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Criminal Justice - AAS Degree Plan
PROGRAM INFORMATION: The Criminal Justice Program is designed to help prepare students to enter the criminal justice field as a correctional officer or law enforcement officer. Upon successful completion of the courses shown, the student will graduate with an Associate in Applied Science Degree.
Program of study is designed as a cooperative with criminal justice agency professionals to help ensure the student is ready to assume a position in the field once courses are completed.
Articulated credit may be available for some courses students completed while in high school.
FRESHMAN YEAR - Fall
COURSE SECTION | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT HOURS |
ENGL 1301 | Composition I | 3 |
XXXX | Approved Program Elective | 3 |
CRIJ 1301 | Intro - Criminal Justice | 3 |
GOVT 2305 | Federal Government | 3 |
XXXX | Approved Math | 3 |
Fall Total Credit Hours | 15 |
FRESHMAN YEAR - Spring
COURSE SECTION | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT HOURS |
COSC 1301 | Introduction to Computing | 3 |
CRIJ 1310 | Fundamentals of Criminal Law | 3 |
GOVT 2306 | Texas Government | 3 |
XXXX | Approved Program Elective | 3 |
CRIJ 1306 | Court Systems & Practices | 3 |
Spring Total Credit Hours | 15 |
SOPHOMORE YEAR - Fall
COURSE SECTION | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT HOURS |
XXXX | Approved Social / Behavioral Science | 3 |
XXXX | Approved Language / Philosophy / Culture or Creative Arts | 3 |
XXXX | Approved Program Elective | 3 |
CRIJ 2313 | Correctional Systems & Practices | 3 |
CRIJ 1307 | Crime in America | 3 |
Fall Total Credit Hours | 15 |
SOPHOMORE YEAR - Spring
COURSE SECTION | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT HOURS |
CRIJ 2328 | Police Systems & Practices | 3 |
CRIJ 1313 | Juvenile Justice System | 3 |
XXXX | Approved Speech | 3 |
CJSA 2364 | Practicum Criminal Justice | 3 |
XXXX | Approved Program Elective | 3 |
Spring Total Credit Hours | 15 |
APPROVED ELECTIVES -
Successful completion of Police Academy (13 hours credit) and TCLEOSE Certification can be applied after 15 hours course completion at Navarro College.
COURSE SECTION | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT HOURS |
SPAN 1411 | Beginning Spanish I | 4 |
CRIJ 1313 | Juvenile Justice System | 3 |
CRIJ 2301 | Community Resources In Corrections | 3 |
CRIJ 2314 | Criminal Investigation | 3 |
CRIJ 2323 | Legal Aspects - Law Enforce. | 3 |
PSYC 2301 OR PSYC 2319 |
General Psychology OR Social Psychology |
3 |
CJSA 2364 | Practicum Criminal Justice | 3 |
Program Total Credit Hours | 60 |