MAJOR IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE CORRECTIONS
BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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(no minor required) |
Successful completion of the Bachelor of Applied Science degree program in Criminal Justice requires the following:
- Students must pass all Criminal Justice and Chemical Dependency courses with
a grade of C or higher;
- Forty-two hours of upper division coursework is required. As this is a B.A.S. degree, upper division hours outside the major or minor are not required.
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| Supporting Course Work (*may count as General Education) |
Degree Plan |
| General Education Credits |
41 |
2012-13
2011-12
2010-11
2009-10
2008-09
2007-08
Degree plans below are in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format, and can be opened using the free Adobe® Reader® software.

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| Writing Intensive Credits |
12 |
| ACAD 101 |
Student Success Seminar |
3 |
| MATH 111 |
Intermediate Algebra |
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| or Math 131 |
College Algebra |
3 |
| PHSC 171/173* |
Forensic Science I & Lab |
4 |
| PHSC 172/174 |
Forensic Science II: Crime Scene Investigation & Lab |
4 |
| POLS 201 * |
American National Government |
3 |
| PSY 102* |
General Psychology |
3 |
| SOC 101* |
Intro. to Sociology |
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| or SOC 102* |
Social Problems |
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| or SWK 101 |
Intro to Social Welfare 7 Social Work |
3 |
| SOC 302 |
Research Methods |
3 |
| SOC 331 |
Criminology |
3 |
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| Extra Math/Computer Science Courses Required for B.A.S. Degree |
| MATH 321 |
Statistics |
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| or SOC 323 |
Social Statistics (also listed as GEOG/PSY 323) |
3 |
One course CMPS or MATH beyond General Education |
3 |
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Total credit hours |
6 |
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| Criminal Justice Core Courses (required by all concentrations) |
| CJUS 111 |
Introduction to Criminal Justice |
3 |
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| CJUS 210 |
Police & Society |
3 |
| CJUS 230 |
Introduction to Corrections |
3 |
| CJUS 250 |
Courts & the Criminal Justice System |
3 |
| CJUS 260 |
Juvenile Justice & Delinquency |
3 |
| CJUS 321 |
Criminal Justice and Minorities |
3 |
| CJUS 497 |
Critinal Justice Professional Skills |
3 |
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Total credit hours |
21 |
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Corrections Concentration |
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CJUS 251 |
Institutional Corrections |
3 |
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| CJUS 361 |
Community Based Corrections |
3 |
| CJUS 419 |
Corrections Law |
3 |
Students must select fifteen credit hours of upper division
criminal justice or chemical dependency elective coursework |
15 |
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Subtotal of Corrections Concentration |
24 |
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