2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

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Associate in Arts Criminal Justice

Degree Requirements

Area I - Foundations Skills - 2 hours

FSL 101Foundations of Scholarship and Learning

2
FSL 101 is required for new and transferring freshmen with less that 24 hours. Students must earn a "C" or higher in FSL 101.

Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 15 hours

 

ENG 101English Composition I

3
ENG 102English Composition II

3
SPEE 220Fundamentals of Speech

3
SPAN 111Elementary Spanish I

3
SPAN 112Elementary Spanish II

3
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ENG 101, ENG 102, and SPAN 111.

Area I - Mathematics (choose one) - 3-4 hours

MATH 110Mathematics for the Liberal Arts

3
MATH 111College Algebra

3
MATH 112Trigonometry

3
MATH 121Calculus I

4

Area II - Arts and Humanities (choose one) - 3 hours

ART 191Enhancing Art Understanding

3
ENG 210Introduction to Film Studies

3
MU 129Music Listening

3
PHIL 201Introduction to Philosophy

3
THR 100Introduction to Theatre

3

Area II - Literature in English (choose one) - 3 hours

ENG 215Introduction to Literature

3
ENG 216Topics in Literature

3

Area II - The Social Sciences (choose two) - 6 hours

ANTH 210/SOC 210Cultural Anthropology

3
ECON 241Principles of Macroeconomics

3
or
ECON 242Principles of Microeconomics

3
PSY 201General Psychology

3
or
PSY 211Psychology of Human Growth & Development

3
SOC 221Introduction to Sociology

3

Area II - History (choose one of two sequences) - 6 hours

HIS 191World Civilization to 1500

3
and
HIS 192World Civilization since 1500

3
or
HIS 201History of the United States I

3
and
HIS 202History of the United States II

3

Area II - The Natural Sciences - 7-8 hours

Choose one course from the following:

BIO 100Principles of Biology

4
BIO 111General Biology I

3

AND choose one course from the following:
ASTR 100Introduction to Astronomy

4
CHEM 103Fundamentals of Chemistry

3
and
CHEM 103LFundamentals of Chemistry Lab

1
CHEM 111General Chemistry I

3
and
CHEM 111LGeneral Chemistry I Lab

1
PS 100Physical Science

4

Criminal Justice Core Courses - 9 hours

Students must earn a "C" or higher in all Criminal Justice courses.
CRJ 111/SOC 111Introduction to Criminal Justice

3
CRJ 210Investigation

3
CRJ 323/SOC 323Criminology

3

Political Science Courses - 3 hours

Choose one:
POLSC 223Introduction to American National Government & Politics

3
POLSC 224Introduction to American State and Local Government & Politics

3
Students must earn a "C" or higher in Political Science courses.

General Electives - 1-5 hours

Students take electives as needed, in order to fulfill the minimum of 60 semester credit hours required for graduation.Recommended for CRJ or PBADM courses: PBADM 200, PBADM 220, CRJ 221, and Social Science course at the 300 level or above. Students must earn a "C" or higher in the recommended courses above.