Criminal Justice

Associate in Arts

This is a two-year associates degree program designed to meet the lower level (freshman and sophomore) course requirements of a four-year University for students majoring in Criminal Justice or Criminology.

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Program Details

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View Program Guide for Associate in Arts in Criminal Justice

FIRST YEAR – FALL SEMESTER

ORI 100	College 101	1
ENG 101	English Composition I	3
CRJ 103	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
CRJ 105	Criminal Behavior	3
MAT Elective	Math Elective (MAT 112/058 or 113)	3
Social Science	Social Science Elective	3
	Total	16

FIRST YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER

ENG 102	English Composition II	3
COM 115	Speech	3
Life Science	Life Science Elective (BIO 100)	3-4
Fine Arts	Fine Arts Elective	3
Social Science	Social Science Elective	3
	Total	15-16

SECOND YEAR – FALL SEMESTER

CRJ 218	Introduction to Corrections	3
CRJ 223	Juvenile Justice	3
CRJ 209 or Elective	Criminal Law or General Elective	3
Humanities	Humanities Elective	3
Foreign Language	Foreign Language Elective (SPN or ASL)	4
	Total	16

SECOND YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER

CRJ 219 or Elective	Criminal Procedure or General Elective	3
Social Science	Social Science Elective	3
Physical Science	Physical Science Elective	3-4
Fine Arts or Humanities	Fine Arts or Humanities Elective	3
Foreign Language	Foreign Language Elective (SPN or ASL)	4
	Total	16-17

Total Hours for Degree

The Criminal Justice – AA Program is a minimum of 63 credit hours. Please use our Tuition and Fees page to calculate your approximate cost.

*Students will be responsible for additional classroom materials and tools. Students can order textbooks online from the Official John A. Logan Bookstore Apparel, Merchandise & Gifts

John A Logan offers a seamless transfer to the next step in your educational journey for many of our programs. Our academic programs prepare you for what you will need to transfer to a four-year college or university. When you have selected the college where you would like to transfer, it is important to review their specific admission and course requirements. John A Logan College has many articulation agreements with various colleges.

To view articulation agreements for Criminal Justice, see our Transfer Planning – John A. Logan College (jalc.edu) page.

Criminal Justice – AAS Degree

Students will be prepared with the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing using appropriate references and technology.
Students will be able to identify issues of diversity and human rights in relation to the criminal justice system.
Students will be able to employ critical thinking skills when evaluating issues in criminal justice.