Completion of an Associate of Arts Liberal Arts Degree with an emphasis in Criminal Justice provides a solid foundation to pursue a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice. Potential career paths for students pursing a Criminal Justice degree include emergency management operations, police officers, government property investigators, and fire investigators.

Recommended Course Sequence:

Degree Type - AA TSI  Required	All required courses available online

Semester One	Credit Hour
ENGL 1301 Composition I	3
EDUC/PSYC 1300 Learning Framework	3
HIST 1301 U.S. History I	3
CRIJ 1301 Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
CRIJ 1306 Court Systems & Practices	3
	SCH 15

Semester Two	Credit Hour
ENGL 1302 Composition II	3
HIST 1302 U.S. History II	3
CRIJ 1310/CJSA 1327 Fund of Criminal Justice	3
MATH 1332 Contemporary Math	3
*Suggested Pathway Elective	5
	SCH 15

Semester Three	Credit Hour
GOVT 2305 Us.S. Government & Constitution	3
CRIJ 2328 Police Systems & Practices	3
Language, Philosophy, & Culture	3
Life & Physical Science	4
Creative Arts	3
	SCH 16

Semester Four	Credit Hour
GOVT 2306 Texas Government & Constitution	3
SOCI 1301 Introduction to Sociology	3
Component Area Requirement (CAO)	3
Life & Physical Science	4
*Suggest Pathway Elective	1
	SCH 14
TOTAL HOURS 60

* CRIMINAL JUSTICE APPROVED ELECTIVES
F = taught fall; S = taught spring; F/S = fall & spring
 

CRIJ 1307 Crime in America (F/S)
CRIJ 1313 Juvenile Justic System (F/S)
CRIJ 2301 Community Resources in Corrections (F)
CRIJ 2314 Criminal Investigations (F)
CRIJ 2323 Legal Aspects of Law Enforcement (S)
SOCI 1306 Social Problems (F/S)

Students enrolling in this program who are current Texas Peace Officers MAY qualify for tuition and certain fees exemption. See the financial aide office for details of the exemption.