Associate Degree in Criminal Justice
The associate degree in criminal justice consists of 66-68 semester hours of coursework that often can be completed in two years. Students need to earn at least a "C" in each course to be counted towards the degree.
Here is an example of a two-year schedule:
First semester (15 hours)
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JUS 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (3 hours)
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ENG 101 - College Writing (3 hours)
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PSC 100 - American Politics or PSC 101 - State and Local Politics (3 hours)
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PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychology (3 hours)
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SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology (3 hours)
Second semester (15-16 hours)
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JUS 200 - Police in America (3 hours)
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JUS 201 - Corrections in America (3 hours)
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JUS 203 - The Criminal Court System (3 hours)
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SPE 101 - Principles of Speech Communication (3 hours)
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General education natural science requirement from approved list (3-4 hours)
Third semester (18 hours)
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JUS 231 - Race, Gender and Crime (3 hours)
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ENG 291 - Advanced Writing (3 hours)
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Three courses from list of criminal justice electives (9 hours)
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General education humanities/fine arts requirement from approved list (3 hours)
Fourth semester (18-19 hours)
- One course from list of criminal justice electives (3 hours)
- Four courses of free electives (12 hours)
- General education mathematics requirement from approved list (3-4 hours)
List of Criminal Justice Electives
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JUS 204 - Criminal Investigation
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JUS 205 - Criminal Evidence
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JUS 210 - Legal Research
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JUS 215 - Private Sector Security
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JUS 220 - Ethics and Liability in Criminal Justice
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JUS 294 - Special Topics
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HSR 212 - Crises Intervention
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SOC 202 - Juvenile Delinquency
Students may take 300- or 400-level courses as electives with consent of the instructor.