Associate of Arts with Emphasis in Administration of Justice
The Administration of Justice program offers courses which reflect a balanced approach to the criminal justice system. Courses in law enforcement, the courts, and corrections are available. This program prepares students to become a criminal justice professional or transition to a four-year degree. A full range of elective courses offer the student an ability to explore individual interests. The ADMJ faculty members are all experienced in an area of the criminal justice system; they bring real-world expertise to the classroom.
Important: Students graduating with an Administration of Justice degree must complete an approved cultural diversity course. Some of the approved courses are able to meet both the cultural diversity requirement and a general education requirement. A list of approved cultural diversity courses can be found in the list of AA general education electives.
(Major Code 2120; State CIP Code 24.0101)
Associates of Arts Degree
First Semester
| ENGL 121 | Composition I* | 3 |
| ADMJ 121 | Introduction to Administration of Justice | 3 |
| NOTE: If you are certified under the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Act, you are eligible to receive assessment of prior learning credit for some or all of these courses. | ||
| ADMJ 124 | Criminal Justice and Corrections | 3 |
| ADMJ 127 | Criminology | 3 |
| Humanities Elective (cannot be a philosophy course) ^ | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
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Second Semester
| ENGL 122 | Composition II* | 3 |
| MATH 171 | College Algebra* (or higher) | 3 |
| SPD 120 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| or SPD 121 | Public Speaking | |
| or SPD 125 | Personal Communication | |
| ADMJ 141 | Criminal Law* | 3 |
| NOTE: If you are certified under the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Act, you are eligible to receive assessment of prior learning credit for some or all of these courses. | ||
| ADMJ 235 | Community Based Corrections | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Third Semester
| ADMJ Program Elective (see below) | 3 | |
| PHIL 124 | Logic and Critical Thinking | 3 |
| PSYC 130 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| ADMJ 228 | Criminal Justice Communications* | 2 |
| ADMJ 150 | Criminal Procedure | 3 |
| NOTE: If you are certified under the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Act, you are eligible to receive assessment of prior learning credit for some or all of these courses. | ||
| Science and/or Math Elective ^ | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 17 | |
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Fourth Semester
| ADMJ Program Elective (see below) | 6 | |
| ADMJ 255 | Ethics and Criminal Justice | 3 |
| Science course with Lab ^ | 4 | |
| Social Science Elective (cannot be a psychology course) ^ | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 16 | |
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ADMJ Program Electives
| ADMJ 122 | Police Operations* | 3 |
| ADMJ 130 | Crime Prevention | 3 |
| ADMJ 133 | Juvenile Behavior | 3 |
| ADMJ 143 | Crime Analysis | 3 |
| ADMJ 145 | Fundamentals Private Security | 3 |
| ADMJ 148 | Physical and Sexual Violence within the Family | 3 |
| ADMJ 154 | Fundamentals of Criminal Investigation | 3 |
| NOTE: If you are certified under the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Act, you are eligible to receive assessment of prior learning credit for some or all of these courses. | ||
| ADMJ 170 | Drugs and Crime | 3 |
| ADMJ 180 | Correctional Casework* | 3 |
| ADMJ 201 | Police Interrogation | 3 |
| ADMJ 215 | Understanding Terrorism | 3 |
| ADMJ 221 | Forensic Science and Crime Scene Investigation | 3 |
| ADMJ 223 | The World of Crime* | 3 |
| ADMJ 230 | Criminal Behavior* | 3 |
| ADMJ 275 | Police Management* | 3 |
| ADMJ 285 | Administration of Justice Internship* | 3 |
| ADMJ 292 | Special Topics: | 1-3 |
Total Program Hours: 63