AA/AS Degree – Concentration in Criminal Justice

This curriculum is designed for students interested in transferring to a four-year institution in degree programs such as criminal justice, law enforcement, security administration, homeland security, or forensic science. This program is part of the Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security Career Cluster.

The listed sequence of courses provides guidance for students so that they can complete this program of study in the most efficient manner. This sequence assumes that students have met college academic placement and/or other program requirements. Students are strongly urged to contact a college advisor for assistance in developing their plan for enrolling in courses to meet the program of study.

Criminal Justice: 64 Credit Hours

Fall Semester CoursesCredit Hrs.
ENG101Composition I3
CJ 101Survey of Criminal Justice3
COM103Speech Communication3
Social Science Elective3
Humanities Elective3
15
Spring Semester CoursesCredit Hrs.
CJ 102Survey of Criminal Investigation3
ENG102Composition II3
Social Science Elective3
Lab Science4
Fine Arts Elective3
16
Fall Semester CoursesCredit Hrs.
CJ 201Juvenile Justice3
Social Science Elective3
CJ 107Introduction to Corrections3
Non-Lab Science3
Mathematics3
15
Spring Semester CoursesCredit Hrs.
CJ 204Criminal Law3
CJ 200Introduction to Criminology3
Humanities Elective3
Health Science3
Electives6
18

Students must complete at least one IAI approved math course. Science requirements include at least one IAI life science and one IAI physical science, and one of those must be a lab science. Additional math and/or science courses are needed to complete general education requirements for the AS degree.

Transfer Agreements