Criminal Justice, A.A./A.S.

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Major in Tennessee Transfer Pathway with Emphasis in Criminal Justice (A.A., A.S.)

Program and Career Description:

The Criminal Justice emphasis is a two-year program for students planning to complete a bachelors degree in Criminal Justice. Students pursuing careers in security, law enforcement, and corrections should consider this degree. Below are a few examples of career and salary information.

Career	Entry-Level Education	Entry-Level Pay	Median Pay	Experienced Pay
Police Patrol Officer	HS diploma to Bachelor's degree	$31,240	$40,674	$50,100
Correctional Officer and Bailiffs	HS diploma	$25,610	$30,340	$34,850
Security Guard	HS diploma	$18,570	$24,270	$35,570

Career and salary information taken from JOBS4TN.GOV. Check out this website for additional information about job descriptions, education requirements and abilities, and supply and demand for these careers. For additional information from a national perspective, go to Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor on the internet at www.bls.gov. Visit the Occupational Outlook Handbook on this website. Salaries are not guaranteed.

Transfer Options

This program is a Tennessee Transfer Pathway (TTP) major. A student who completes the associates degree in this major is guaranteed that all required community college courses will be accepted in this major at the transfer institution. To see which four-year institutions offer this TTP major and guarantees a seamless transfer, visit the Tennessee Transfer Pathway website at www.tntransferpathway.org.

Articulation agreements exist between other private and non-TN public institutions. These agreements are available at www.columbiastate.edu/admissions/transfer-information.

Program Requirements

Students may be required to take additional Learning Support courses.

Communications Requirement

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credit(s): 3
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credit(s): 3
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credit(s): 3
or
COMM 2055 - Argumentation and Debate Credit(s): 3

History Requirement

Take 2 courses

HIST 2010 - Early United States History Credit(s): 3
HIST 2020 - Modern United States History Credit(s): 3
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History Credit(s): 3
HIST 2310 - Early World History Credit(s): 3
HIST 2320 - Modern World History Credit(s): 3

Humanities/Fine Arts

Take 3 courses - one must be a literature course

ART 1035 - Introduction to Art Credit(s): 3
ART 2000 - Art History Survey I Credit(s): 3
ART 2020 - Art History Survey II Credit(s): 3
ENGL 2160 - Mythology Credit(s): 3
ENGL 2860 - Introduction to Film Credit(s): 3
HUM 1010 - Early Humanities Credit(s): 3
HUM 1020 - Modern Humanities Credit(s): 3
MUS 1030 - Introduction to Music Credit(s): 3
PHIL 1030 - Introduction to Philosophy Credit(s): 3
PHIL 1040 - Introduction to Ethics Credit(s): 3
PHIL 2200 - Introduction to World Religions Credit(s): 3
THEA 1030 - Introduction to Theatre Credit(s): 3

Literature Options:

ENGL 2055 - African-American Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 2130 - Topics in American Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 2235 - Topics in British Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 2310 - Early World Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 2320 - Modern World Literature Credit(s): 3

Natural Sciences Requirement

Take 2 courses

ASTR 1030 - Survey of Astronomy Credit(s): 4
BIOL 1080 - Concepts of Biology Credit(s): 4 (must not be paired with another BIOL)
BIOL 1110 - General Biology I Credit(s): 4
BIOL 1120 - General Biology II Credit(s): 4
BIOL 2010 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credit(s): 4
BIOL 2020 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credit(s): 4
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I Credit(s): 4
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II Credit(s): 4
ESCI 1010 - Weather and Climate Credit(s): 4
ESCI 1020 - Landforms Credit(s): 4
PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus Physics I Credit(s): 4
PHYS 2020 - Non-Calculus Physics II Credit(s): 4
PHYS 2110 - Calculus-Based Physics I Credit(s): 4
PHYS 2120 - Calculus-Based Physics II Credit(s): 4
PSCI 1030 - Survey of Physical Science Credit(s): 4

Mathematics Requirement

Take one course

MATH 1010 - Math for General Studies Credit(s): 3
MATH 1130 - College Algebra Credit(s): 3
MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics Credit(s): 3
MATH 1630 - Finite Mathematics Credit(s): 3
MATH 1710 - Precalculus Algebra Credit(s): 3
MATH 1720 - Precalculus Trigonometry Credit(s): 3
MATH 1730 - Precalculus Credit(s): 4
MATH 1830 - Applied Calculus Credit(s): 3
MATH 1910 - Calculus I Credit(s): 4

Social/Behavioral Sciences

Take 2 courses

PSYC 1030 - Introduction to Psychology Credit(s): 3
SOCI 1010 - Introduction to Sociology Credit(s): 3

Major Required Courses

COLS 101 - Columbia State College Success Credit(s): 1
CRMJ 1010 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Credit(s): 3
CRMJ 1020 - Introduction to the Legal Process Credit(s): 3
CRMJ 2010 - Introduction to Law Enforcement Credit(s): 3
CRMJ 2020 - Introduction to Corrections Credit(s): 3
Electives *

Requirements for Graduation Include:

earning 25% of total program credits in residence at Columbia State.
earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.
taking the Exit Exam.

If you have completed TN eCampus courses, run a degree audit from the student tab in myChargerNet to determine how these courses apply to this program.

Criminal Justice, A.A./A.S. Sample Academic Plan - Total Credit Hours: 60

First Year - Fall Semester - Total Credit Hours: 16

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credit(s): 3
History Requirement Credit(s): 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Credit(s): 3
CRMJ 1010 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Credit(s): 3
SOCI 1010 - Introduction to Sociology Credit(s): 3
COLS 101 - Columbia State College Success Credit(s): 1

First Year - Spring Semester - Total Credit Hours: 15

ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credit(s): 3
CRMJ 1020 - Introduction to the Legal Process Credit(s): 3
PSYC 1030 - Introduction to Psychology Credit(s): 3
History Requirement Credit(s): 3
Mathematics Requirement Credit(s): 3

Second Year - Fall Semester - Total Credit Hours: 16

Literature Requirement Credit(s): 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Credit(s): 3
Natural Sciences Requirement Credit(s): 4
CRMJ 2010 - Introduction to Law Enforcement Credit(s): 3
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credit(s): 3
or
COMM 2055 - Argumentation and Debate Credit(s): 3

Second Year - Spring Semester - Total Credit Hours: 13

CRMJ 2020 - Introduction to Corrections Credit(s): 3
Natural Sciences Requirement Credit(s): 4
Electives Credit(s): 6 *

Note(s):

*Note: An elective can be any college-level course.

*If pursuing the A.A. degree, 6 of the 7 elective hours must be one-year sequence of the SAME foreign language. Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts Degree at universities include demonstrated competency in foreign language at the intermediate level. Community college students are encouraged to attain intermediate-level competency in foreign language before transferring. Complete information regarding foreign language requirements at each university may be found on the transfer and articulation web sites of the Tennessee Board of Regents and the University of Tennessee System. Community college students are encouraged to be familiar with foreign language requirements at the universities and, if applicable, complete the requirements before transferring.

For more information contact:
Frank Miceli at
fmiceli@columbiastate.edu or
931.540.2758 or Text 606-627-2991
or
Science, Technology, and Math Division office at 931.540.2710

Columbia State Community College, a Tennessee Board of Regents institution,is an equal opportunity, affirmative action educational institution. CoSCC- CJT-AA-AS-02-14-18