Criminal Justice, AAS

CIP 430103 (CRJ2)

The Criminal Justice A.A.S. Degree is designed for students seeking a career in Criminal Justice. Whether you want to become an emergency dispatcher, a victim/witness assistant, lawyer, probation/parole officer or a law enforcement officer, this program is a great place to start. The curriculum is strong, diverse and provides an excellent opportunity to see the criminal justice system as it actually functions, not how televisions portrays it.

Students transferring to a four-year College or university should select their elective courses only after consulting with the program Advisor to facilitate the transferability of coursework. For more information, please contact the Criminal Justice Department at 303.797.5980.

Admission Requirements

Admission to Arapahoe Community College
Students should have been assessed to be at college-level in English and Mathematics (see Student Resources and Services - Assessment in this Catalog)

Program Requirements

General Education Courses (15 credit hours)

COM 115 - Public Speaking 3 Credits OR
COM 125 - Interpersonal Communication 3 Credits OR
COM 225 - Organizational Communication 3 Credits
ENG 121 - English Composition I: GT-CO1 3 Credits
ENG 122 - English Composition II: GT-CO2 3 Credits
PSY 101 - General Psychology I: GT-SS3 3 Credits OR
PSY 102 - General Psychology II: GT-SS3 3 Credits

Elective

Choose three credits of electives from:

CIS 118 - Introduction to PC Applications 3 Credits
ENG 131 - Technical Writing I 3 Credits
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology I: GT-SS3 3 Credits
SOC 102 - Introduction to Sociology II: GT-SS3 3 Credits
SPA 111 - Spanish Language I 5 Credits
SPA 112 - Spanish Language II 5 Credits
or any other Foreign Language (FOL) course numbered 111, 112, 211, or 212

Major Courses (27 credit hours)

CRJ 110 - Intro to Criminal Justice GT: SS3 3 Credits
CRJ 125 - Policing Systems 3 Credits
CRJ 135 - Judicial Function 3 Credits
CRJ 145 - Correctional Process 3 Credits
CRJ 205 - Principles of Criminal Law 3 Credits
CRJ 209 - Criminal Investigation I 3 Credits
CRJ 257 - Victimology 3 Credits
CRJ 230 - Criminology 3 Credits
CRJ 236 - CRJ Research Methods 3 Credits

Restricted Courses (18 credit hours)

All students must select electives from courses with the prefixes of: ACC, CIS, CRJ, CSC, EMS, LEA, PAR, PSY, SOC, SPA or any other General Education Guaranteed Transfer course.

Total: 60 credit hours

Graduation Requirements

To graduate, students must apply for graduation and complete the graduation survey (available via myACC). (form available at www.arapahoe.edu/graduation)
After applying for graduation, all correspondence to a student about the status of their program conferral will be sent to their student email address only.
As a graduate of a Career and Technical Education program you will be contacted by an ACC employee in approximately six months to verify your employment information. This information gathering is a federal requirement to ensure that ACC receives certain federal funding.