The Criminal Justice Program reflects the assessed
needs of the community for students seeking careers in correctional
science and law enforcement. The curricula are designed to prepare
students for initial career preparation, career development, and
for foundations leading to university transfer credits.
| DEGREE
REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY |
| REQUIREMENT
- GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES |
|
| Course |
Description |
Credit
Hours |
| ENGL 1301 |
Freshman Composition I |
3 |
| ENGL 1302 |
Freshman Composition II |
3 |
| SPCH 1311 |
Fundamentals of Speech |
3 |
| PSYC 2301 |
General Psychology |
3 |
| HIST 1301 |
History of the United States, Part I |
3 |
| HIST 1302 |
History of the United States, Part II |
3 |
| GOVT 2301 |
American/Texas: National and State |
3 |
| SOCI 1301 |
Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
ELECTIVES
Select from the following courses, or from courses not used
to fulfill another degree requirement.
|
|
| Course |
Description |
Credit
Hours |
| |
Must choose one ITSC 1301 or COSC 1301 Computer
Literacy |
3 |
| |
Must choose one Foreign Language
elective |
3 |
| |
Must choose one Humanities Fine/Arts elective |
3 |
| |
Must choose one Math or Natural
Science elective |
3 - 4 |
TECHNICAL EDUCATION COURSES
21 Credit Hours |
|
| Course |
Description |
Credit
Hours |
| CRIJ 1301 |
Introduction to Criminal Justice |
3 |
| CRIJ 1306 |
Court Systems and Practices |
3 |
| CRIJ 1307 |
Crime in America |
3 |
| CRIJ 1310 |
Fundamentals of Criminal
Law |
3 |
| CRIJ 2301 |
Community Resources in America |
3 |
| CRIJ 2313 |
Correctional Systems and
Practices |
3 |
| CRIJ 2325 |
Legal Aspects of Corrections |
3 |
OTHER TECHNICAL EDUCATION COURSES
FOR ELECTIVES
9 Credit Hours |
|
| Course |
Description |
Credit
Hours |
| CRIJ 1313 |
Juvenile Justice System (recommended) |
3 |
| CRIJ 2314 |
Criminal Investigations (recommended) |
3 |
| CRIJ 2323 |
Legal Aspects of Law Enforcement (recommended) |
3 |
| CRIJ 2328 |
Police Systems & Practices
(recommended) |
3 |
| CJCR 2280 |
*Corrections
Internship (required) |
2 |
| CJCR 1300 |
LE - Basic Jail Course |
3 |
| CJSA 1347 |
Police Organization & Administration |
3 |
| CJSA 1348 |
Ethics in Criminal Justice |
3 |
| CJLE 1358 |
Rights of Prisoners |
3 |
| CJSA 2323 |
Criminalistics II |
3 |
| CJSA 1308 |
Criminalistics I |
3 |
| |
Total
Credits Required For Degree |
65 - 66 |
