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Criminal Justice Credit Associate in Applied Science

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Degree Type

Associate in Applied Science

Recommended Course Sequence

First Semester


  • CRMJ 131 - Intro To American Criminal Justice 3 credit hours

  • CRMJ 133 - Crime Prevent And Patrol Techniques 3 credit hours

  • CRMJ 148 - Criminal Law 3 credit hours

  • ENGL 131 - First-Year English I 3 credit hours

    or

  • ENGL 137 - Technical Writing 3 credit hours

  • POLS 131 - American Government 3 credit hours

    or

  • POLS 132 - State And Local Government 3 credit hours

Total: 15 Credit Hours


Second Semester


  • CRMJ 141 - Criminology 3 credit hours

  • CRMJ 249 - Criminal Court Procedures 3 credit hours

  • CRMJ 252 - Constitutional Law-Criminal Justice 3 credit hours

  • PSYC 131 - General Psychology 3 credit hours

    or

  • SOCI 131 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credit hours

  • SPCH 131 - Public Speaking 3 credit hours

    or

  • SPCH 145 - Public And Private Communication 3 credit hours

Total: 15 Credit Hours


Third Semester


  • Criminal Justice Electives (see list) 6 credit hours

  • CRMJ 151 - Intro To Corrections 3 credit hours

  • CRMJ 271 - Criminal Justice Internship 3 credit hours

  • or

  • Criminal Justice Elective (see list) 3 credit hours

  • Mathematics or Physical/Life Science Elective 3-4 credit hours

Total: 15-16 Credit Hours


Fourth Semester


  • Criminal Justice Electives (see list) 6 credit hours

  • CRMJ 254 - The Juvenile Offender 3 credit hours

  • Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 credit hours

  • Mathematics or Physical/Life Science Elective 3-4 credit hours *

*When using MATH 112 to meet the Mathematics/Physical/Life Science elective, a student must earn a grade of C or better.

Total: 15-16 Credit Hours


Approved Criminal Justice Electives


  • CIS 135 - Computer Literacy 3 credit hours

  • CRMJ 160 - Computer Forensics 3 credit hours

  • CRMJ 256 - Crime And Popular Culture 3 credit hours

  • CRMJ 260 - Criminal Justice and Mental Health 3 credit hours

  • CRMJ 265 - Criminal Investigation 3 credit hours

  • CRMJ 267 - Forensics: Trace Evidence Analysis 3 credit hours

  • CRMJ 270 - Research Methods 3 credit hours

  • CRMJ 275 - Problems In Criminal Justice 1-4 credit hours

Total credit hours required for the A.A.S. in Criminal Justice: 60

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