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Criminal Justice – AAS Degree

Programs

Criminal Justice

Associate in Applied Science

The Criminal Justice program at John A. Logan College prepares students for a rewarding career with local, county, state, or federal law enforcement agencies, correctional institutions, and other criminal justice agencies such as probation and parole. The Criminal Justice program also prepares students for transfer to many universities in the field of criminal justice or administration of justice.

Students can work toward positions in law enforcement at local, state, federal, natural resource, administrative agencies, in courts–security, administration, probation, corrections at the local, state, federal, parole, juvenile justice, and many more. Our Criminal Justice courses are taught by practitioners who have dedicated their lives to serving and protecting their communities. Our instructors prepare students for a variety of careers in the Criminal Justice field.

Students who complete the Criminal Justice AAS degree are on track for careers in policing, the courts, corrections, and private security as well as transfer and maximum education with baccalaureate programs. Please refer to the Transfer Planning webpage for more information. https://www.jalc.edu/academic-advisement/transfer-planning/

What You Can Do

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Earning Potential

Example: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Automotive Body and Glass Repairers, at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/installation-maintenance-and-repair/automotive-body-and-glass-repairers.htm (visited July 23, 2023)

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Program Details

CRJ 0550

FIRST YEAR – FALL SEMESTER

ORI 100College 1011
ALH 101Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation1
CRJ 103Introduction to Criminal Justice3
CRJ 105Criminal Behavior3
ENG 113 Professional Technical Writing13
PSC 131American Government3
Any IAI Science Elective3
17

FIRST YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER

CRJ 203Introduction to Security3
CRJ 205Investigation Techniques3
LIT 284Ethnic Literature in America OR
HIS 101 Western Civilization I
3
MAT 113Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics OR MAT 112
OR MAT 100 Math for Applied Technologies*
3
PSY 132General Psychology3
15

FIRST YEAR – SUMMER SEMESTER

COM 115Speech3
4

SECOND YEAR – FALL SEMESTER

CRJ 115Policing OR INT 10133
CRJ 209Criminal Law3
CRJ 218Introduction to Corrections OR INT 10133
CRJ 223Juvenile Justice3
SPN 101Elementary Spanish I OR ASL 1414
13

SECOND YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER

CIS 207Computer Applications for Business OR
CIS 209 Introduction to Cybercrimes2
3
CRJ 219Criminal Procedure3
CRJ 220Probation, Parole, and Community-Based Corrections3
CRJ 221Police Administration3
SPN 102Elementary Spanish II OR ASL 1424
13

Total Hours for Degree61

NOTES AND INFORMATION

*Or any higher math course.

1Requires a grade of “C” or higher.

2Spring Only Course.

3INT 101 requires the completion of 225 clock hours.

All core courses (CRJ) must be completed with a “C” or higher.

Policing Required Electives-Track One

  • CRJ 115 Policing, OR INT 101
  • CRJ 221 Police Administration

Corrections Required Electives-Track Two

  • CRJ 218 Introduction to Corrections, OR INT 101
  • CRJ 220 Probation, Parole, and Community-Based Corrections

The Criminal Justice Program is a minimum of 61 credit hours. Please use our Tuition and Fees page to calculate your approximate cost.

*Students will be responsible for additional classroom materials and tools.

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Criminal Justice Faculty Contact.

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Brennan Stover

Position. Example: Associate Professor – Auto Collision Technology

Email: brennanstover@jalc.edu
Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8027
Office: E111B