ADJ 299 - Supervised Study Credits: 1
PED/HLT EEE - Wellness Electives Credits: 3
EEE EEE - College Transfer Elective Credits: 3
ITE 152 - Introduction to Digital and Information Literacy and Computer Applications Credits: 3
SDV 100 - College Success Skills Credits: 1

Total Credits: 42

Minimum Required for Degree: 66 Credits

Advising Sheet

Advising Sheet Suggested Schedules: Courses in advising sheets are displayed under the semester in which the courses are regularly offered. It is possible that a course shown on the schedule for a particular semester may not be offered due to low enrollment or other factors.

NOTE: Classes marked with * meet the requirements of the Career Studies Certificate in Justice Studies . Classes marked with + meet the requirements of the Career Studies Certificate in Foundations of Criminal Justice, CSC