Associate of Science in Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice

The Criminal Justice area of emphasis is designed to provide students with the first two years of higher education with the intent of transferring to a 4-year institution pursuing a major in Criminal Justice. Following the advising guide ensures the Criminal Justice Field of Study completion. The Field of Study (FOS) curriculum for Criminal Justice is the set of lower-division courses that must be applied to any undergraduate Criminal Justice program, regardless of degree designation. The FOS also applies to Criminology, Victim’s Studies, Law Enforcement, Public Safety, and related undergraduate programs. Following this advising guide ensures both completion of the Core Curriculum and the FOS.

Semester I

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
16

Semester II

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
15

The following courses are required in the Criminal Justice Field of Study. Other courses listed in the program are required to complete the core curriculum. 

  • Designated Core Courses in the Field of Study (3 SCH):
    • CRIJ 1301 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 
  • Discipline Foundation Courses (12 SCH):
    • CRIJ 1306 - Court Systems & Practices 
    • CRIJ 1310 - Fundamentals of Criminal Law 
    • CRIJ 2313 - Correctional Systems & Practices 
    • CRIJ 2328 - Police Systems & Practices  
  • Directed Electives (2 courses: 6 SCH/8 SCH):
    • CRIJ 2314 - Criminal Investigation
    • Academic Elective

For BS at SFA take ENGL 2311 as one academic elective

For BA at SFA take SPAN 1411 and SPAN 1412 as the academic elective

For BS at SFA take MATH 1332

Advising Notes: The following institutions will accept any ACGM course for fulfilling the directed electives requirement for the Criminal Justice Field of Study.

Prairie View A&M University

Midwestern State University

Texas A&M University-Central Texas

Texas A&M University-Texarkana

University of Houston-Clear Lake

University of North Texas at Dallas

West Texas A&M University 

Transferring in CRIJ Academic Courses

If you have previously taken a CRIJ course, see your advisor about the possibility of counting the course as one of your academic electives.  

 

Total Credits
Includes Core Curriculum credits.
60
The award requires New Course Request(s) or Inventory Update(s)
AL