This course is approved by the Kansas Board of Regents for guaranteed transfer among all Kansas Regents public postsecondary institutions. Additional courses may also be eligible for transfer. Please visit a JCCC counselor or the JCCC Registrar's office, and the Transfer Kansas portal to learn more.
The Criminal 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 faculty members are all experienced in an area of the criminal justice system; they bring real-world expertise to the classroom.
(Major Code 2990; CIP Code 24.0101)
Criminal Justice Program web page
Associates of Arts Degree
Important: Students graduating with an associate of arts 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.
First Semester
| CJ 121 | Introduction to Criminal Justice System | 3 |
| CJ 124 | Criminal Justice and Corrections | 3 |
| CJ 127 | Criminology | 3 |
| ENGL 121 | Composition I* | 3 |
| Humanities Elective (cannot be a philosophy course) ^ | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Second Semester
| CJ 141 | Criminal Law* | 3 |
| CJ 235 | Community Based Corrections | 3 |
| COMS 120 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| or COMS 121 | Public Speaking | |
| or COMS 125 | Personal Communication | |
| ENGL 122 | Composition II* | 3 |
| MATH 171 | College Algebra* (or higher) | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Third Semester
| Criminal Justice Program Elective (see below) | 3 | |
| CJ 150 | Criminal Procedure | 3 |
| PHIL 124 | Logic and Critical Thinking | 3 |
| PSYC 130 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| Science and/or Math Elective ^ | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Fourth Semester
| Criminal Justice Program Elective (see below) | 5 | |
| CJ 255 | Ethics and Criminal Justice | 3 |
| Science course with Lab ^ | 4 | |
| Social Science Elective (cannot be a psychology course) ^ | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Total Program Hours: 60
Program Electives
| CJ 122 | Police Operations* | 3 |
| CJ 130 | Crime Prevention | 3 |
| CJ 133 | Juvenile Behavior | 3 |
| CJ 143 | Crime Analysis | 3 |
| CJ 145 | Fundamentals Private Security | 3 |
| CJ 148 | Physical and Sexual Violence within the Family | 3 |
| CJ 154 | Fundamentals of Criminal Investigation | 3 |
| CJ 170 | Drugs and Crime | 3 |
| CJ 180 | Correctional Casework* | 3 |
| CJ 201 | Police Interrogation | 3 |
| CJ 215 | Understanding Terrorism | 3 |
| CJ 221 | Forensic Science and Crime Scene Investigation | 3 |
| CJ 223 | International Criminal Justice Systems | 3 |
| CJ 228 | Criminal Justice Communications* | 2 |
| CJ 230 | Criminal Behavior* | 3 |
| CJ 275 | Police Leadership* | 3 |
| CJ 285 | Criminal Justice Internship* | 3 |
| CJ 291 | Independent Study* | 1-7 |
| CJ 292 | Special Topics: | 1-3 |
NOTE: If you are certified under the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Act, you are eligible to receive an assessment of prior learning credit for select courses.
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This course has registration requirements.
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