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2007-2008
Criminal Justice
Associate in Applied Science Degree
Curriculum code
1260
General
Information
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Service Web Site
Required
Courses
(62 credit hours)
The following suggested schedule is based on full-time enrollment. Students may
also complete the program through part-time enrollment.
For
information about prerequisites and corequisites, please see the course
descriptions that are linked from each course.
Suggested
Full-Time Schedule
First Semester
15 Credit Hours
|
Course
|
Credit Hours
|
Title
|
Notes |
| CRJ-101 |
3 |
Introduction to Criminal Justice |
|
| SOC-101 |
3 |
General
Sociology |
|
| CRJ-105 |
3 |
Criminology |
|
| ___-___ |
3 |
Humanities
and Fine Arts
Choose from
ARB,
ART,
FRE,
GER,
HUM,
JPN,
LIT,
MUS,
PHI,
SPA,
THE
|
|
|
COM-101
|
3 |
Composition
I |
|
| Total:
15 |
Second
Semester
15 Credit Hours
|
Course
|
Credit Hours
|
Title
|
Notes |
| CRJ-106 |
3 |
Introduction
to Corrections |
|
| CRJ-107 |
3 |
Juvenile
Delinquency and Procedures |
|
| PSC-110 |
3 |
American
National Government |
|
| PSY-101 |
3 |
Introduction
to Psychology |
|
|
COM-102
|
3 |
Composition
II |
|
| Total:
15 |
Third
Semester
16 Credit Hours
|
Course
|
Credit Hours
|
Title
|
Notes |
| COM-103 |
3 |
Speech
Fundamentals |
|
| CRJ-103 |
3 |
Police
in American Society |
|
| CRJ-206 |
3 |
Substantive
Criminal Law |
|
| ___-___ |
4
|
Physical
and Life Sciences, Mathematics
Choose from BIO,
CHM,
EAS,
GEL,
MTH-098
or above,
NAT,
PHS,
PHY
|
A minimum level
of competency in Mathematics is required for graduation. The minimum
competency may be met by: Placement in
MTH-098 or higher, or successful completion of
BUS-120, or
MTH-095 or higher, or equivalent course at another college, with a grade
of "C" or higher. Only
MTH-098 or higher can be applied toward the Physical and Life
Sciences/Math requirement. |
| ___-___ |
3 |
Elective:
Select three hours of electives from electives list. |
|
| Total:
16 |
Fourth
Semester
16 Credit Hours
|
Course
|
Credit Hours
|
Title
|
Notes |
| CRJ-207 |
3 |
Procedural
Criminal Law |
|
| CRJ-104 |
3 |
Investigation and
Criminal Evidence |
|
| ___-___ |
4 |
Physical
and Life Sciences, Mathematics
Choose
from BIO,
CHM,
EAS,
GEL,
MTH-098
or above,
NAT,
PHS,
PHY
|
|
| ___-___ |
3 |
Humanities
and Fine Arts
Choose
from
ARB,
ART,
FRE,
GER,
HUM,
JPN,
LIT,
MUS,
PHI,
SPA,
THE
|
|
| ___-___ |
3 |
Elective:
Select three hours of electives from electives list. |
|
| Total:
16 |
Electives
Select 6 hours. Any course that
fulfills the general education requirements for an A.A. degree may be applied as
a program elective or choose from the following courses:
Note: Students
may take any additional general education courses (communications, mathematics,
physical/life sciences, humanities/fine arts and social/behavioral sciences) as
program electives. Students may wish to pursue an Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree with a criminal justice
concentration if they are planning to transfer to a four-year university.
Information about the A.A. option is available in the Moraine
Valley catalog (page 78). Contact an academic advisor for assistance
regarding transfer options.
Graduation Requirements
Official high school transcript with date of
graduation or a GED certificate; minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0;
successful completion of all course requirements and the minimum number of
credit hours for the specific degree; minimum of 15 semester hours completed at
Moraine Valley; constitution requirement; a "C" grade or better in
COM-101 and a "C" grade or better in
COM-102 if
COM-102 is required for this program; successful completion of minimum level
of competency in Mathematics; submission of graduation petition to the Records Office by
published deadlines. (See college catalog
for details.)
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