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Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement

St. Clair County Community College Catalog
2010-11 Edition

Program Code: AASCL
ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED ARTS AND SCIENCE DEGREE
Social Science Department (810) 989-5707

Suggested Course Sequence
FIRST YEAR - 1st Semester		Semester Hours
CJ 101	Introduction to Criminal Justice		3
	Criminal Justice Elective		3
ENG 101	English Composition I	WR	3
PS 101	Introduction to Political Science	GP GA	3
SOC 101	Principles of Sociology	GA	3
			15
2nd Semester		Semester Hours
CJ 119	The Court Function		3
CJ 121	Introduction to Corrections		3
	Criminal Justice Elective		3
ENG 102	English Composition II	WR	3
or
ENG 104	Technical Report Writing	WR	3
PSY 180	Introduction to Psychology	CT	4
			16
SECOND YEAR - 1st Semester		Semester Hours
CJ 211	Police Organization, Systems and Issues		3
	Criminal Justice Elective		3
CJ 208A *	Field Service Observation		1
SOC 110	Social Problems	CT	3
SPC 101	Speech Communication	OC	3
BUS 158 **	Business Math	MA CT	4
			17
2nd Semester		Semester Hours
	Criminal Justice Elective		3
	Criminal Justice Elective		3
CJ 208B *	Field Service Observation		1
CIS 115	Microcomputer Applications	CL	4
	Criminal Justice Elective		3-4
			14-15
Range Total Credit Hours/Range Total Contact Hours = 62-63/62-63

* CJ 208A and CJ 208B, Field Service Observation, requires students to have completed 12 hours of Criminal Justice courses with a "C" or better or the permission of the instructor. ** or MTH 102 or higher. Please contact the student success center (810) 989-5520 or the Social Science Department (810) 989-5707 for assistance with selecting the appropriate math course. Transferring students need to take a higher level math course.

Students must complete 18 hours from the following list of elective criminal justice courses.
CJ 104	Delinquency Prevention and Control	3
CJ 105	Police Procedures	3
CJ 109	Introduction to Private Security	3
CJ 202	Criminal Law	3
CJ 206	Traffic Law and Accident Investigation	3
CJ 210	Dynamics of Substance Abuse	3
CJ 213	Legal Aspects for Law Enforcement	3
CJ 215	Basic Criminal Investigation	3
CJ 220	Specific Offense Investigation	3
PE 143	Emergency Medical Care	3
SOC 211	Criminology	3
SP 101*	Introductory Spanish I	4
	* or higher SP class

Students seeking employment within the Michigan Department of Corrections must complete the following courses.
CJ 121	Introduction to Corrections	3
CJ 123	Correctional Institutional Facilities	3
CJ 222	Client Relations in Corrections	3
CJ 224	Legal issues in Corrections	3
CJ 226	Client Growth and Development in Corrections	3
		15