Criminal Justice
The Criminal Justice curriculum is designed for students who plan to pursue a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice. The curriculum requires coursework in basic criminal justice principles and concepts and allows students to complete the degree plan. The degree plan follows the field-of-study curriculum prescribed by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Program Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of the nature of crime and law and the workings of the criminal justice system’s major components.
- Analyze criminal justice policy to assess alternative responses to crime and quantitative applications.
- Demonstrate the ability to identify, analyze, compare, and contrast the philosophy and function of the role of law enforcement in American society.
Critical Thinking Skills: Creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation, and synthesis of information, using technology as appropriate.
Communication Skills: Effective development, interpretation, and expression of ideas through written, oral, and visual communication.
Empirical and Quantitative Skills: Manipulation and analysis of numerical data or observable facts resulting in informed conclusions.
Teamwork: Ability to be flexible and to consider different points of view and to work effectively with others, taking the initiative when appropriate, to support a shared purpose or goal.
Social Responsibility: Intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities.
Personal Responsibility: A strong work ethic and the ability to connect choices, actions, and consequences to ethical decision-making.
Career Information
An Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice opens opportunities in Policing, Forensics, Emergency and Social Services, Homeland Security, Private Security, Bailiff, Probation Officer, Game Warden, Non-Profit Organizations.
| course | title | sch |
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | ||
| ENGL 1301 | Composition I | |
| HIST 1301 | United States History I | |
| BCIS 1305 | Business Computer Applications | |
| MATH 1342 | Elementary Statistical Methods | |
| CRIJ 1301 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | |
| EDUC 1100 | Learning Frameworks | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENGL 1302 | Composition II | |
| HIST 1302 | United States History II | |
| SPCH 1315 | Public Speaking | |
| CRIJ 1306 | Court Systems and Practices | |
| SOCI 1301 OR PSYC 2301 | Sociology OR General Psychology | |
| Third Semester | ||
| GOVT 2305 | Federal Government | |
| PHIL 1301 | Introduction to Philosophy | |
| CRIJ 1310 | Fundamentals of Criminal Law | |
| * | Creative Arts | |
| * | Life & Physical Sciences Lec & Lab | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| GOVT 2306 | Texas Government | |
| CRIJ 2328 | Police Systems and Practices | |
| CRIJ 2313 | Correctional Systems and Practices | |
| * | Life & Physical Sciences Lec& Lab | |
| Total | ||
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Overview
Associate of Arts
Contact
Steven J. Zani
Chair of General Education and Developmental Studies
Education Annex Building, Office 133
Two-Year Program
Academic Transfer Degree
Leads to a BFA degree in Graphic Design or Studio Art or a BS in Graphic Design or Art Education at a four-year college/university