The Criminal Justice Associate Degree program is a sequence of courses that prepares students for Criminal Justice professions. The program emphasizes a combination of Criminal Justice theory and practical application necessary for successful employment. The Criminal Justice field offers thousands of career opportunities in the three components of the criminal justice system: Law Enforcement, The Courts, and Corrections, as well as careers in Private Security.

The Criminal Justice Associate degree program requires:

Area I:      Eng 1101 and 5 additional hours from ENG  2130; HUM1101, HIS 2111 or HIS 2112 (10 quarter                    hours) and either SPC 1101 or ENG 1105 (5 quarter hours).

Area II:    10 quarter hours from PSY 1101, SOC 1101, ECO 1101 or ECO 2105 (10 quarter hours).

Area III:   Either MAT 1111 or MAT 1103  (5 quarter hours).


General Core Courses
Course Number
 Course Name
 Hours

General Core Courses
 25

Additional Area II Course
 5

Total Core Hours
 30






Social/ Behavioral Sciences
Take two of the following:
Course Number Course Name Hours
PSY 1101
 Introduction to Psychology
 5
SOC 1101
 Introduction to Sociology
 5
ECO1101 Principles of Economics
 5
ECO 2105
 		Principles of Macroeconomics
 		5


10
Natural Sciences/ Mathematics
MAT1111
 College Algebra
 (5)

OR
MAT 1103
 Algebraic Concepts
 5


5



Fundamental Courses
Course Number
 Course Name
 Hours
CRJ101
 Introduction to Criminal Justice
 5
CRJ202
 Constitutional Law
 5
CRJ105
 Introduction to Criminal Procedure
 5
CRJ207
 Juvenile Justice
 5
CRJ212
 Ethics in Criminal Justice
 5
SCT101
 Computer Concepts and Applications
 3


28



Specific Occupational Courses
Course Number
 Course Name
 Hours
CRJ103
 Corrections
 5
CRJ104
 Principles of Law Enforcement
 5
CRJ168
 Criminal Law
 5
CRJ209
 Practicum/Internship
 5


20



Electives

Course Number
 Course Name
 Hours
CRJ###
 Occupational Related Electives
 10
XXX####
 General Electives
10




Total Credit Hours
 98