The Certificate of Applied Science in Criminal Justice gives students an introduction to basic concepts in criminal justice, including the role of police, courts, and corrections, as well as the basic skills to pursue further education and work in criminal justice.

Milestone Course

These courses are the keys to graduation. Courses should be taken in the recommended semesters to stay on time for completion.

Total Degree Credits: 30

Plan of Study Grid

Semester 1		Hours
Writing and Rhetoric Elective		3
Quantitative Reasoning Elective		3
People and Their Worlds Elective		3
COLL 101	ORIENTATION TO COLLEGE	1
CJ 111	INTRO TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE (Milestone Course - Core Course)	3
CJ 123	INTRO TO CORRECTIONS	3
	Hours	16
Semester 2
Writing and Rhetoric Elective		3
CJ Elective		3
Free Elective		2
CJ 112	CRIMINAL LAW	3
CJ 122	POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS	3
	Hours	14
	Total Hours	30

Degree requires a total of 30 credit hours. [ Core Course Credit Hours : 7 ]

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Core Courses
COLL 101	ORIENTATION TO COLLEGE 1	1
Writing and Rhetoric		3
Quantitative Reasoning		3
Program Courses
CJ 111	INTRO TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE	3
CJ 112	CRIMINAL LAW	3
CJ 122	POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS	3
CJ 123	INTRO TO CORRECTIONS	3
CJ Elective 2		3
People and Their Worlds		3
Free Elective		2
Writing and Rhetoric Course		3
ENGL 102	~COMPOSITION 2 (suggested)
Total Hours		30

¹

Institutional Graduation Requirement.

²

Any non-required course with a CJ prefix, or any course on the approved CJ elective list.