Criminal Justice: Private and Public Safety, Associate in Science (Accelerated)

Click here to go to the Mass Transfer webpageAssociate in Science Degree in Criminal Justice: Private & Public Safety Option (Accelerated) describes and analyzes the various aspects of the criminal justice system. The course curriculum is designed to take a systems approach in understanding the crime problem in the United States. The program is structured for those students with current or prior experience in the criminal justice field and can be completed in 16 months through a 7 ½ week course curriculum path. 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.

Candidates for the Associate in Science Degree in Criminal Justice: Private & Public Safety Option (Accelerated) must be college ready in math and English and obtain approval from the Criminal Justice Program Coordinator.

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

CRJ250Senior Seminar/Project

3

Information Literacy Intensive

ENG101English Composition I

3

ENG102English Composition II

3

GOV101American Government & Politics

3

GOV211Civil Rights & Liberties

3

MAT125Statistics

4

Quantitative Reason Intensive

PHI121Practical Logic

3

Information Literacy Intensive

PSY101Introduction to Psychology

3

SOC101Introduction to Sociology

3

SOC104Introduction to Criminology

3

Courses with Prerequisites: CRJ102, CRJ103, ENG102, GOV211, MAT125, CRJ201, CRJ202

Courses with Corequisites: CRJ201, CRJ202

Milestone Courses: CRJ101, CRJ103, CRJ201, CRJ202, CRJ250

CRJ250: Criminal Justice Major; Note: The criminal justice program currently provides students who have experience in the criminal justice field with the option of taking either CRJ291 or CRJ250. The CRJ250 course requires an extensive research project.

Electives

Computer & Information Sciences CIS110, CIS112, CIS113 or CIS210  3
Criminal Justice Electives Prerequisite  6
Humanities Electives    6
Science Electives Lab Science Required
Recommend Online- BIO103 & BIO104 and ERS130 or ERS135
 7-8
CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)

Recommended Course Sequence Criminal Justice: Private & Public Safety (Accelerated) Associate Degree

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)

Year 1

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
Fall
CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
CRJ101Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

CRJ102Incarceration & Alternatives

3

ENG101English Composition I

3

SOC101Introduction to Sociology

3

CRJ101 (First 7 ½ week Hybrid)

CRJ102 (Second 7 ½ Week Online)

Winter Intersession
CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
CISCIS Elective (Online 3 Weeks)

3

Spring
CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
CRJ103Modern Policing

3

Global Awareness Intensive

CRJCriminal Justice Elective

3

ENG102English Composition II

3

GOV101American Government & Politics

3

MAT125Statistics

4

Quantitative Reason Intensive

CRJ103 (First 7 ½ week)

Criminal Justice Elective (Second 7 ½ Week Online)

Summer
CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
BIO103Human Nutrition & Health

3

Science Technology Intensive

BIO104Human Nutrition & Health Laboratory

1

Science Technology Intensive

COM112Interpersonal Communication

3

CRJCriminal Justice Elective

3

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

PHI121Practical Logic

3

Information Literacy Intensive

SOC104Introduction to Criminology

3

 

ERS130Meteorology

4

Science Technology Intensive

OR

ERS135Introduction to Astronomy

4

Science Technology Intensive

CRJ201 (First 7 ½ week)

CRJ202 (Second 7 ½ Week)

Winter Intersession
CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
Humanities Elective

3

Spring
CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
CRJ250Senior Seminar/Project

3

Information Literacy Intensive

GOV211Civil Rights & Liberties

3

GOV211 (First 7 ½ week)

CRJ250 (First 7 ½ Week)

Total Credit Hours: 68