The Associate of Arts degree in Criminal Justice provides students with the knowledge and technical skills required to pursue a wide variety of entry-level criminal justice positions, including law enforcement, adult and juvenile corrections, and private security. Students complete a total of  60 credit hours, including 36 hours of criminal justice or correlated coursework for which students  must earn a grade of "C" or better.

Degree Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
CJ 100	Crime & Justice in America	3
CJ 110	Introduction to Law Enforcement	3
CJ 120	Introduction to Corrections	3
CJ 130	Public & Private Security	3
CJ 220	Criminal Justice Communications	3
CJ 230	Principles of Investigation	3
CJ 303	Diversity in American Culture	3
CJ 325	Applied Criminology	3
Criminal Justice Electives		9
Required Correlate Course
LG 345	Criminal Law	3
Total Hours		36