Criminal Justice - AAS Degree Plan


PROGRAM INFORMATION: The Criminal Justice Program is designed to help prepare students to enter the criminal justice field as a correctional officer or law enforcement officer. Upon successful completion of the courses shown, the student will graduate with an Associate in Applied Science Degree.

Program of study is designed as a cooperative with criminal justice agency professionals to help ensure the student is ready to assume a position in the field once courses are completed.

Articulated credit may be available for some courses students completed while in high school.

FRESHMAN YEAR - Fall

COURSE SECTION COURSE TITLE CREDIT HOURS
ENGL 1301 Composition I 3
XXXX Approved Program Elective 3
CRIJ 1301 Intro - Criminal Justice 3
GOVT 2305 Federal Government 3
XXXX Approved Math 3
Fall Total Credit Hours   15



FRESHMAN YEAR - Spring

COURSE SECTION COURSE TITLE CREDIT HOURS
COSC 1301 Introduction to Computing 3
CRIJ 1310 Fundamentals of Criminal Law 3
GOVT 2306 Texas Government 3
XXXX Approved Program Elective 3
CRIJ 1306 Court Systems & Practices 3
Spring Total Credit Hours   15



SOPHOMORE YEAR - Fall

COURSE SECTION COURSE TITLE CREDIT HOURS
XXXX Approved Social / Behavioral Science 3
XXXX Approved Language / Philosophy / Culture or Creative Arts 3
XXXX Approved Program Elective 3
CRIJ 2313 Correctional Systems & Practices 3
CRIJ 1307 Crime in America 3
Fall Total Credit Hours   15



SOPHOMORE YEAR - Spring

COURSE SECTION COURSE TITLE CREDIT HOURS
CRIJ 2328 Police Systems & Practices 3
CRIJ 1313 Juvenile Justice System 3
XXXX Approved Speech 3
CJSA 2364 Practicum Criminal Justice 3
XXXX Approved Program Elective 3
Spring Total Credit Hours   15



APPROVED ELECTIVES -

Successful completion of Police Academy (13 hours credit) and TCLEOSE Certification can be applied after 15 hours course completion at Navarro College.

COURSE SECTION COURSE TITLE CREDIT HOURS
SPAN 1411 Beginning Spanish I 4
CRIJ 1313 Juvenile Justice System 3
CRIJ 2301 Community Resources In Corrections 3
CRIJ 2314 Criminal Investigation 3
CRIJ 2323 Legal Aspects - Law Enforce. 3
PSYC 2301 General Psychology 3
PSYC 2319    or Social Psychology 3
CJSA 2364 Practicum Criminal Justice 3
Total Credit Hours    
Program Total Credit Hours