Criminal Justice - Transfer Path
(61-63 total credit hours)
Degree Requirements
KCTCS
- Completion of minimum of 60 credit hours
- Minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA
- Minimum of 15 credit hours earned at the institution awarding the degree
- Completion of Cultural Studies course
- Demonstration of Digital Literacy
- Completion of a College Success requirement
| Courses | Credits | Grade | Offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRJ 204 Criminal Investigations* | 3 | Online | |
| ENG 101 Writing I | 3 | All | |
| JUS 101U Introduction to Criminal Justice* | 3 | Online | |
| OST 105 Introduction to Office Systems (meets digital literacy requirement) | 3 | All | |
| FYE 105 Achieving Academic Success | 3 | All |
| Courses | Credits | Grade | Offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRJ 202 Issues and Ethics in Criminal Justice | 3 | Online | |
| ENG 102 Writing II | 3 | All | |
| Humanities General Education course (rec. JUS 231U Race, Gender, and Crime) | 3 | Fall/Spring | |
| Natural Sciences General Education course (must include a laboratory experience**) | 4 | All | |
| Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education course (rec. POL 101 American Government) | 3 | All |
| Courses | Credits | Grade | Offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Humanities or Social/Behavioral Sciences or Foreign Language or Oral Communication General Education course | 3 | All | |
| Criminal Justice Elective (CRJ 102 Introduction to Corrections or CRJ 215 Introduction to Law Enforcement) |
3 | Online | |
| CRJ 216 Criminal Law | 3 | Online | |
| Oral Communications General Education course (rec. COM 181 Basic Public Speaking or COM 252 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication) | 3 | All | |
| Quantitative Reasoning General Education course (MAT 151 Introduction to Applied Statistics or MAT 150 College Algebra) |
3 | All |
| Courses | Credits | Grade | Offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Natural Sciences or Quantitative Reasoning General Education course (rec. STA 251 Applied Statistics or STA 220 Statistics) | 3 | All | |
| Arts and Humanities or Social/Behavioral Sciences or Foreign Language or Oral Communication General Education course | 3 | All | |
| CRJ 217 Criminal Procedures | 3 | Online | |
| Heritage General Education course | 3 | All | |
| Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education course (rec. PSY 110 Introduction to Psychology) | 3 | All |
Notes
- * It is recommended that students take JUS 101 and CRJ 204 before other CRJ coursework
- ** Credit from a dedicated lab course may be used in Electives
- Students with prior felony/criminal convictions, with domestic violence convictions, being prohibited by law to possess firearms, or having a dishonorable discharge or general discharge under other than honorable conditions, may find it difficult to find employment in the field of criminal justice.
- All Criminal Justice students, as part of their last core Criminal Justice class, will be required to take the Criminal Justice Advanced NOCTI exam.
- Progression in the program is contingent upon achievement of a grade C or greater in each course and maintenance of a 2.0 cumulative GPA or above (on a 4.0 scale).
- At least 25 percent of the approved curriculum for any certificate, diploma or degree must be completed at the student’s home college.
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KCTCS Catalog - Criminal Justice - AAS: Criminal Justice Track
