Catalog 2013-2014

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Criminal Justice Certificate

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Program Requirements
Curriculum Map

One-Year Certificate of Completion

Program Requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 45 credit hours.

Required Courses

Student Success

CGS 100 - College Survival & Success 3 credits

Communications

WRI 121 - English Composition I 3 credits

Health and Wellness

Three credits are required from the following:

HEA 125 - First Aid & Industrial Safety 3 credits
HPE 295 - Health & Fitness for Life 3 credits

Computation

Four credits are required from the following:

MTH 070 - Elementary Algebra 4 credits
MTH 095 - Intermediate Algebra 4 credits
MTH 105 - Intro to Contemporary Math 4 credits
MTH 111 - College Algebra 4 credits
MTH 243 - Statistics I 4 credits

Social Sciences

Three credits are required from the following:

Recommended Courses

ECO 201 - Principles of Economics: Microeconomics 3 credits
ECO 202 - Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics 3 credits
PSY 101 - Psychology & Human Relations 3 credits
PSY 201 - General Psychology I 3 credits
PSY 202 - General Psychology II 3 credits
PSY 203 - General Psychology III 3 credits
SOC 204 - Gen Sociology: Soc in Everyday Life 3 credits

Science / Math / Computer Science

Four credits are required from the following:

Recommended Courses

BIO 101 - Biology I 4 credits
BIO 102 - Biology II 4 credits
BIO 103 - Biology III 4 credits
BIO 170 - Environmental Science 4 credits
CIS 120 - Digital Literacy 4 credits

Technical Core

CJA 101 - Intro to Criminal Justice & Human Services Careers 3 credits
CJA 111 - Intro to Criminal Justice System - Police 3 credits
CJA 112 - Intro to Criminal Justice Systems - Courts 3 credits
CJA 113 - Intro to Criminal Justice Systems - Corrections 3 credits
CJA 212 - Criminal Law 3 credits
CJA 218 - C J Perspectives of Violence & Aggression 3 credits
CJA 280 - Coop Wk Exp: Criminal Justice 3 credits

Elective

Four credits are required from the following:

ADS 102 - Drug Use & Addiction 3 credits
ADS 150 - Basic Counseling & Addiction 3 credits
ADS 152 - Group Counseling & Addiction 3 credits
ADS 156 - Ethical & Professional Issues 3 credits
ADS 157 - Risk Assessment & Intervention 3 credits
CJA 120 - American Criminal Justice System 3 credits
CJA 210 - Arrest, Search & Seizure 3 credits
CJA 211 - Civil Liability & Ethics in Criminal Justice 3 credits
CJA 213 - Evidence 3 credits
CJA 214 - Criminal Investigation 3 credits
CJA 217 - Interviewing & Interrogation 3 credits
CJA 228 - Public Safety Writing 3 credits
CJA 233 - Criminology 3 credits
CJA 243 - Narcotics & Dangerous Drugs 3 credits

Curriculum Map

Listed below are the required courses and the recommended terms during which they should be taken:

Freshman Year - Fall

CGS 100 - College Survival & Success 3 credits
WRI 121 - English Composition I 3 credits
CJA 101 - Intro to Criminal Justice & Human Services Careers 3 credits
CJA 218 - C J Perspectives of Violence & Aggression 3 credits

Total: 12 credits

Freshman Year - Winter

CJA 111 - Intro to Criminal Justice System - Police 3 credits
CJA 112 - Intro to Criminal Justice Systems - Courts 3 credits
Science - Science with a Lab - See Advisor 4 credits
CJA or ADS - Elective 3 credits

Total: 13 credits

Freshman Year - Spring

CJA 280 - Coop Wk Exp: Criminal Justice 3 credits
CJA 212 - Criminal Law 3 credits
CJA 113 - Intro to Criminal Justice Systems - Corrections 3 credits
Advisor Approved - Elective 1 credits

Total: 10 credits

Freshman Year - Summer

MTH 070 - Elementary Algebra 4 credits or higher
HEA 125 - First Aid & Industrial Safety 3 credits or
HPE 295 - Health & Fitness for Life 3 credits
Social Science - Choose from Requirement 3 credits

Total: 10 credits

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