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2025-2026 Academic Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Criminal Justice, AS


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.

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).