Criminal Justice Transfer Major, A.A.

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Criminal Justice Transfer Major program of study is designed to provide students with the background necessary to enter the justice field and/or to continue their education at a four-year institution upon graduation. Graduates of this program are awarded an Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree.

Recommended Course Sequence

First Semester

ENG 105 - Composition I 3.0 Credit(s)
CRJ 100 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3.0 Credit(s) ¹
CRJ 111 - Police and Society 3.0 Credit(s) ¹
SPC 112 - Public Speaking 3.0 Credit(s)
SOC 110 - Introduction to Sociology 3.0 Credit(s) ¹

Semester Total: 15.0 Credits

Second Semester

ENG 106 - Composition II 3.0 Credit(s)
CRJ 120 - Introduction to Corrections 3.0 Credit(s) ¹
CRJ 133 - Constitutional Criminal Procedure 3.0 Credit(s)
Humanities Elective 3.0 Credit(s)
MAT 157 - Statistics 4.0 Credit(s) ¹

Semester Total: 16.0 Credits

Third Semester

CRJ 130 - Criminal Law 3.0 Credit(s) ¹
CRJ 258 - Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice 3.0 Credit(s) ¹
POL 111 - American National Government 3.0 Credit(s) ¹
Lab Science Requirement 4.0 Credit(s)
SOC 230 - Juvenile Delinquency 3.0 Credit(s) ¹

Semester Total: 16.0 Credits

Fourth Semester

Humanities Electives 6.0 Credit(s)
General Electives 3.0 Credit(s)
Distributed Requirement 5.0 Credit(s)

SOC 240 - Criminology 3.0 Credit(s) ¹

Semester Total: 17.0 Credits

Total Semester Hours Required: 64.0

Notes:

One elective must also satisfy the diversity requirement.

¹Required courses for the program