Map: CSN AAS Criminal Justice

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WHO SHOULD USE THIS ACADEMIC MAP

This academic map should be used by CSN students who are completing the Criminal Justice, AAS .

HOW THIS ACADEMIC MAP IS SET UP

The academic map totals a minimum of 60 credits and assumes no transferred coursework. It is designed to provide students with the optimal route to earning an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree. Students who cannot take the map’s recommended number of credits each semester will take longer to complete the degree and graduate. Click on a course to see more information about that course including description, prerequisites and credit value.

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Semester #1 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 15-17
Grades of D+, D, and D- in the major requirements (occupational) area in an Associate of Applied Science degree program will not count toward graduation requirements.
Student MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

Mathematics (General Education) - Credits 3: Options Include: MATH 104B or above (except MATH 122/123)
English Composition (General Education) - Credits 3-5: Options Include: ENG 100 or ENG 101 or ENG 110 or ENG 113
Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science (General Education) - Credits 3: See a counselor or advisor to choose a course option without prerequisites and is valued at 3 credits from the Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science list on the AAS Criminal Justice degree sheet.
Human Relations (General Education) - Credits 3: PSY 101 - General Psychology
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: CRJ 104 - Introduction to Administration of Justice

Semester #2 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 15
Grades of D+, D, and D- in the major requirements (occupational) area in an Associate of Applied Science degree program will not count toward graduation requirements.
Student MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: CRJ 107 - Introduction to Ethics in Criminal Justice
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: CRJ 120 - Community Relations
Elective (Major Requirements) - Credits 9: See a counselor or advisor to choose a course option without prerequisites and is valued at 9 credits from the Elective list on the AAS Criminal Justice degree sheet.

Semester #3 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 15
Grades of D+, D, and D- in the major requirements (occupational) area in an Associate of Applied Science degree program will not count toward graduation requirements.
Student MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

Communication (General Education) - Credits 3: COM 101 - Public Speaking
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: CRJ 130 - Survey of Criminal Law
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: CRJ 225 - Criminal Evidence
Elective (Major Requirements) - Credits 6: See a counselor or advisor to choose a course option without prerequisites and is valued at 6 credits from the Elective list on the AAS Criminal Justice degree sheet.

Semester #4 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 15
Grades of D+, D, and D- in the major requirements (occupational) area in an Associate of Applied Science degree program will not count toward graduation requirements.
APPLY FOR GRADUATION by the deadline. Visit www.csn.edu/graduation for more information on applying for graduation.

Natural Science (General Education) - Credits 3: See a counselor or advisor to choose a course option without prerequisites and is valued at 3 credits from the Natural Science list on the AAS Criminal Justice degree sheet.
U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (General Education) - Credits 4: Options Include: HIST 100 or PSC 101
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: CRJ 270 - Introduction to Criminology
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: CRJ 288 - Second Year Capstone in Criminal Justice
Elective (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: See a counselor or advisor to choose a course option without prerequisites and is valued at 2 credits from the Elective list on the AAS Criminal Justice degree sheet.