Administration of Justice AAS Suggested Course Sequence

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The following program requirements are listed in the recommended order for completion. If you are a full-time student and each step is completed in a semester, you will complete this program in two years.

If you are attending part-time, it is recommended that you follow the steps and calculate your individual completion time. Please see an Academic Advisor for assistance.

Suggested Sequence of Courses:

^*Recommended indicates that a General Education course has been suggested by the program faculty. Based on your individual needs, you may choose from the list of approved courses to satisfy the requirement. See the Program Requirements for this degree for a complete list of options.

First Year

Term 1

15 Credits

College Composition or Applied Communication: ENG 101 - College Composition I Credits: 3 ^*Recommended
AJS 101 - Introduction to Administration of Justice Credits: 3
AJS 109 - Substantive Criminal Law Credits: 3
AJS 123 - Ethics and Criminal Justice Credits: 3 (Critical Thinking)
AJS 230 - The Police Function Credits: 3

Term 2

18 Credits

College Composition or Applied Communication: ENG 102 - College Composition II Credits: 3 ^*Recommended
Numeracy (Quantitative Literacy): MAT 142 - College Mathematics Credits: 3 ^*Recommended
AJS 170 - Forensic Science Credits: 3
AJS 225 - Criminology Credits: 3
AJS 260 - Procedural Criminal Law Credits: 3
AJS 270 - Community Relations Credits: 3

Second Year

Term 3

13 Credits

Physical and Biological Science Credits: 4
AJS 200 - Current Issues in Criminal Justice Credits: 3
AJS 240 - The Correction Function Credits: 3
AJS 290 - Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Credits: 3

Term 4

15 Credits

Behavioral or Social Science: PSY 101 - Introductory Psychology Credits: 3
OR SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3 ^{*Recommended Courses}
Choose from Program Electives below Credits: 12

Program Electives

Choose from the following options as indicated in the term listed above:

AJS 103 - Public Safety Report Writing Credits: 3
AJS 192 - Serial Killers and Mass Murderers Credits: 3
AJS 212 - Juvenile Justice Procedures Credits: 3
AJS 226 - Victimology and Crises Intervention Credits: 3
AJS 250 - Introduction to Global Security and Intelligence Credits: 3
AJS 252 - Homeland Security Credits: 3
AJS 254 - Global Crime and Criminal Justice Credits: 3
AJS 256 - Terrorism Credits: 3
AJS 258 - Information Protection and Computer Security Credits: 3
AJS 275 - Criminal Investigations Credits: 3
AJS 278 - Neuroscience and the Law Credits: 3
AJS 296 - Internship: Administration of Justice Credits: 3
AJS 298 - Special Justic Topics: Credits: 3

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