Criminal Justice, A.S.

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To be eligible for graduation, students pursuing an associate of science degree in Criminal Justice must complete a minimum of 60 credits, achieve a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher, satisfy the College’s residency requirements, and complete the General Education Requirements of the College. A minimum grade of 2.0 is required for First Year Seminar and all courses taken as part of Foundations. Courses used to complete General Education Requirements may not be taken on a pass/fail basis.

The General Education Requirements of the college require students to successfully complete First Year Seminar, Foundations and Disciplinary Perspectives. Students who enter the college with 30 credit hours completed will not take a First Year Seminar course and therefore must take an additional 3 credits for graduation.

In addition, students majoring in Criminal Justice must earn a 2.0 or higher in all CJA courses.

General Education Requirement

First Year Seminar

FYS 100 First-Year Seminar 3 credit hours

Foundations Requirements

Communication course:
FCO 105 Rhetorical Communication 3 credit hours
Choose one of the following Advanced Communication courses:
FCO 210 Communication in Professional Cultures 3 credit hours
FCO 215 Technical and Scientific Communication 3 credit hours
FCO 225 Interdisciplinary Communication 3 credit hours
Choose one of the following Quantitative Fluency courses:
PHL 220 Principles of Scientific Reasoning 3 credit hours
PHL 222 Critical Thinking 3 credit hours
PHL 231 Logic 3 credit hours
Choose one of the following American Citizenship courses:
ECO 201 Principles of Economics (Micro) 3 credit hours
HIS 111 American Civilization I 3 credit hours
HIS 112 American Civilization II 3 credit hours
LIT 281 American Literature and Identity I 3 credit hours
LIT 282 American Literature and Identity II 3 credit hours
PS 101 American Government and Citizenship 3 credit hours
REL 269 American Religious Thought and Culture 3 credit hours
Choose one of the following Global Citizenship courses or students have the option to complete this requirement by successfully completing six credits of the same language:
ECO 200 Principles of Economics (Macro) 3 credit hours
G 100 World Regional Geography 3 credit hours
HIS 102 The West in the World 3 credit hours
PS 102 Contemporary Global Issues 3 credit hours

Disciplinary Perspectives Requirement

Choose one of the following Humanities courses:
FLM 216 Introduction to Film 3 credit hours
HIS 101 The Foundation of the West 3 credit hours
LIT 200 Introduction to Literary and Textual Studies 3 credit hours
PHL 221 Introduction to Philosophy 3 credit hours
REL 265 World Religions 3 credit hours
PHL 238 Race, Gender, and Sexuality 3 credit hours
OR
WGS 238 Race, Gender, and Sexuality 3 credit hours
Chooe one of the following Arts courses:
ART 101 Art and Visual Culture 3 credit hours
CRW 272 Introduction to Creative Writing 3 credit hours
MUS 186 Listening to Music 3 credit hours
THE 154 Introduction to Theatre 3 credit hours
Social and Behavioral Sciences:

Satisfied by major
Choose one of the following Natural/Physical Sciences courses:
BIO 204 Exploring Biology 3 credit hours
CHM 240/241 Perspectives on the Molecular World 3 credit hours
ESS 254/255 Local Perspectives on the Geological World 3 credit hours
G 151/152 Introduction to Physical Geography 3 credit hours
PSC 152/153 Concepts in Physics in Everyday Life 3 credit hours

Required Major Courses:

CJA 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 credit hours
CJA 203 Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice 3 credit hours
PSY 100 General Psychology 3 credit hours
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology 3 credit hours
Physical Activity and Wellness courses 3 credit hours

Criminal Justice Electives (9 credits)

Students must choose 9 credits of CJA elective courses.

Elective courses (9 credits)

Student may choose any 9 credits of elective courses.

Suggested Course Sequence:

Freshmen Year (30 credits)

CJA 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 credit hours
CJA 203 Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice 3 credit hours
FCO 105 Rhetorical Communication 3 credit hours
FYS 100 First-Year Seminar 3 credit hours
PSY 100 General Psychology 3 credit hours
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology 3 credit hours
Foundations course 3 credit hours
Foundations course 3 credit hours
Foundations course 3 credit hours
Elective course 3 credit hours

Sophomore Year (30 credits)

Criminal Justice Elective courses 9 credit hours
Foundations - Advanced Communication course 3 credit hours
Disciplinary Perspectives course 3 credit hours
Disciplinary Perspectives course 3 credit hours
Disciplinary Perspectives course 3 credit hours
Physical Activity and Wellness courses 3 credit hours
Elective course 3 credit hours
Elective course 3 credit hours