Criminal Justice Associate in Science Degree
The Associate in Science Criminal Justice (CJ) degree program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare students to work as criminal justice practitioners/supervisors/managers in law enforcement agencies, correctional institutions, juvenile courts, crime laboratories, and mobile units dealing with physical evidence, etc. The program can also provide supplemental training for persons previously or currently employed in these occupations. The program may also be beneficial to professionals seeking salary incentive benefits or career enhancement in the field.
Courses
- AMH 2010 — U.S. History to 1877
- AMH 2020 — U.S. History Since 1877
- AMS 2010 — Civil Discourse and the American Political Order
- CCJ 1001 — Introduction to Criminology
- CCJ 1020 — Introduction to Criminal Justice
- CCJ 2358 — Criminal Justice Report Writing
- CGS 1100 — Business Computer Applications
- CJC 1000 — Introduction to Corrections
- CJE 1002 — Introduction to Law Enforcement
- CJE 2006 — Police and Society
- CJE 2331 — Ethics in Criminal Justice
- CJE 2500 — Police Operations
- CJE 2600 — Criminal Investigation
- CJL 2100 — Criminal Law
- CJL 2102 — Criminal Procedure & Evidence
- ENC 1101 — College Composition I
- MAT 1033 — Intermediate Algebra
- MGF 1100 — Introduction to Mathematical Thinking
- POS 2041 — American National Government
- PSY 2012 — Introduction to Psychology
- REL 2300 — World Religions
- SPC 2608 — Public Speaking
- SYG 2000 — Introduction to Sociology
- SYG 2010 — Social Problems