Associate in Science in Criminal Justice Administration Degree
The Associate in Science in Criminal Justice Administration is a comprehensive two-year program designed to allow specialization within the field while integrating the interdisciplinary perspectives of sociology and psychology.
Degree Requirements
A. | General Education Requirements | 21 sem. hrs | ||
| Basic Studies | 6 hrs | |||
| ENGL 112 |  | English Composition II | 3 hrs | |
| CISS 170 | | Introduction to Computer Information Systems or CISS 176 Introduction to Computer Science | 3 hrs | |
| Arts, Humanities and History; Natural Sciences and Mathematics; and Social and Behavioral Sciences (credits distributed to include each of the three areas) | 15 hrs | |||
| PSYC 101 | | General Psychology and | ||
| SOCI 111 | | General Sociology recommended. | ||
B. | ENGL 111 English Composition I | 3 hrs | ||
C. | Major Area Requirements | 24 sem. hrs | ||
| (Courses in the major cannot be taken as Pass/Fail.) | ||||
| CJAD 101 | | Introduction to Criminal Justice Administration | 3 hrs | |
| CJAD 311 | | Police in a Democratic Society | 3 hrs | |
| CJAD 345 | | Ethics & Morality in Criminal Justice | 3 hrs | |
| CJAD 350 | | Corrections and Penology | 3 hrs | |
| POSC 340 | | Judicial Process | 3 hrs | |
| Choose at least three of the following: | ||||
| CJAD 301 | | Criminal Law | ||
| CJAD 405 | | Laws of Criminal Evidence | ||
| CJAD 410 | | Drug Abuse and Crime Control | ||
| CJAD 415 | | Criminal Procedures | ||
| CJAD 451 | | Management of Criminal Justice Agencies | ||
| SOCI 331 | | Juvenile Delinquency | ||
D. | Major Area Electives | 9 sem. hrs | ||
| Six semester hours must be criminal justice electives. The remaining 3 hours must be from one of the following: criminal justice, sociology, political science or psychology. | ||||
E. | Open Elective | 3 sem. hrs | ||
60 sem. hrs | ||||