Criminal Justice A.A.S.
This program provides education for students seeking careers in various areas of criminal justice and related human service fields, including local, county, and state law enforcement, the courts, loss prevention, and juvenile and adult corrections. Students pursuing business, early childhood education, social work, paramedics, and other related careers may also be interested in select criminal justice courses. People with criminal records may not be eligible for civil service positions but may be eligible for private industry or non-profit roles.
Courses
- ANTH-210 — Forensic Anthropology
- ANTH-211 — Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
- COMG-153 — Computers-A Practical Approach
- COMM-131 — Fundamentals of Public Speaking
- CORR-101 — Introduction to Corrections
- CORR-102 — Client Relations to Corrections
- CORR-103 — Legal Issues in Corrections
- CORR-104 — Client Growth and Development
- CORR-105 — Correctional Institutions/Facilities
- CRJU-151 — Introduction to Security Administration
- CRJU-152 — Principles of Loss Prevention
- CRJU-161 — Introduction to Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice
- CRJU-162 — Administrative Concepts
- CRJU-163 — Patrol Administration Procedures
- CRJU-165 — Hwy Traffic Administration
- CRJU-230 — Ethics & Leadership in Criminal Justice
- CRJU-263 — Techniques of Criminal Investigation
- CRJU-264 — Court Testimony and Documentation
- CRJU-265 — Criminal Law and Procedure
- CRJU-269 — Introduction to the Juvenile Justice System
- CRJU-271 — Practicum in Criminal Justice
- ENGL-101 — English Composition I
- ENGL-102 — English Composition II
- ENGL-103 — Composition for Technical Fields I
- ENGL-104 — Composition for Technical Fields II
- FRSC-100 — Survey of Forensic Science
- GEOG-251 — Crime Mapping
- MATH-130 — College Algebra
- PEAC-102 — Circuit Training for Wellness
- PEAC-106 — Physical Conditioning
- PEAC-144 — Weight Training: Theory and Practice
- PEAC-193 — Self-Defense
- PEAC-199 — Advanced Self-Defense
- PSCN-170 — Introduction to American Government
- PSYC-181 — Applied Psychology
- PSYC-281 — General Psychology
- PSYC-286 — Abnormal Psychology
- SOCY-191 — Introductory Sociology
- SOCY-294 — Race and Ethnic Relations
- SOCY-297 — Introduction to Criminology Correction