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Associate of Science in Criminal Justice

Curriculum

Students graduating with the Associate Science in Criminal Justice degree will have completed 42 hours of general education courses and 18 hours of courses in the major.

GENERAL EDUCATION (42 hours)
Required general education courses are shown in red. Some courses appear in more than one category and may be used to meet more than one requirement but doing so does not reduce the total number of credits required i.e. 42 hours of general education are required.
 
Courses Credit
Hours*
OR100 Orientation Compass0
 
Written Communication (6 hours)
ENG110 English Composition 3
COM240 Principles of Business Communications3
 
Humanities (12 hours)
HIS125 World Civilization I 3
ENG100 Becoming a Master Student 3
ECN221 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
HIS225 World Civilization II 3
ARTS300 Introduction to Art History 3
GEO307 Global Geography 3
 
Behavioral & Social Sciences (12 hours)
IS102 Microsoft Office Fundamentals 3
SOC135 Introduction to Sociology 3
PSY140 Introduction to Psychology 3
FIN202 Personal Finance3
SOC250 Technology and Society 3
ANTH302 Introduction to Anthropology3
 
Science/Math (12 hours)
MA115 Business Problem Solving3
BUS210 Business Statistics I3
CH125 Chemistry Fundamentals3
MA120 College Algebra 3
BIO130 Fundamentals of Biology3
FIN202 Personal Finance3
BIO230 Principles of Ecology 3
 
MAJOR REQUIRED COURSES (18 hours)
 
CRJ100 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3
CRJ110 Criminology 3
Select 4 courses from the following:
CRJ115 Police and Police Procedures 3
CRJ125 The Corrections Process 3
CRJ200 Criminal Procedure and Criminal Evidence 3
CRJ210 Criminal Investigations 3
CRJ215 Juvenile Justice 3
CRJ250 International Criminology 3

 

*credit hours are equivalent to semester hours