Associate in Arts in Criminal Justice

Degree Requirements

Area I - Foundations Skills - 2 hours

FSL 101

Foundations 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 101	English Composition I	3
ENG 102	English Composition II	3
SPEE 220	Fundamentals of Speech	3
SPAN 111	Elementary Spanish I	3
	and
SPAN 112	Elementary Spanish II	3
	or
FRE 111	Elementary French I	3
	and
FRE 112	Elementary French II	3

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

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

MATH 110	Mathematics for the Liberal Arts	3
MATH 111	College Algebra	3
MATH 112	Trigonometry	3
MATH 121	Calculus I	4

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

ART 191	Enhancing Art Understanding	3
ENG 210	Introduction to Film Studies	3
MU 129	Music Listening	3
PHIL 201	Introduction to Philosophy	3
THR 100	Introduction to Theatre	3

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

ENG 215	Introduction to Literature	3
ENG 216	Topics in Literature	3

Area II - The Social Sciences - 6 hours

Choose one:

POLSC 223	Introduction to American National Government & Politics	3
	or
POLSC 224	Introduction to American State and Local Government & Politics	3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in POLSC 223 and POLSC 224.

AND Choose one of the following:

ANTH 210/SOC 210	Cultural Anthropology	3
ECON 241	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
	or
ECON 242	Principles of Microeconomics	3
PSY 201	General Psychology	3
	or
PSY 211	Psychology of Human Growth & Development	3
SOC 221	Introduction to Sociology	3
SOC 223	Social Problems	3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in POLSC 223 and POLSC 224.

Area II - History - 6 hours

Choose one of two sequences:

HIS 191	World Civilization to 1500	3
	and
HIS 192	World Civilization since 1500	3
	or
HIS 201	History of the United States I	3
	and
HIS 202	History of the United States II	3

Area II - The Natural Sciences - 7-8 hours

Choose one course from the following:

BIO 100	Principles of Biology	4
BIO 111	General Biology I	3

AND choose one course from the following:

ASTR 100	Introduction to Astronomy	4
CHEM 103	Fundamentals of Chemistry	3
	and
CHEM 103L	Fundamentals of Chemistry Lab	1
CHEM 111	General Chemistry I	3
	and
CHEM 111L	General Chemistry I Lab	1
PS 100	Physical Science	4

Criminal Justice Core Courses - 12 hours

Students must earn a "C" or higher in all Criminal Justice courses.

CRJ 111/SOC 111	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
CRJ 210	Investigation	3
CRJ 222/SOC 222	Corrections	3

AND Choose one course from the following electives:

CRJ	CRJ Elective at the 100-200 level	3
PBADM 200	Public Administration	3
POLSC 223	Introduction to American National Government & Politics	3
POLSC 224	Introduction to American State and Local Government & Politics	3

POLSC 223 and POLSC 224 may not be used for Criminal Justice electives if used in the GEC or chosen in the Criminal Justice Core. Students must earn a "C" or higher in Criminal Justice Core Courses.

General Electives - 2-5 hours

Students take electives as needed, in order to fulfill the minimum of 60 semester credit hours required for graduation.

 

 

Total required General Education Core (GEC) (43-47 hours)
Required Criminal Justice Core (12 hours)
Required General Electives (2-5 hours)

60 minimum hours required for graduation.