Criminal Justice - Transfer Path | GCTC

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
Recommended Semester 1
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
Recommended Semester 2
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
Recommended Semester 3
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
Recommended Semester 4
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.

Learn more about Gateway's General Education Offerings here.
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KCTCS Catalog - Criminal Justice -  AAS: Criminal Justice Track