Administration of Justice - Corrections Specialization
Employment as a corrections officer has become one of the most challenging
occupations in public safety! Gone are the days of the turn-key prison guard.
Today's world of corrections is rapidly changing and the changes are creating
local, state and federal employment opportunities in a vast array of adult
corrections settings: detention centers, half-way houses, treatment units, jails
and prisons. The educational skills acquired in either the certificate in
corrections (44 credits) or the Associate in Applied Science degree in
Administration of Justice (68 credits) will mean a higher starting salary and
endless opportunities for advancement in any number of adult, youth, men's and
women's correctional settings.
For more information consult the College Catalog.
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First Semester
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SDV
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College Success Skills
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1
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ENG 111
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College
Composition I
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3
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SOC 200
or
SOC 201
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Principles of
Sociology
Intro to Sociology
I*
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3
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ADJ 100
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Survey of Criminal
Justice
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3
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ADJ 130
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Introduction to Criminal
Law
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3
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ADJ 140
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Intro. to
Corrections
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3
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Second Semester
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NAS 105
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Natural Science
Topics for Modern Society or Other approved Lab or Math course
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3-4
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ENG 112
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College
Composition II
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3
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SOC 202
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Introduction to
Sociology II or Approved Sophomore Level Sociology
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3
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ADJ 131
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Legal Evidence
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3
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ADJ 227
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Constitutional Law
for Justice Personnel
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3
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ADJ 145
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Corrections &
Community
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3
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Third Semester
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PSY 200
or
PSY 201
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Principles of
Psychology
Intro. to Psychology
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3
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Elective
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Non-ADJ Elective
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3
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SPA 103
or
SPA
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Basic Spoken
Spanish
1Approved Spanish Course
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3
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SOC 235
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Juvenile
Delinquency
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3
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PSY 215
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Abnormal
Psychology
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3
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Fourth Semester
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HUM 165
or
CST 110
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Controversial
Issues in American Society
Intro to
Communication
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3
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Approved Computer
Elective***
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3
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ADJ 296
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Internship
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3
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SOC 236
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Criminology
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3
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ADJ 215
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Report Writing
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3
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PED/HLT
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Approved Wellness
Elective
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3
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Total Minimum
Credits for the Associate in Applied Science Degree in
Administration of Justice
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67-68 |
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(Student
Worksheet)
