Criminal Justice Plan of Study

Associate Degree in Criminal Justice (A55180)

Required Courses
(64 credit hours)

The following suggested schedule is based on full-time enrollment. Students may also complete the program through part-time enrollment. For information about prerequisites and corequisites, please refer to the catalog.

Part-Time Students

Begin with ACA 111, CJC 111, and CJC 112. Continue with sequence of required courses. General education courses may be taken at any time, but developmental courses should be taken early.

Additional Information

Students successfully completing Basic Law Enforcement Training accredited by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission may receive credit for the following criminal justice courses: CJC 120, CJC 131, CJC 132, CJC 221, and CJC 231 for a total of 15 semester hours that may be counted toward the Associate in Applied Science degree in Criminal Justice Technology.

To qualify, students must have successfully passed the Criminal Justice Commission’s comprehensive certification exam and must have completed BLET since 1985. Students receiving credit for CJC 120 should be advised to take CIS 110 instead of CIS 111 to earn the minimum of 64 hours credit to receive this degree.

Criminal Justice track:

Although any CJC elective may be taken to satisfy this requirement, some students may prefer to choose electives that will strengthen their background in either law enforcement or corrections work. The following electives should be chosen for either track:

Law Enforcement track:

CJC 114, CJC 120, CJC 122, CJC 132, CJC 160, CJC 161, CJC 162, CJC 170, CJC 211, CJC 215, CJC 222, CJC 223, CJC 232.

Corrections track

CJC 141, CJC 162, CJC 170, CJC 211, CJC 213, CJC 214, CJC 215, CJC 223, CJC 225, CJC 232, CJC 233, CJC 241

Graduation Requirements

Minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0; successful completion of all course requirements and the minimum number of credit hours for the specific degree; minimum of 18 semester hours completed at Craven Community College; submission of graduation application to the Cashiers Office by published deadlines. (See college catalog for details.)

Criminal Justice Diploma (D55180)

Required Courses
(46 credit hours)

The following suggested schedule is based on full-time enrollment. Students may also complete the program through part-time enrollment. For information about prerequisites and corequisites, please refer to the catalog.

Criminal Justice track:

Although any CJC elective may be taken to satisfy this requirement, some students may prefer to choose electives that will strengthen their background in either law enforcement or corrections work. The following electives should be chosen for either track:

Law Enforcement track:

CJC 114, CJC 120, CJC 122, CJC 132, CJC 160, CJC 161, CJC 162, CJC 170, CJC 211, CJC 215, CJC 222, CJC 223, CJC 232.

Corrections track

CJC 141, CJC 162, CJC 170, CJC 211, CJC 213, CJC 214, CJC 215, CJC 223, CJC 225, CJC 232, CJC 233, CJC 241

For information about graduation requirements, prerequisites and corequisites, please refer to the college catalog.

Certificates in Criminal Justice Technology (C55180)