College Catalog 2026-2027

Criminal Justice: Police Science AS (CRJP)

Degree Type: AS

Program Code: CRJP

Hegis Code: 5505.00

CIP Code: 43.0107

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.

First Year Seminar Requirement

First Year Experience

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
HRD 110First Year Seminar

1

Total Credit Hours:1

General Education Requirements

Introduction to College Writing

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
ENG 101Introduction to College Writing

3

Total Credit Hours:3

English Requirement

Choose one:

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
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

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
SUNY Gen Ed Mathematics (and Quantitative Reasoning)

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Forensic Science

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
SCI 210Forensic Science

4

Total Credit Hours:4

Health and Wellness

Choose one:

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
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

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
SUNY Gen Ed US History and Civic Engagement

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Principles of Sociology

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
SOC 101Principles of Sociology

3

Total Credit Hours:3

General Psychology

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
PSY 101General Psychology

3

Total Credit Hours:3

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

Choose one:

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
SUNY Gen Ed The Arts

3

SUNY Gen Ed World Languages

3

SUNY Gen Ed World History and Global Awareness

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Additional Math or Science Requirement

Mathematics or Lab Science or Non-Lab Science

Choose one:
Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
Mathematics

3

Lab Science

3-4

Non-Lab Science

3-4

Total Credit Hours:3

Program Core Requirements

Program Core

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
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 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