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Criminal Justice Education

Associate in Arts (A.A.)
Program Code: SCJE AA                         

Minimum graduation requirement — 60 semester hours

The following sequence of courses is designed to provide transfer students with the necessary background to complete a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. Graduates may enter careers in municipal, county, state, and federal law enforcement agencies or in the private security field. Students interested in completing baccalaureate degrees in criminal justice and related majors are strongly encouraged to complete an A.A. degree prior to transfer. To transfer into an approved baccalaureate degree program in criminal justice as juniors, students need to complete a minimum of 60 semester credits from the framework below. Since admission is competitive, completion of the recommended courses does not guarantee admission.

Students should plan their transfer programs with a Parkland academic advisor or counselor and the catalog of the four-year college or university they plan to attend.

Requirements

Credit Hours

Required General Education Core Courses (39 hours)

Communications (9)
   ENG 101Composition I
   ENG 102 Composition II
   SPE 101 Introductory Speech Communication


3
3
3

Social/Behavioral Sciences (10)
   POS 122 American National Government
   PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology
   SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology


3
4
3

Interdisciplinary Sciences (8)

 

   SCI 108 Introduction to Forensic Chemistry

4

   SCI 208 Forensic Science II: Death Investigation

4

Humanities/Fine Arts electives (9)

3

   Literature elective

3

   Fine Arts elective

3

   Hum or FA elective that fulfills the Third World or non-Western culture requirement.

3

Mathematics elective

3

 

 

Required Baccalaureate Major Courses (17 hours)

CJS 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

CJS 102 Police Administration and Operations

4

CJS 203 Criminal Law

3

CJS 209 Criminal Investigation

4

SOC 204 Criminology
or CJS 127 Juvenile Delinquency

3

 

A.A. Degree Requirement (3 hours)

 

LAS 189 Introduction to the Liberal Arts and Sciences

3

 

 

General Electives (1-7 hours)

 

General electives

      1-7

Total Semester Credit Hours Required

60

     
 
   
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