Criminal Justice, AA [CRJ-AA, 60 Total Credits]

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DESCRIPTION

The Associate of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice provides a broad overview of the criminal justice system, its subsystems, and the roles of the participants therein. It provides a comprehensive overview of criminal law and procedure, law enforcement ethics, and criminology. Students will choose additional elective credits in corrections, juvenile justice, forensics and other interdisciplinary topics. This degree may be used for transfer to a four-year academic institution or may serve as a qualification for public safety or social service positions.

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Student Learning Outcomes

Explain the history and nature of the major components of the criminal justice system: police, courts, and corrections.
Outline the basis of decision-making in the criminal justice process and important constitutional issues.
Differentiate criminal law from other forms of law.
Analyze the overall problem of crime in the United States, including different types of crimes, and identify current issues related to criminal prosecution and rehabilitation of offenders.
Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills applicable in the fields of law enforcement, corrections, or criminal law.

General Education Requirements (33 credits)

Mathematics (3 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level MATH course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

MATH 120 - Fundamentals of College Mathematics
or MATH 120E - Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded or above (except MATH 122 and MATH 123)

English Composition (6-8 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level ENG course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

Literature (3 Credits)

Analytical Reasoning (3 Credits)

PHIL 102 - Critical Thinking and Reasoning

Natural Science (7 Credits)

Two courses from the following, one must include a lab.

ANTH 102 - Introduction to Physical Anthropology
or ANTH 110L - Physical Anthropology Lab
or any AST prefix course
or BIOL 101 - Biology for Non-Majors or above
or CHEM 105 - Chemistry, Man and Society or above
or any EGG prefix course
or any ENV prefix course
or GEOG 103 - Physical Geography
or GEOG 104 - Physical Geography Laboratory
or GEOG 117 - Meteorology/Climatology
or any GEOL prefix course
or HHP 123 - Introduction to the Human Body
or any PHYS prefix course

Humanities (7 Credits)

COM 101 - Oral Communication
and four credits from the following:
any ANTH prefix course (except ANTH 102 and ANTH 110L)
or ENG 223 - Themes of Literature or above
or any HIST prefix course
or PHIL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy
or PHIL 119 - Introduction to the Old Testament
or PHIL 129 - Introduction to the New Testament
or PHIL 201 - Philosophy Goes to the Movies
or PHIL 202 - Introduction to Philosophy of the Arts
or PHIL 203 - Survey of Existentialism
or any RST prefix course
or World Languages 111 or above (this includes the following course prefixes: ARA, ARM, CHI, FIL,
FREN, GER, GRE, ITAL, JPN, KOR, LAT, PORT, RUS, SPAN, and THAI).

U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (4-6 Credits)

Four Credit Options
HIST 100 - Historical Issues and Contemporary Society
or PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics
Six Credit Options
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
or
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 217 - Nevada History

Values and Diversity

^{All students MUST fulfill this requirement. Course chosen may also be used to fulfill the corresponding general education or special program requirements.}

Recommended: PSY 101

Special Program Requirements (27 credits)

Core Requirements (3 Credits)

CRJ 104 - Introduction to Administration of Justice

Special Program Electives (12 Credits)

Recommended: CRJ electives for transfer to NSHE 4-year schools.

CRJ 106 - Introduction to Corrections
or CRJ 130 - Survey of Criminal Law
or CRJ 164 - Introduction to Criminal Investigation
or CRJ 211 - Police in America
or CRJ 225 - Criminal Evidence
or CRJ 270 - Introduction to Criminology
or any CRJ prefix course (except CRJ 290 and B-designated CRJ prefix courses)

Fine Arts Requirement (3 Credits)

any ART prefix course
or DAN 101 - Dance Appreciation
or any MUS prefix course (except MUS 100)
or PHO 101 - Beginning Photography
or any THTR prefix course (except THTR 275)

Social Science Requirement (6 Credits)

PSY 101 - General Psychology
and one course from the following:
any ECON prefix course
or any PSC prefix course
or any SOC prefix course
or WMST 113 - Gender, Race, and Class

General Elective (3 Credits)

^{If UNLV or NSC transfer, may take any CRJ course except CRJ 290 and CRJ B-designated courses or a course already completed within the degree.}

See an Academic Advisor or Counselor for course selection