Criminal Justice Technology (A55180), Associate of Applied Science

AAS Degree Requirements (67-69 Credit Hours)

Fall Semester (16-18 Credit Hours)

ACA115	Success & Study Skills	1
CIS110	Introduction to Computers	3
CJC111	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
CJC131	Criminal Law	3
CJC213	Substance Abuse	3

Select one of the following:

BIO163	Basic Anatomy & Physiology	5
	OR
MAT143	Quantitative Literacy	3
	OR
MAT152	Statistical Methods I	4

Spring Semester (18 Credit Hours)

CJC112	Criminology	3
CJC113	Juvenile Justice	3
CJC141	Corrections	3
CJC212	Ethics & Community Relations	3
ENG111	Writing and Inquiry	3
	Select one Criminal Justice Elective	3

Fall Semester (17 Credit Hours)

CJC214	Victimology	3
CJC231	Constitutional Law	3
PSY150	General Psychology	3
	Select two Criminal Justice Electives	5

Select one of the following

ENG112	Writing and Research in the Disciplines	3
	OR
ENG114	Professional Research & Reporting	3

Spring Semester (16 Semester Hours)

CJC221	Investigative Principles	4
CJC222	Criminalistics	3
	Select one Criminal Justice Elective	3
	Select one Humanities Elective	3

Select one of the following:

POL120	American Government	3
	OR
POL130	State & Local Government	3

Criminal Justice Electives:

CJC120	Interviews/Interrogations	2
CJC121	Law Enforcement Operations	3
CJC132	Court Procedure & Evidence	3
CJC151	Introduction to Loss Prevention	3
CJC160	Terrorism: Underlying Issues	3
CJC223	Organized Crime	3
CJC225	Crisis Intervention	3
CJC232	Civil Liability	3
CJC233	Correctional Law	3
CJC241	Community-Based Corrections	3
CJC255	Issues in Criminal Justice Application	3

Humanities Electives:

ART111	Art Appreciation	3
ART114	Art History Survey I	3
ART115	Art History Survey II	3
HUM110	Technology and Society	3
HUM115	Critical Thinking	3
HUM122	Southern Culture	3
HUM130	Myth in Human Culture	3
HUM160	Introduction to Film	3
HUM220	Human Values and Meaning	3
MUS110	Music Appreciation	3

Developmental Requirements:

DRE096	Integrated Reading and Writing I	3
DRE097	Integrated Reading and Writing II	3
DRE098	Integrated Reading and Writing III	3
DMA010	Operations With Integers	1
DMA020	Fractions and Decimals	1
DMA030	Proportion/Ratios/Rates/Percents	1
DMA040	Expressions, Linear Equations, Linear Inequalities	1
DMA050	Graphs and Equations of Lines	1

NOTE: Students successfully completing Basic Law Enforcement Training accredited by the North Carolina Criminal   Justice Education and Training Standards Commission may receive credit for the following criminal justice courses: CJC 120,  CJC 131, CJC 132, CJC 221, CJC 225 and CJC 231 for a total of 18 semester hours that may be counted toward the Associate in Applied Science degree in Criminal Justice Technology. To qualify, students must have successfully passed the Criminal Justice Commission’s comprehensive certification exam and must have completed BLET since 1985. Students must submit official documentation from the appropriate Academy in order to request credit-by-articulation.