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 | 121 | Law Enforcement Operations | 3 |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | ||
| ENG | 110 | Freshman Composition | 3 |
| ENG | 111 | Writing & Inquiry | 3 |
| Totals | 16 | ||
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: | |||
| MAT | 110 | Mathematical Measurement Literacy | 3 |
| MAT | 143 | Quantitative Literacy | 3 |
| Totals | 16 | ||
SUMMER SEMESTER
| Choose one of the following: | |||
| HIS | 131 | American History | 3 |
| PSY | 118 | Interpersonal Psychology | 3 |
| PSY | 150 | General Psychology | 3 |
| Totals | 3 | ||
FALL SEMESTER 2
| CJC | 132 | Court Procedure & Evidence | 3 | ||||
| CJC | 141 | Corrections | 3 | ||||
| CJC | 231 | Constitutional Law | 3 | ||||
| Choose one of the following: | |||||||
| CJC | 214 | Victimology | 3 | ||||
| CJC | 264 | Policing in the 21st Century | 3 | ||||
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| 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 | 225 | Crisis Intervention | 3 | ||||
| CJC | 232 | Civil Liability | 3 | ||||
| Choose one of the following: | |||||||
| CJC | 120 | Interviews & Interrorgations | 2 | ||||
| WBL | 111 | Work-Based Learning I | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 16-17 | ||||||
Note that ENG 110, MAT 110 & PSY 118 do not transfer to a 4 year university.
Students who successfully complete a Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program accredited by the NC Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and/or the NC Sheriffs' Education & Training Standards Commission will receive credit for CJC 120, CJC 121, CJC 131, CJC 132, CJC 221, CJC 231 and WBL 111 for a total of 19 credit hours towards the Criminal Justice Technology associate in applied science degree.
Students who successfully complete either NC Department of Public Safety Correctional Officer Training or NC Sheriffs' Standards Detention Officer Certification will receive credit for CJC 141, CJC 225 and CJC 233 for a total of nine (9) credit hours towards the Criminal Justice Technology associate in applied science degree.
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 | 121 | Law Enforcement Operations | 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.
