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 (Gen Ed: Social and Behavioral Sciences)
CRIJ 1306 - Court Systems and Practices Credits: 3
ENGL 1301 - Composition I Credits: 3 (Gen Ed: Communication)
HIST 1301 - United States History I Credits: 3 (Gen Ed: American History - see American History options)
GEN ED - Language, Philosophy & Culture course (Gen Ed: Language, Philosophy & Culture)

Second Semester

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

Second Year

First Semester

CRIJ 2313 - Correctional Systems and Practices Credits: 3
EDUC 1100 - Learning Framework Credits: 1 (Gen Ed: Program Option)
GOVT 2305 - Federal Government (Federal constitution and topics) Credits: 3 (Gen Ed: Government/Political Science)
GEN ED - Creative Arts course (Gen Ed: Creative Arts)
GEN ED - Life and Physical Sciences course (Gen Ed: Life & Physical Sciences)

Second Semester

CRIJ 2328 - Police Systems and Practices Credits: 3
GOVT 2306 - Texas Government (Texas constitution and topics) Credits: 3 (Gen Ed: Government/Political Science)
GEN ED Life and Physical Sciences course (Gen Ed: Life & Physical Sciences)
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.

Review the Directed Electives for multiple Texas academic institutions at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board website.

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.