Criminal Justice Field of Study, AA

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To earn an associate of arts degree with the Criminal Justice Field of Study, you must complete the 42 credit hour Core Curriculum and 18 credit hours of electives. A total of 15 semester credit hours of Criminal Justice courses are required and 6 credit hours of directed electives are chosen by the university that you intend to transfer to. Please work with an advisor to choose the appropriate directed electives to meet the requirements of the program you intend to enter.

First Year

First Semester

CRIJ 1301 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Credits: 3
CRIJ 1306 - Court Systems and Practices Credits: 3
ENGL 1301 - Composition I Credits: 3
HIST 1301 - United States History I Credits: 3 (see American History options)
GEN ED - Language, Philosophy & Culture course

Second Semester

CRIJ 1310 - Fundamentals of Criminal Law Credits: 3
ENGL 1302 - Composition II Credits: 3 (See Communications options)
HIST 1302 - United States History II Credits: 3 (See American History options)
GEN ED - Mathematics course
GEN ED - Speech course

Second Year

First Semester

CRIJ 2313 - Correctional Systems and Practices Credits: 3
EDUC 1100 - Learning Framework Credits: 1
GOVT 2305 - Federal Government (Federal constitution and topics) Credits: 3
GEN ED - Creative Arts course
GEN ED - Life and Physical Sciences course

Second Semester

CRIJ 2328 - Police Systems and Practices Credits: 3
GOVT 2306 - Texas Government (Texas constitution and topics) Credits: 3
GEN ED Life and Physical Sciences course

DIRECTED ELECTIVE *

DIRECTED ELECTIVE *

Total Credit Hours: 60

* Directed Electives for the Criminal Justice Field of Study are chosen by each transfer university in Texas that offers a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice. For example:
Texas A&M University - Commerce requires CRIJ 1307  and CRIJ 2301.
Texas Woman’s University requires CRIJ 1307  and CRIJ 2314 .
University of North Texas requires ENGL 2311   and SPCH 1311 .
University of Texas at Dallas did not submit any courses at the time of this printing.

Please meet with a Collin College academic advisor to determine which courses would be best to take for completion of this program. If you plan to transfer, also check with your intended transfer college or university prior to beginning this program to verify course transferability.