Criminal Justice, Associate in Science

Click here to go to the Mass Transfer webpageThe associate in science degree program in Criminal Justice describes and analyzes the various aspects of the criminal justice system. The curriculum is designed to take a systems approach in understanding the crime problem in the United States. The program is structured to prepare students for professional careers, whether they are pre-service or already working in the criminal justice field. It is recognized that a majority of criminal justice students continue their education after completing their degree. Consequently, the curriculum has a broad, academic orientation, facilitating transfer to four-year institutions. A minimum of 68 credit hours are required for graduation.

Starting in the Fall of 2014, any student enrolled in an associate degree program who is new to NECC and has no academic history at the college, must take at least one course designated as intensive in each of NECC’s six core academic skills in order to graduate. In most cases, the program’s core required courses include these intensive courses. Plan to see an advisor for more complete information about this graduation requirement.

Requirements

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
CRJ101Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

CRJ102Incarceration & Alternatives

3

CRJ103Modern Policing

3

Global Awareness Intensive

CRJ201Critical Incident Response

3

Public Presentation Intensive

CRJ202Criminal Law

3

Written Communication Intensive

ENG101English Composition I

3

ENG102English Composition II

3

GOV101American Government & Politics

3

MAT125Statistics

4

Quantitative Reason Intensive

PSY101Introduction to Psychology

3

SOC101Introduction to Sociology

3

SOC104Introduction to Criminology

3

Courses with Prerequisites: CRJ201, CRJ202, ENG102, GOV211

Courses with Corequisites: CRJ201, CRJ202

Milestone Courses: CRJ101, CRJ103, CRJ201, CRJ202, CRJ291

Electives

Computer Science Elective CIS110 , CIS112, CIS113 or CIS210 3
Criminal Justice Electives Choose from CRJ204, CRJ205 or CRJ208  6
Criminal Justice Internship CRJ250 OR CRJ291   3
Humanities Electives Strongly Recommend PHI110 and COM112 and three (3) elective credits in Humanities (Foreign Language, ASL, LIT, PHI or REL)  9
Science Electives Lab Science is required for transfer  7-8
Social Science Elective ANT, GOV, HIS, PSY or SOC  3
CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)

Recommended Course Sequence Criminal Justice Associate Degree

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)

Year 1

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
Fall
CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
CISComputer Science Elective

3-4

CRJ101Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

CRJ102Incarceration & Alternatives

3

ENG101English Composition I

3

SOC101Introduction to Sociology

3

Spring
CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
CRJ103Modern Policing

3

Global Awareness Intensive

ENG102English Composition II

3

GOV101American Government & Politics

3

MAT125Statistics

4

Quantitative Reason Intensive

PSY101Introduction to Psychology

3

Year 2

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
Fall
CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
CRJ201Critical Incident Response

3

Public Presentation Intensive

CRJ202Criminal Law

3

Written Communication Intensive

CRJCriminal Justice Elective

3

Humanities Elective

3

Humanities Elective

3

Science Elective

3-4

Spring
CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
CRJCriminal Justice Elective

3

Humanities Elective

3

SOC104Introduction to Criminology

3

Science Elective

4

 Social Science Elective

3

 

CRJ250Senior Seminar/Project

3

Information Literacy Intensive

OR

CRJ291Criminal Justice Internship

3

Information Literacy Intensive

Total Credit Hours: 68