Criminal Justice, A.A.

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DEGREE: ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS, SOCIAL SCIENCES, AND EDUCATION

For students whose career interests are in law enforcement, law, and corrections, the Criminal Justice program provides preparation for direct entry into the workforce, for transfer to senior colleges, and for professional advancement.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the Criminal Justice Associate of Arts program, the learner will be able to:

Create and formulate a worldview that includes an historical foundation of American law and the criminal justice system (SLO #1)
Identify and define major components of the criminal justice system (police, courts, and corrections) (SLO #2)
Interpret and evaluate the significance and practice of the Constitution and Supreme Court decisions within all components of the criminal justice system (SLO #3)
Analyze historical and current issues of crime in the United States through an application of statistical data in order to interpret the distribution and dimensions of crime (SLO #4)
Classify, describe, and discuss the theoretical approaches, issues, and programs related to the causes of crime, crime prevention, and rehabilitation of offenders (SLO #5)
Critically identify and evaluate current issues in policing, force, abuse of tasers, police misconduct and brutality, the future of policing, police bias against persons of color, and building community trust (SLO #6)

REQUIRED COURSES IN MAJOR

Required grade of “C” or higher.

Choose nine hours from the following courses:

REQUIRED RELATED COURSES

SOCI 151 - Introduction to Sociology 3

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

See General Education Requirements , for approved Fine Arts, Social Science, Natural Science and Humanities Courses.

ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 OR
ENGL 110 - Intensive English Composition I
ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3
MATH 120 - Contemporary Math 3
POLI 180 - Introduction to American Government 3 OR
PSYC 127 - Introduction to Psychology 3
Fine Arts Requirement 3
Humanities Requirement 3
Natural Science Requirement 6
Additional Social/Behavioral Science Requirement 3
3 credit hours of Social/Behavioral Science requirement met in General Education Courses (PSYC 127 or POLI 180) or in Required Related Courses (SOCI 151)

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 60

NOTE:

See Graduation Requirements .

Students planning to pursue a baccalaureate program should contact that receiving institution for determination of course transferability. A listing of Delgado courses can be found by following this link: Transfer List

Suggested Sequence

First Semester

CRJU 101 - Introduction to Policing 3 credit hours
CRJU 105 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 credit hours
ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 credit hours OR
ENGL 110 - Intensive English Composition I
MATH 120 - Contemporary Math 3 credit hours
Fine Arts Requirement, 3 credit hours

Total: 15 credit hours

Second Semester

CRJU 103 - Introduction to Corrections 3 credit hours
CRJU 160 - Criminal Law 3 credit hours
ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3 credit hours
SOCI 151 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credit hours
Approved CRJU Elective, 3 credit hours

Total: 15 credit hours

Third Semester

CRJU 162 - The Judicial Process 3 credit hours
CRJU 209 - Criminology 3 credit hours
POLI 180 - Introduction to American Government 3 credit hours OR
PSYC 127 - Introduction to Psychology 3 credit hours
Approved CRJU Elective, 3 credit hours
Natural Science Requirement, 3 credit hours

Total: 15 credit hours

Fourth Semester

CRJU 203 - Evidence 3 credit hours
Humanities Requirement, 3 credit hours
Natural Science Requirement, 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Science Requirement, 3 credit hours
Approved CRJU Elective, 3 credit hours