Associate Degree in Public Service - Major in Criminal Justice Technology (CRJS)
69 Semester Hours
The Criminal Justice Associate Degree seeks to develop an understanding of the causes and the prevention of crime, impacts of human behavior, the legal system, and the organization and conduct of criminal justice functions. Additional courses are offered to meet the interests of individual students.
The Criminal Justice curriculum provides essential knowledge of the functions and prevalent problems of criminal justice agencies and the organizational, legal, and social context within which they operate.
The program meets the needs of in-service students who seek to improve their professional qualifications and of those students who are preparing for employment with criminal justice agencies.
Career opportunities include employment with municipal, county, and state law enforcement agencies and court systems; industrial/retail security; social service agencies; juvenile justice; and correctional agencies.
In addition, Central Carolina criminal justice technology courses may be used for recertification credit with the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. Once admitted, students must earn a grade of "C" or higher in each major course.
This program is offered during the day and evening.
Specific/Special Admission Information
Students should be aware that many positions in the Criminal Justice field require no previous criminal convictions (i.e., DUI, bad check convictions, open container convictions, excessive traffic convictions, etc.).
General Education Core Courses - 15/16 Credit Hours
- ENG 101 English Composition I (3)
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MAT 110 College Algebra (3)
or - MAT 155 Contemporary Mathematics (3)
- PSY 201 General Psychology (3)
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SPA 101 Elementary Spanish I (4)
or - SPA 105 Conversational Spanish (3)
- SPC 205 Public Speaking (3)
*See General Education course requirements
To complete this program, courses should be taken in the following sequence:
| Class | Lab | Credit | |
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| Fall Semester - First Year | |||
| CPT 101 Introduction to Computers | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| CRJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| CRJ 115 Criminal Law I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ENG 101 English Composition I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology |
3 | 0 | 3 |
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| Total Semester Credits | 15 | 0 | 15 |
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Spring Semester - First Year |
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| CRJ 120 Constitutional Law | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| CRJ 125 Criminology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| CRJ 130 Police Administration | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| PSY 201 General Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| SPC 205 Public Speaking | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| Total Semester Credits | 15 | 0 | 15 |
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Summer Semester - First Year |
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| BUS 130 Business Communications | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| CRJ 145 Juvenile Delinquency | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| CRJ 202 Criminalistics | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| Total Semester Credits | 9 | 0 | 9 |
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Fall Semester - Second Year |
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| CRJ 220 Judicial Process | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| CRJ 222 Ethics in Criminal Justice | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| CRJ 224 Police Community Relations | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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MAT 110 College Algebra or MAT 155 Contemporary Mathematics |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| SPA 101 Elementary Spanish I | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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or SPA 105 Conversational Spanish |
3 | 0 | 3 |
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| Total Semester Credits | 15/16 | 0 | 15/16 |
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Spring Semester - Second Year |
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| CRJ 236 Criminal Evidence | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| CRJ 242 Correctional Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| CRJ 244 Probation, Pardon & Parole | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| CRJ 260 Seminar in Criminal Justice | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ___ ___ Elective* | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| Total Semester Credits | 15 | 0 | 15 |
* To include CRJ 250 for students who qualify