Criminal Justice Associate Degree
Program of Study
Here is the suggested program of study for students in the Associate in Applied Science degree program in the Criminal Justice curriculum.
We have color-coded our classes so you can easily learn required courses and electives.
- Courses in orange are GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES
- Courses in salmon are MAJOR COURSES
- Courses in yellow are HUMANITIES ELECTIVE COURSES
- Courses in green are
- Courses in light blue are OTHER REQUIRED COURSES
| Fall | ||||||
| Course | Name | Class |
Lab |
Clin. |
Credit |
Hrs./Wk. |
| ACA 111 | College Student Success | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| CJC 111 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| CJC 131 | Criminal Law | 3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| CJC 213 | Substance Abuse | 3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| Select one of the following: | ||||||
| CIS 110 | Introduction to Computers | 2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
| CIS 111 | Basic PC Litaracy | 1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
| Select one of the following sets: | ||||||
| MAT 140 | Survey of Mathematics | 2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
| MAT 140A | Survey of Mathematics Lab | 0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| or | ||||||
| MAT 161 | College Algebra | 2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
| MAT 161A | College Algebra Lab | 0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
16-17 |
19-20 |
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| Spring | ||||||
| Course | Name | Class |
Lab |
Clin. |
Credit |
Hrs./Wk. |
| CJC 112 | Criminology | 3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| CJC 113 | Juvenile Justice | 3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| CJC 111 | Corrections | 3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| CJC 212 | Ethics & Community Relations | 3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| ENG 111 | Expository Writing | 3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| Criminal Justice Elective | 3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
18 |
18 |
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| Fall | ||||||
| Course | Name | Class |
Lab |
Clin. |
Credit |
Hrs./Wk. |
| CJC 214 | Victimology | 3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| CJC 231 | Constitutional Law | 3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| ENG 114 | Professional Research & Reporting | 3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| PSY 150 | General Psychology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Criminal Justice Elective | 5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
|
17 |
17 |
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| Spring | ||||||
| Course | Name | Class |
Lab |
Clin. |
Credit |
Hrs./Wk. |
| CJC 221 | Investigative Principles | 3 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
| CJC 222 | Criminalistics | 3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| Criminal Justice Elective | 3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
| Humanities Elective | 3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
| Select one of the following: | ||||||
| POL 120 | American Government | 3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| POL 130 | State & Local Government | 3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
16 |
17 |
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| Total Program Hours | 67-68 |
71-72 |
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Criminal Justice Electives
Humanities Electives
Humanities electives for Criminal Justice can be found here.
