Certificate in Criminal Justice

Students may begin their education with a certificate in Criminal Justice. The program offers the busy professional a certificate concentrating on the core courses in the Criminal Justice Bachelor of Science degree. Upon completion, the student can continue immediately into the bachelor’s degree program. Students with transfer credit should meet with an Academic Advisor to determine what courses may transfer into the CJ certificate program.

Note: Students are held to all prerequisite requirements; some students may require more than 10 courses to complete this certificate.

Curriculum

Certificate Core Courses (21 credits)

CTA 206Computer Applications

3

CRJ 101Survey of Criminal Justice

3

CRJ 205Principles of Criminology

3

ENG 121English Composition I

3

ENG 122English Composition II

3

PSY 101Introduction to Psychology

3

SOC 101Introduction to Sociology

3

Criminal Justice Electives (6 credits)

Two courses with the CRJ prefix

Free Elective (3 credits)

Total credits for Certificate in Criminal Justice: 30