Associate of Arts Criminal Justice Focused Elective Area

Courses

Total Credits Required: 60

Within the overall outcomes of the AA degree in General Studies, the focused elective area in criminal justice provides an introduction to the American criminal justice system and helps you develop ethical reasoning and analytical skills.

Total Credits Required: 60

• Required Core Courses: 4 Credits
• Focused Elective Area Courses: 21 Credits
• General Education Courses: 35 Credits

Required Core Courses (4 Credits)

• One 3-credit course in communication, writing, or speech, chosen from the following:
  • Composition and Literature(3 Credits, ENGL 102)
  • Standard English Grammar(3 Credits, ENGL 281)
  • Introduction to News Writing(3 Credits, JOUR 201)
  • Any 3-credit COMM or SPCH courses
  • Any 3-credit WRTG courses (except 486A and 486B)
• One 1-credit course, chosen from the following:
  • Effective Time Management(1 Credit, CAPL 198A)
  • Career Transitions(1 Credit, CAPL 198B)
  • Interviewing Skills(1 Credit, CAPL 198C)
  • Solve Problems, Make Decisions(1 Credit, BMGT 121A)
  • Communication and Collaboration(1 Credit, BMGT 121B)
  • Any 1-credit course

Suggested Focused Elective Courses:

• Suggest Focused Elective Area Courses for Criminal Justice:
  •    Any CCJS courses for which you have met prerequisites (Courses which met the criminal justice bachelor's degree are suggested.)    

This is our recommended course sequence to progress through this program. You may take multiple courses simultaneously, up to your course load limit. You cannot take a prerequisite with its subsequent course during the same session. Your plan will be unique and dependent on multiple factors, including the number of credits you transfer to this program. Contact an advisor if you have any questions about this plan, course alternatives, or your course load limit.

Since some recommended courses fulfill more than one requirement, substituting courses for those listed may require you to take additional courses to meet degree requirements. Consult your academic advisor whenever taking advantage of other options. See information on alternate courses (where allowable) to fulfill general education requirements (in communications, arts and humanities, behavioral and social sciences, biological and physical sciences, mathematics, and research and computing literacy).

Research and Computing Literacy Courses (7 credits)

One 3-credit professional exploration course (to be taken as the first course), chosen from the following:

• Program and Career Exploration in Business(3 Credits, PACE 111B)
• Program and Career Exploration in Communication/Humanities(3 Credits, PACE 111C)
• Program and Career Exploration in Multidisciplinary Studies(3 Credits, PACE 111M)
• Program and Career Exploration in Public Safety(3 Credits, PACE 111P)
• Program and Career Exploration in Health and Sciences(3 Credits, PACE 111S)
• Program and Career Exploration in Technology(3 Credits, PACE 111T)

One 1-credit research skills and professional development course, chosen from the following:

• Introduction to Research(1 Credit, LIBS 150)
• Career Planning Management(1 Credit, CAPL 398A)
• Any general education course

One 3-credit course or three 1-credit courses, chosen from the following:

• IFSM 201
• Data Literacy Foundations(3 Credits, DATA 200)
• Any CMIS, CMIT, CMSC, CMST, CSIA, IFSM, or SDEV course

Communications Courses (6 credits)

• Foundations of Writing and Communication(3 Credits, WRTG 111) or Research Writing(3 Credits, WRTG 291) or other writing course
• Applied Writing and Communication(3 Credits, WRTG 112)

Math Course (3 credits)

• Topics for Mathematical Literacy(3 Credits, MATH 105)
  or other approved mathematics course

Arts and Humanities Courses (6 credits)

• Western Civilization II(3 Credits, HIST 142) or History of the United States Since 1865(3 Credits, HIST 157) or other arts and humanities course
• Film and American Culture Studies(3 Credits, ARTH 204) or foreign language course or other arts and humanities course

Behavioral and Social Science Courses (6 credits)

• Principles of Macroeconomics(3 Credits, ECON 201) or other behavioral and social science course
• American Government(3 Credits, GVPT 170) or other behavioral and social science course

Biological and Physical Sciences Courses (7 credits)

• Concepts of Biology(3 Credits, BIOL 101) and Laboratory in Biology(1 Credit, BIOL 102) or other paired science lecture and laboratory course(s)
• Elements of Nutrition(3 Credits, NUTR 100) or other science lecture course