Criminal Justice (Generalist)
The Associate in Applied Arts and Sciences (AAS) degree in Criminal Justice (Generalist) prepares students for careers as police officers, corrections officers, court advocates, or private security workers. The program emphasizes professional and personal ethics, honesty and integrity. Students gain hands-on experience in crime scene investigation (CSI) techniques, including fingerprint and evidence collection, and participate in trials, court processes, and field trips to jails and state prisons.
Courses
- BIO101 — Essentials of Biology
- BUS150 — Principles of Business
- BUS153 — Business Law
- CIS115 — Microcomputer Applications
- CJ101 — Introduction to Criminal Justice
- CJ104 — Delinquency Prevention and Control
- CJ105 — Police Procedures
- CJ108 — Introduction to Homeland Security
- CJ119 — The Court Function
- CJ121 — Introduction to Corrections
- CJ202 — Criminal Law
- CJ206 — Dynamics of Traffic Enforcement
- CJ210 — Dynamics of Substance Abuse
- CJ215 — Basic Criminal Investigation
- CJ222 — Client Relations in Corrections
- CJ223 — Correctional Institutions/Facilities
- CJ224 — Legal Issues in Corrections
- CJ226 — Client Growth and Development in Corrections
- CJ228 — Probation and Parole
- CJ260 — Fundamentals of Terrorism
- CJ275 — Self Defense in Criminal Justice
- CJ278 — Field Observations
- CJ280 — Contemporary Criminal Justice Organizations
- COM120 — Speech Communication
- ENG101 — English Composition I
- ENG102 — English Composition II
- FR101 — Introductory French I
- GEO101 — Earth Science
- MTH1010 — Intermediate Algebra
- MTH1011 — Intermediate Algebra with Support
- MTH1020 — Intermediate Algebra and Plane Trigonometry
- MTH1100 — Foundations of Math
- MTH1101 — Foundations of Math with Mathematical Literacy
- PE107 — Stress Management and Neuromuscular Relaxation
- PHL213 — Ethics
- PS101 — Introduction to Political Science
- PSY180 — Introduction to Psychology
- PSY230 — Psychology of Effective Leadership and Supervision
- PSY260 — Abnormal Psychology
- PSY280 — Human Sexuality
- PSY285 — Forensic and Legal Psychology
- SOC101 — Principles of Sociology
- SOC110 — Social Problems
- SOC160 — Modern Relationships, Marriage and Family
- SOC200 — Self and Society
- SOC201 — Minority Relations
- SOC211 — Criminology
- SP101 — Introductory Spanish I