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Criminal Justice Program (A.S.)
First Semester Credits
COM 101 Interpersonal Communication OR COM 102 Public Speaking  3
CRJ 101 Justice System  3
MAT 118 Statistics: An Empirical Intro1  3
ENG 103 Freshman Composition and Literature I (ENG 099, a non-credit course, may be required.)  3
SOC 103 Introductory Sociology  3
Physical Education Activity 1
Total Credits:  16 
Second Semester  
CRJ 226 Law Enforcement Process  3
ENG 104 Freshman Composition and Literature II  3
Criminal Justice elective 3
PSY 103 General Psychology  3
PHI 108 Ethics 2  3
Physical Education Activity 1
Total Credits:  16 
Third Semester  
CRJ 220 Corrections Process  3
English elective (200-level) 3
Science elective (must include Laboratory) 4
General electives 3  6
Total Credits:  16 
Fourth Semester  
Criminal Justice elective 3
Health elective 1
Math or Science elective 3-4
General electives 3  6
Total Credits:  14 
Total Program Credits  62 
Notes:

1. MAT-143, 151, 161, or 162 will also satisfy the math requirement. 

2. For students who opt for CRJ 202 Ethics in Police Work rather than PHI 108 Ethics, SOC 204 Social Problems or SOC 207 Deviance will be required as their second Social Science requirement 

3. May include only two of the following: CRJ 106, 107, 108, 201, 206, 207, 208, 210, 212, 216, 217, 218, 252 and/or 254. Otherwise, any college course (except those CRJ courses which may not be used as electives and COR, EMG, HFA, HSD, LEC, PSC, PSD and PEH Aquatics/Activities) may be included as electives. 

 

 

 

Criminal Justice Program (A.A.S.)
First Semester Credits
COM 101 Interpersonal Communication OR COM 102 Public Speaking  3
CRJ 101 Justice System  3
Mathematics/Science elective 3
ENG 103 Freshman Composition and Literature I (ENG 099, a non-credit course, may be required.)  3
SOC 103 Introductory Sociology  3
Physical Education Activity 1
Total Credits:  16 
Second Semester  
CRJ 112 Introduction to Law Enforcement  3
ENG 104 Freshman Composition and Literature II  3
PSY 103 General Psychology  3
PHI 108 Ethics OR CRJ 202 Ethics in Law Enforcement1  3
Criminal Justice elective 3
Physical Education Activity 1
Total Credits:  16 
Third Semester  
CRJ 220 Corrections Process 3
CRJ 102 Introduction to Criminal Law

3
CRJ 142 Criminal Investigation  3
Criminal Justice elective 3
Health elective 1
General elective 2  3
Total Credits:  16 
Fourth Semester  
Criminal Justice electives 9
Mathematice/Science elective 3
General elective 2  3
Total Credits:  15 
Total Program Credits  63 
Notes:

1 For students who opt for CRJ 202 Ethics in Police Work rather than PHI 108 Ethics, SOC 204 Social Problems or SOC 207 Deviance will be required as their second Social Science requirement.  

2 May include only one of the following: CRJ 106, 107, 108, 201, 206, 207, 208, 210, 212, 216, 217, 218, 252. Otherwise, any college course (except those CRJ courses which may not be used as electives and COR, EMG, HFA, HSD, LEC, PSC, PSD and PEH Aquatics/Activities) may be included as electives.