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2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Criminal Justice, AS


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The Criminal Justice Program is designed for both the high school graduate who wishes to prepare for a career in the criminal justice system and the practitioner who wants to upgrade his or her criminal justice knowledge and professional credentials.

This two-year social science curriculum is based on the best practices in criminal justice education and provides the knowledge content deemed important to criminal justice programs. Along with basic criminal justice courses, the associate of science in criminal justice requires interdisciplinary courses transferable to baccalaureate programs at four-year colleges and universities throughout the United States.

LSU Eunice is a part of Louisiana Online, making it easier for adults to begin or complete a post-secondary education through online degree programs, accelerated learning formats, and prior learning assessment. Students participating in Louisiana Online at LSU Eunice can take a variety of general education and specific courses as part of the associate degree program in criminal justice. The courses and degree are delivered entirely online. For more information on Louisiana Online students can visit the Louisiana Online website at louisianaonline.org or call 337-550-1302.

All criminal justice courses must earn a “C” or better.

Curriculum in Associate of Science in Criminal Justice


First Year


Second Year


Total: 15

Spring Semester


Total: 18

Total Credit Hours: 60


Concentrations


*Area of Concentration Courses:

  • General Law Enforcement (15 credits):  2nd fall semester:  (2) Criminal Justice/Public Safety/Emergency Management (EMGT) (Cr. 6); 2nd spring semester: (3) Criminal Justice/Public Safety/Emergency Management (EMGT) (Cr. 9).

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