Criminal Justice Associate

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Students must earn a minimum grade of 2.0 in each criminal justice course in order to obtain an Associate in Criminal Justice. Students wanting to obtain an AA-DTA degree while completing their Associate in Criminal Justice must earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 and earn a minimum grade of 1.5 in each core requirement and core elective. College-level reading skills, as determined by placement test, are required.

General Required Courses

College Success (3 Credits)

COLLG 110 College Success (3)

Communication Skills (10 Credits)

Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning Skills (5 Credits)

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MATH& 107 Math in Society (5) *
MATH& 146 Introduction to Statistics (5) *
MATH& 146 is recommended for students transferring to a four-year institution.

Humanities (15 Credits)

Students planning to transfer to a four-year institution who lack two years of high school study of a single world language should take one quarter of a foreign language as a humanities elective. Four-year institutions may require three quarters.

Social Science (15 Credits)

Natural Science (15 Credits)

Criminal Justice Requirements (41 Credits)

CJ 103 Criminal Justice: Success Seminar (1)
CJ& 105 Corrections in America (5)
CJ 112 Criminal Justice in America (5)
CJ 150 Policing in America (5)
CJ 200 Crime and Justice in America: Issues (5)
CJ 202 Concepts of Criminal Law (5)
CJ 252 Criminal Justice Work-Based Learning (5) †
CJ 280 Criminal Justice Culminating Project (1) **
INFO 102 Problem Based Research Methods in Professional/Technical Programs (2)
5 credits of Criminal Justice electives approved by a Criminal Justice advisor

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Total Credits Required 104

*Meets related instruction requirements for professional/technical programs.
**Prerequisites required.
†Requires Criminal Justice advisor approval.

SOCAD military students may substitute five additional criminal justice elective credits with Criminal Justice advisor approval.

NOTE: Students should be aware that certain criminal behavior may prohibit their employment opportunities in many criminal justice occupations. Students are encouraged to research these situations and consult with a Criminal Justice advisor.

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Criminal Justice Associate

General Required Courses

College Success (3 Credits)

Communication Skills (10 Credits)

Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning Skills (5 Credits)

Select one:

Humanities (15 Credits)

Social Science (15 Credits)

Natural Science (15 Credits)

Criminal Justice Requirements (41 Credits)

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Total Credits Required 104

Program code: 832

Last revision: 2016-17