State Control Number: 04967
Program Code: CRJU.AS
Program Length: 24 months
Approved for Federal Financial Aid: Yes
To earn this degree, complete the major coursework with “C” grades or better and all of the following graduation requirements:
- 60 minimum degree-applicable units (including a maximum 4 units of activity) and 12 degree-applicable units through VVC;
- the VVC General Education pattern;
- Information Competency; Global Citizenship; Kinesiology; and
- 2.0 minimum overall degree-applicable GPA.
Courses may be double-counted in the major and in a general education category. Courses counted in one AA/AS major may not be used in another AA/AS major.
The Criminal Justice major requires 18 units from any of the certificates or from any Criminal Justice coursework. CJ 138 may be used as elective credit but may not be used to fulfill major requirements.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| Complete 18 units from the Criminal Justice (CJ) discipline. | 18.0 | |
| Select courses numbered 50-299, except 138. | ||
| Total Units | 18 | |
Suggested Plan of Study
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| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Units | |
| CJ 101 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3.0 |
| HLTH 102 | Contemporary Problems in Personal and Community Health 2 | 3.0 |
| ENGL 101.0 | English Composition and Reading 2 | 4.0 |
| CMST 106 or CMST 109 |
Interpersonal Communication or Public Speaking |
3.0 |
| Degree Applicable Elective | 3.0 | |
| Units | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| CJ course aligned with Criminal Justice certificates | 3.0 | |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology 2 | 3.0 |
| HIST 117 |
History of U.S to 1876 or History of U.S From 1876 or African American History or Women in U.S. History or Introduction to American Government And Politics |
3.0 |
| CMST 105 | Intercultural Communication | 3.0 |
| PSYC 215 | Introduction to Statistics in Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3.0 |
| Units | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CJ courses aligned with Criminal Justice certificates | 6.0 | |
| Degree Applicable Elective | 9.0 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CJ courses aligned with Criminal Justice certificates | 6.0 | |
| Degree Applicable Elective | 8.0 | |
| Units | 14 | |
| Total Units | 60 | |
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Double counts for General Education and Competency.