Criminal Justice, A.A.S.

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

Electives should be chosen with the advice of an academic advisor to meet the requirements of the intended transfer institution.

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Select any ADJ course.

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Students who wish to substitute a laboratory science for MTH 154 Quantitative Reasoning/MTH 155 Statistical Reasoning must meet with their ADJ academic advisor first. The science elective may be selected from physical and life science courses with a lab component.