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Criminal Justice

The Criminal Justice pathway is a great choice for students choosing to learn about the essential components of the criminal justice system including law enforcement, courts, corrections, and the juvenile justice system. This program allows for graduation with an Associate of Arts Degree and/or transfer to a university Criminal Justice program.
Public Safety/Social & Behavioral Science Pathway

Program Curriculum

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS

FIRST YEAR:
First Semester
  • English Composition I ENG 1113
    ENG 1113 - English Composition I (Prerequisite: ENG 0124 or ENG 1033 with C or appropriate placement score). This course prepares the student to think critically and compose texts for academic and professional rhetorical situations. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.
  • Introduction to Criminal Justice CRJ 1313
    CRJ 1313 - Introduction to Criminal Justice. History, development, and philosophy of law enforcement in a democratic society, introduction to agencies involved in the administration of criminal justice; career orientation. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.
  • College Algebra MAT 1313
    MAT 1313 – College Algebra (Prerequisite: MAT 1233 with a C or appropriate placement score for MAT 1313). This course includes the following topics with applications: inequalities; functions; linear and quadratic equations, and their graphs; rational, radical, and higher-order equations; polynomial and rational functions; logarithmic and exponential functions; systems of equations. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.
  • College Algebra MAT 1313
    MAT 1313 – College Algebra (Prerequisite: MAT 1233 with a C or appropriate placement score for MAT 1313). This course includes the following topics with applications: inequalities; functions; linear and quadratic equations, and their graphs; rational, radical, and higher-order equations; polynomial and rational functions; logarithmic and exponential functions; systems of equations. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.
  • College Algebra MAT 1313
    MAT 1313 – College Algebra (Prerequisite: MAT 1233 with a C or appropriate placement score for MAT 1313). This course includes the following topics with applications: inequalities; functions; linear and quadratic equations, and their graphs; rational, radical, and higher-order equations; polynomial and rational functions; logarithmic and exponential functions; systems of equations. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.
Total 16 Hours
Second Semester
  • English Composition II ENG 1123
    ENG 1123 – English Composition II (Prerequisite: ENG 1113). This course is a continuation of English Composition I with emphasis on research, argumentation, and composition. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.
  • Police Administration & Organization CRJ 1323
    CRJ 1323 - Police Administration and Organization. Principles of organization and administration in law enforcement as applied to law enforcement agencies; introduction to concepts of organizational behavior. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.
  • General Psychology PSY 1513
    PSY 1513 - General Psychology. An introduction to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. This includes history and theories of psychology, research methods, biological bases of behavior, the principles of learning, personality and abnormal behaviors. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.
  • Natural Science w/Lab (4)
  • History Elective (Continuous) (3)
Total 16 Hours
SECOND YEAR:
First Semester
  • American National Government PSC 1113
    PSC 1113 - American National Government. Survey of the foundations, institutions, and political aspects of American national government. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.
  • Introduction to Corrections CRJ 1363
    CRJ 1363 - Introduction to Corrections. An overview of the correctional field; its origins, historical and philosophical background, development, current status, relationship with other facets of the criminal justice system. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.
  • Fine Arts Elective (3)
  • *Social/Behavioral Science Elective (3)
  • Literature Elective (3)
Total 15 Hours
Second Semester
  • Public Speaking I SPT/COM 1113
  • **Juvenile Justice CRJ 2513
  • **CRJ Elective (3)
  • *Social/Behavioral Science Elective (3)
  • Literature Elective (3)
Total 15 Hours
**Consult with your chosen transfer university/college to determine changes to this curriculum.

*Social/Behavioral Science Electives:
ECO 2113 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECO 2123 Principles of Microeconomics
GEO 1113 World Regional Geography
SOC 2113 Introduction to Sociology
Enrollment in a minimum of 15 hours each semester is recommended for eligibility for state aid, institutional scholarships, and the tuition break.

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