Criminal Justice, AA

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The Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice is a transfer degree and contains the Missouri Higher Education Core Transfer Curriculum (Core 42), including specific general education and criminology courses needed to facilitate transfer. The time to complete the degree will vary, depending on the degree option taken, remediation, summer enrollment, number of classes taken per semester, etc.

Institutional Requirements

IDS 110 - Student Success Credit Hours: 1-3
IDS 115 - Career Exploration Credit Hours: 1

Written Communications

ENG 110 - Writing I Credit Hours: 3

Writing II:

Select three (3) credit hours

ENG 210 - Writing II: Academic Writing Credit Hours: 3
OR
ENG 221 - Writing II: Writing for the Professions Credit Hours: 3

Oral Communications

COM 115 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3

Mathematical Sciences

MTH 130 - Contemporary Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
or higher (Except MTH 197 and MTH 297 )

Natural Sciences

Select a minimum of seven (7) credit hours of natural science courses, including at least one course with lab component, from the list of approved Natural Sciences Core 42 courses .

Social and Behavioral Science

CRM 210 - American Criminal Justice System Credit Hours: 3
Select three (3) creidt hours from the list of approved Social and Behavioral Science Core 42 courses

Civics