Administration of Justice, A.A.S.

CIP Code: 43.0103

NOVA Code: 4000

Offered through AL, AN, MA, WO

Purpose: The curriculum is designed to provide a broad foundation that will prepare students to enter any of the varied fields in criminal justice or to prepare for professional advancement. Job opportunities for students include local, state, and federal enforcement officers, police officers, private or government investigators, adult/juvenile correction officers, probation/parole officers and counselors, security directors (managers), loss prevention directors, classification managers, and personnel clearance administrators. Most of the ADJ courses in this curriculum are “core courses” that provide a basic entry-level foundation in both criminal justice and security administration. These courses must be taken by ALL STUDENTS in this program. At several points in the curriculum, “course options” are provided for selection by the students.

Special Curriculum Admission Requirements: Students are advised that many criminal justice and private/government security agencies require excellent moral character and a written record of conduct prior to consideration for employment.

Two Years

1st Semester

ADJ 100 - Survey of Criminal Justice (3 CR.)
ADJ 111 - Law Enforcement Organization and Administration I (3 CR.) ¹
ADJ ___ - Elective (3 CR.) ² OR
BUS 100 - Introduction to Business (3 CR.)
ENG 111 - College Composition I (3 CR.)
___ ___ - Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective (3 CR.) ³
SDV 100 - College Success Skills (1 CR.) OR
SDV 101 - Orientation to (a Specific Discipline) (1 CR.)

Total 16 credits

2nd Semester

ADJ 105 - The Juvenile Justice System (3 CR.)
ADJ 107 - Survey of Criminology (3 CR.)
ADJ ___ - Elective (3 CR.) ² OR
ADJ 159 - Physical Security (3 CR.)
MTH 154 - Quantitative Reasoning (3 CR.) ⁴
___ ___ - Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective (3 CR.) ³

Total 15 credits

3rd Semester

ADJ 211 - Criminal Law, Evidence, and Procedures I (3 CR.)
ADJ 216 - Organized Crime and Corruption (3 CR.)
ADJ 236 - Principles of Criminal Investigation (3 CR.) OR
ADJ 234 - Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism (3 CR.)
CST 110 - Introduction to Communication (3 CR.)
___ ___ - Humanities/Fine Arts Elective (3 CR.) ⁵
ITE 115 - Intro. to Computer Applications and Concepts (3 CR.)

Total 18 credits

4th Semester

ADJ ___ - Elective (3 CR.) ²
ADJ 133 - Ethics and the Criminal Justice Professional (3 CR.)
ADJ 212 - Criminal Law, Evidence, and Procedures II (3 CR.)
ADJ 237 - Advanced Criminal Investigation (3 CR.) OR
ADJ 228 - Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (3 CR.) OR
ADJ 248 - Probation, Parole, and Treatment (3 CR.)
PLS 135 - U.S. Government and Politics (3 CR.) OR
HIS 121 - United States History I (3 CR.) OR
HIS 122 - United States History II (3 CR.)

Total 15 credits

Total credits for the A.A.S. Degree in Administration of Justice: 64 credits

¹ May substitute ADJ 140 or ADJ 150 .

² Students interested in a career in the field of corrections should take corrections courses as ADJ electives.

³ See humanities/fine arts courses listed under General Education Electives . Elective should be selected with advice of a counselor or faculty advisor to meet the requirements of the transfer institution.

⁴ Students who wish to substitute a laboratory science for MTH 154 MUST meet with their ADJ academic advisor first. The science elective may be selected from physical and life science courses with a lab component, listed under General Education Electives . Some four-year colleges require a two-semester sequence.

⁵ See humanities/fine arts courses listed under General Education Electives . Elective should be selected with advice of a counselor or faculty advisor to meet the requirements of the transfer institution.