A QUICK INTRO
The Criminal Justice Technology curriculum is designed to provide knowledge of criminal justice systems and operations. Study will focus on local, state, and federal law enforcement, judicial processes, corrections, and security services. The criminal justice system’s role within society will be explored.
WHAT YOU STUDY
Emphasis is on criminal justice systems, criminology, juvenile justice, criminal and constitutional law, investigative principles, ethics, and community relations. Additional study may include issues and concepts of government, counseling, communications, computers, and technology.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Employment opportunities exist in a variety of local, state, and federal law enforcement, corrections, and security fields. Examples include police officer, deputy sheriff, county detention officer, state trooper, intensive probation/parole surveillance officer, correctional officer, and loss prevention specialist.
WHAT YOU CAN EARN
For more information about this field, including salary and career pathways, check out this link on our Career Coach assessment tool. You may also refer to the Criminal Justice & Public Safety Fact Sheet.
COURSE INFORMATION
Click on title for course description. For your convenience, the following listing includes only credit hours for each course. For a comprehensive listing of classroom, lab and clinical hours for each course, click on this PDF.
FALL SEMESTER 1
| Prefix | No. | Title | Credit |
| ACA | 111 | College Student Success | 1 |
| CIS | 110 | Intro to Computers | 3 |
| CJC | 111 | Intro to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CJC | 112 | Criminology | 3 |
| CJC | 120 | Interviews/Interrogation | 2 |
| ENG | 111 | Writing & Inquiry | 3 |
| Totals | 15 |
SPRING SEMESTER 1
| CJC | 113 | Juvenile Justice | 3 |
| CJC | 131 | Criminal Law | 3 |
| CJC | 221 | Investigative Principles | 4 |
| COM | 120 | Intro to Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | ||
| MAT | 110 | Mathematical Measurement Literacy | 3 |
| MAT | 143 | Quantitative Literacy | 3 |
| Totals | 16 | ||
SUMMER SEMESTER
| WBL | 111 | Work-Based Learning I | 1 |
| Choose one of the following: | |||
| HIS | 131 | American History | 3 |
| PSY | 150 | General Psychology | 3 |
| Totals | 4 | ||
FALL SEMESTER 2
| CJC | 132 | Court Procedure & Evidence | 3 | ||||
| CJC | 223 | Organized Crime | 3 | ||||
| CJC | 231 | Constitutional Law | 3 | ||||
| Choose one of the following: | |||||||
| CJC | 121 | Law Enforcement Operations | 3 | ||||
| CJC | 141 | Corrections | 3 | ||||
| Choose one of the following: | |||||||
| HUM | 115 | Critical Thinking | 3 | ||||
| HUM | 230 | Leadership Development | 3 | ||||
| Totals | 15 | ||||||
SPRING SEMESTER 2
| CJC | 212 | Ethics and Comm Relations | 3 | ||||
| CJC | 213 | Substance Abuse | 3 | ||||
| CJC | 255 | Issues in Criminal Justice Applications | 3 | ||||
| POL | 120 | American Government | 3 | ||||
| Choose one of the following: | |||||||
| CJC | 214 | Victimology | 3 | ||||
| CJC | 222 | Criminalistics | 3 | ||||
| Totals | 15 | ||||||
Click on title for course description. For your convenience, the following listing includes only credit hours for each course. For a comprehensive listing of classroom, lab and clinical hours for each course, click on this PDF.
FALL SEMESTER 1
| Prefix | No. | Title | Credit |
| CJC | 111 | Intro to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CJC | 112 | Criminology | 3 |
| Totals | 6 |
SPRING SEMESTER 1
| CJC | 113 | Juvenile Justice | 3 |
| CJC | 131 | Criminal Law | 3 |
| Totals | 6 |
This certificate is also offered to high school students through the Career & College Promise initiative.
