Program Curriculum
Program Curriculum
This
is a recommended course of study for students who plan to pursue a baccalaureate
degree offered in conjunction with Criminal Justice at a four-year institution
of higher education in Texas. Students who fully complete this course of study will be
eligible to apply for the Associate of Arts degree at WCJC. Courses that must be taken in order to satisfy AA degree
requirements are listed with
the corresponding WCJC Core Curriculum Component.
Required courses that are part of a Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board’s approved Field of Study curricula are listed as “FOS”.
Courses listed as”
Recommended”
are electives that will contribute to AA degree requirements. Different
electives may be chosen, but
must be selected from academic rather than technical courses, as indicated in
the course description.
The
Field of Study curricula are intended to facilitate transferability of courses
among Texas public colleges and universities.
These public institutions of higher education are required to accept
approved Field of Study courses in fulfillment of lower-division requirements
for a bachelor’s degree in corresponding majors.
WCJC’s
AA degree requires 60 hours, and students should be aware they may not be able
to transfer more than 60-66 hours.
Course
|
Course
Title
|
Degree
Requirements |
Sem.
Hours
|
|
|
Freshman
Year, First Semester |
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|
CRIJ
1301 |
Introduction
to Criminal Justice |
FOS |
3 |
|
|
CRIJ
1310 |
Fundamental
of Criminal Law |
FOS |
3 |
|
|
ENGL
1301 |
Composition
I |
Core 010 |
3 |
|
|
Science |
BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, PHYS |
Core 030 |
4 |
|
|
HIST1301 |
US
History I |
Core
060 |
3 |
|
|
|
16
sem.
hrs |
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|
Freshman
Year, Second Semester |
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|
CRIJ
1306 |
The
Courts and Criminal Procedure |
FOS |
3 |
|
|
CRIJ
2301 |
Community
Resources in Corrections |
Recommended |
3 |
|
|
ENGL
1302 |
Composition
II |
Core 010 |
3 |
|
|
Science |
BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, PHYS |
Core 030 |
4 |
|
|
HIST
1302 |
US
History II |
Core 060 |
3 |
|
|
|
16
sem.
hrs |
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|
Sophomore
Year, First Semester |
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|
CRIJ
2323 |
Legal
Aspects of Law Enforcement |
Recommended |
3 |
|
|
CRIJ
2328 |
Police
Systems & Practices |
FOS |
3 |
|
|
MATH
1314 |
College
Algebra or above |
Core 020 |
3 |
|
|
GOVT
2301 |
Constitutions,
Federalism, & Participation |
Core
070 |
3 |
|
|
Social/Behavioral
Science or |
Any
Social/Behavioral Science |
|
|
|
|
PHED
activity |
PE Activity course |
Core 090 |
1 |
|
|
|
16 sem. hrs |
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|
Sophomore
Year, Second Semester |
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|
CRIJ
2313 |
Correctional
Systems & Practices |
FOS |
3 |
|
|
Humanities |
Any Humanities course |
Core 040 |
3 |
|
|
Perf/Visual
Arts |
ARTS, MUSI or DRAM course |
Core 050 |
3 |
|
|
GOVT
2302 |
Institutions,
Rights & Public Policies |
Core 070 |
3 |
|
|
SPCH
1315 |
Fundamentals
of Speech |
Core 011 |
3 |
|
|
COSC
1301 |
Microcomputer
Applications |
Recommended |
3 |
|
|
|
18 sem. hrs |
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