Criminal Justice
CIP Code: 430104
Program Type: Associate of Applied Science
Program Length: 67 Semester Credit Hours
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Program Description:
The mission of the Criminal Justice program is to provide specialized classroom instruction and practical experience to prepare students for employment or promotional opportunities in criminal justice agency positions in crime prevention, public safety, corrections, or other related fields.
This program is designed to educate students who wish to pursue a career in criminal justice or for additional training of individuals already employed in the field.
The program emphasizes safe and efficient work practices, basic occupational skills, and the application of federal, state, and local laws as they apply to both emergency and routine situations. Course content is organized into competency-based courses of instruction that specify occupational competencies that the student must successfully complete.
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Course Number |
Course Description |
Lec./Lab/Total Cr. Hrs. |
| CRMJ 1110 |
Introduction to Criminal Justice |
3/0/3 |
| CRMJ 1120 |
Introduction to Corrections |
3/0/3 |
| CRMJ 1220 |
Police Systems and Practices |
3/0/3 |
| CPTR 1100 |
Computer Basics |
1/1/2 |
| TCA – General Criminal Justice Studies |
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| CRMJ 2112 |
Social Problems for Criminal Justice |
3/0/3 |
| CRMJ 1210 |
Defensive Tactics |
2/1/3 |
| CRMJ 1230 |
Technical Report Writing for Law Enforcement |
3/0/3 |
| CRMJ 1310 |
Community Based Corrections |
3/0/3 |
| TCA – General Police Studies |
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| CRMJ 1322 |
Criminal Investigation |
2/1/3 |
| CRMJ 1332 |
Introduction to Criminal Law |
3/0/3 |
| CRMJ 1340 |
Criminology |
3/0/3 |
| CRMJ 1410 |
Juvenile Delinquency |
3/0/3 |
| TCA – General Legal Studies |
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| CRMJ 1422 |
Judicial Process |
3/0/3 |
| CRMJ 2510 |
Criminalistics |
2/1/3 |
| CRMJ 2997 |
Selected Topics in Criminal Justice |
3/0/3 |
| CTS - Criminal Justice System Studies |
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| CRMJ 2520 |
Drugs, Crime, and Criminal Justice |
3/0/3 |
| CRMJ 2552 |
Criminal Justice Externship |
0/3/3 |
| JOBS 2450 |
Job Seeking Skills |
2/0/2 |
| TD – Criminal Justice |
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| Required General Education Courses: |
| ENGL1010 |
English Composition I |
3/0/3 |
| MATH 1100 |
College Algebra |
3/0/3 |
| PHSC 1000 |
Physical Science I |
3/0/3 |
| PSYC 2010 |
Introduction to Psychology |
3/0/3 |
| HIST 2010 |
American History I |
3/0/3 |
| Or |
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| HIST 2020 |
American History II |
3/0/3 |
| AAS – Criminal Justice |
