Criminal Justice, AA

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This program is designed to prepare students for entry-level positions in protective services and law enforcement and transfer into a four-year program such as the Crime and Justice Studies emphasis in the Integrated Studies program here at Northern.

General Education (31 CR)

See Northern’s General Education Offerings .

Area I. Communications (6 CR)

Area II. Mathematics (3 CR)

Area III. Laboratory Sciences (4 CR)

Area IV. Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 CR)

Area V. Humanities (3 CR)

Area VI. Creative & Fine Arts (3 CR)

Additional Nine Credit Hours for Non STEMH (9 CR)

COMM 1130 - Public Speaking 3 CR
Civics Course 3 CR
Literature Course 3 CR
Students choosing their AA in Criminal Justice must take MATH 1350 .

Program Requirements (29 CR)

CJUS 1110 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 CR
CJUS 1120 - Criminal Law 3 CR
CJUS 1130 - Forensic Science I 3 CR
CJUS 1140 - Juvenile Justice 3 CR
CJUS 1170 - Introduction to Criminology 3 CR
CJUS 2140 - Criminal Investigations 3 CR
CJUS 2150 - Corrections System 3 CR
SOCI 2255 - Race, Class and Gender 3 CR

Elective Requirements

The remaining 5 credits for the Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice are electives. At most, four hours of PHED may count toward the degree.