Associate in Science in Criminal Justice Administration

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.

Department

Criminal Justice Administration and Human Services Department

Degree requirements

English Composition I 3 sem. hrs

• ENGL 111 English Composition I 3 hrs

General Education Requirements 21 sem. hrs

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• Basic Studies 6 hrs
• ENGL 112 English Composition II 3 hrs
• CISS 170 Introduction to Computer Information Systems or 3 hrs
• CISS 171 Introduction to Computer Information Systems for MAC Users or 3 hrs
• CISS 176 Introduction to Computer Science 3 hrs
• Arts, Humanities and History; Natural Sciences and Mathematics; and Social and Behavioral Sciences 15 sem. hrs
• Credits distributed to include each of the three areas
• PSYC 101 General Psychology 3 hrs
• SOCI 111 General Sociology (recommended) 3 hrs

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 3 hrs
• CJAD 405 Laws of Criminal Evidence 3 hrs
• CJAD 410 Drug Abuse and Crime Control 3 hrs
• CJAD 415 Criminal Procedures 3 hrs
• CJAD 451 Management of Criminal Justice Agencies 3 hrs
• SOCI 331 Juvenile Delinquency 3 hrs

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.

Open Elective 3 sem. hrs

Total Semester Hours: 60 sem. hrs

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