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Criminal Justice: Police Science AS (CRJP)

Degree Type: AS

Program Code: CRJP

Hegis Code: 5505.00

Trained professionals on all levels of enforcement are in demand. Government officials are seeking college-trained persons for these positions. This curriculum is designed to prepare the student for transfer to a four-year college or entry into the enforcement field. It will also serve to upgrade those already employed.

Freshman Seminar Requirement

Freshman Experience

Choose one:

HRD 100College Learning: Theory and Practice

2

HRD 100ACollege Life Seminar

2

HRD 110First Year Seminar

1

Total Credit Hours:1-2

General Education Requirements

Introduction to College Writing

ENG 101Introduction to College Writing

3

Total Credit Hours:3

English Requirement

Choose one:

ENG 102Academic Writing

3

ENG 103Writing in and about the Sciences

3

ENG 104Writing for Business and the Professions

3

ENG 105Writing in and about the Social Sciences

3

ENG 106Writing in and about the Performing and Visual Arts

3

ENG 107Language, Structure and Style

3

ENG 108Writing in and about Literature

3

ENG 109Elements of Creative Writing

3

ENG 110Elements of Technical Writing

3

Total Credit Hours:3

ENG 104 or ENG 110: Recommended.

SUNY Gen Ed Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning

SUNY Gen Ed Mathematics (and Quantitative Reasoning) GMAT

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Forensic Science

SCI 210Forensic Science

4

Total Credit Hours:4

Health and Wellness

Choose one:

Any PED activity course

2

AVS 101Fundamentals of Backcountry Living

3

AVS 102Basic River and Backcountry Canoeing

2

BIO 115Human Sexuality

3

HED 103College Health

3

HED 104First Aid and Safety

2

HED 108Wilderness First Responder

3

NTR 101Fundamentals of Nutrition

3

NTR 111Human Nutrition

3

PED 105Introduction to Physical Education

3

PED 106Athletic Training I

3

PED 206Athletic Training II

3

PED 211Health Sciences Applied to Coaching

3

Total Credit Hours:2

Any PED activity course may also be used.

Note: PED 210 and PED 212 do not fulfill this requirement.

PED 161: Recommended.

SUNY Gen Ed US History and Civic Engagement

SUNY Gen Ed US History and Civic Engagement GUSC

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Principles of Sociology

SOC 101Principles of Sociology

3

Total Credit Hours:3

General Psychology

PSY 101General Psychology

3

Total Credit Hours:3

SUNY Gen Ed The Arts or World Languages or World History and Global Awareness

Choose one:

SUNY Gen Ed The Arts GART

3

SUNY Gen Ed World Languages GWRL

3

SUNY Gen Ed World History and Global Awareness GGLB

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Additional Math or Science Requirement

Mathematics or Lab Science or Non-Lab Science

Mathematics or Lab Science or Non-Lab Science

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Program Core Requirements

Program Core

PHI 202Ethics

3

CRJ 101Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

CRJ 104Criminal Law

3

CRJ 205Criminal Justice Administration

3

CRJ 211Criminal Procedure

3

CRJ 212Criminal Evidence

3

CRJ 216Seminar in Criminal Justice Issues

3

CRJ 218Criminal Investigation

3

SOC 211Criminology

3

SOC 274Corrections: Probation, Parole, and Social Structure

3

Total Credit Hours:30

CRJ 205, CRJ 211, CRJ 212, CRJ 216, CRJ 218, SOC 211, and SOC 274: Prereq Required.

Electives

Electives

3 credits in any course.

Total Credit Hours:3

CIS 125, PSC 103, PSC 215, SOC 278, or SPH 111: Recommended.

Recommended Sequence

First Semester

1-2 credits in HRD 100, HRD 100A or HRD 110

3 credits in ENG 101

3 credits in SUNY Gen Ed US History and Civic Engagement

3 credits in CRJ 101

3 credits in SOC 101

3 credits in SUNY Gen Ed The Arts, SUNY Gen Ed World Languages, SUNY Gen Ed World History and Global Awareness

Total Credit Hours:16-17

Second Semester

3 credits in ENG 102, ENG 103, ENG 104, ENG 105, ENG 106, ENG 107, ENG 108, ENG 109 or ENG 110 (ENG 104 or ENG 110 recommended)

3 credits in CRJ 104

3 credits in CRJ 212

3 credits in PSY 101

3 credits in Mathematics or Science

1 credit in Health and Wellness (See Note 1)

Total Credit Hours:16

Third Semester

3 credits in CRJ 205

3 credits in CRJ 211

3 credits in SOC 211

3 credits in SOC 274

3 credits in SUNY Gen Ed Mathematics (and Quantitative Reasoning)

1 credit in Health and Wellness (See Note 1)

Total Credit Hours:16

Fourth Semester

3 credits in CRJ 216

3 credits in CRJ 218

4 credits in SCI 210

3 credits in PHI 202

3 credits in Electives (See Note 2)

Total Credit Hours:16

Notes

  1. PED 161 recommended
  2. Recommended electives are CIS 125, PSC 103, PSC 215, SOC 278 or SPH 111

Total Credit Hours: 64