Criminal Justice Plan of Study

Associate Degree in Criminal Justice (A55180)

Required Courses
(65 credit hours)

The following suggested schedule is based on full-time enrollment. For information about prerequisites and corequisites, please refer to the catalog.

Additional Information

Students whom successfully complete an accredited NCDOJ Basic Law Enforcement Training course may receive 15 credit hours for the following criminal justice courses: CJC 120, CJC 131, CJC 132, CJC 221, and CJC 231 that will count towards 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.

Criminal Justice track:

Any of the below CJC electives may be taken to satisfy the requirements. However, some students may prefer to choose electives that will strengthen their background in the job or position they desire.

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 232, CJC 233, CJC 241

Criminal Justice Diploma (D55180)

Required Courses
(46 credit hours)

The following suggested schedule is based on full-time enrollment. For information about prerequisites and corequisites, please refer to the catalog.

Criminal Justice track:

Any of the below CJC electives may be taken to satisfy the requirements. However, some students may prefer to choose electives that will strengthen their background in the job or positon they desire.

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 232, CJC 233, CJC 241

Certificates in Criminal Justice Technology (C55180)