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Criminal Justice Technology Diploma (D55180)

  • Degree Offered: Diploma
  • Duration: Short Term 3-12 months
  • Program Code: D55180
  • Program Requirements:

    TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION: 36

How to Apply Requirements

The Criminal Justice Technology curriculum is designed to provide knowledge of criminal justice systems and operations. Study will focus on local, state, and federal law enforcement, judicial processes, corrections, and security services. The criminal justice system’s role within society will be explored.

Emphasis is on criminal justice systems, criminology, juvenile justice, criminal and constitutional concepts of government, counseling, communications, computers, and technology.

Employment opportunities exist in a variety of local, state, and federal law enforcement, corrections, and security fields. Examples include police officer, deputy sheriff, county detention officer, state trooper, intensive probation/parole surveillance officer, correctional officer, and loss prevention specialist.

Program Requirements

Major Courses

Course Name Class Hours Lab Hours Clinic Hours Credits Semester Available
 CJC-111 - Intro to Criminal Justice  3  0  0  3  Fall, Spring, Summer
 CJC-112 - Criminology  3  0  0  3  Spring
 CJC-113 - Juvenile Justice  3  0  0  3  Spring
 CJC-121 - Law Enforcement Operations  3  0  0  3  Fall
 CJC-131 - Criminal Law  3  0  0  3  Spring
 CJC-141 - Corrections  3  0  0  3  Fall
 CJC-212 - Ethics & Comm Relations  3  0  0  3  Spring
 PSY-150 - General Psychology  3  0  0  3  Fall, Spring, Summer
 SOC-210 - Introduction to Sociology  3  0  0  3  Fall, Spring, Summer

Major Electives: Select 3 hours from one of the following tracks:

Track 1: Human Services: Select One

Course Name Class Hours Lab Hours Clinic Hours Credits Semester Available
 CJC-211 - Counseling  3  0  0  3  Spring
 CJC-213 - Substance Abuse  3  0  0  3  Fall

Track 2: Law Enforcement: Select One

Course Name Class Hours Lab Hours Clinic Hours Credits Semester Available
 CJC-122 - Community Policing  3  0  0  3  Spring
 CJC-222 - Criminalistics  3  0  0  3  Spring

Total Major Hours: 30

Communications:

Course Name Class Hours Lab Hours Clinic Hours Credits Semester Available
 COM-231 - Public Speaking  3  0  0  3  Fall, Spring, Summer
 ENG-111 - Writing and Inquiry  3  0  0  3  Fall, Spring, Summer

Total General Education Hours: 6

Fall Semester

Course Name Class Hours Lab Hours Clinic Hours Credits Semester Available
 CJC-111 - Intro to Criminal Justice  3  0  0  3  Fall, Spring, Summer
 CJC-121 - Law Enforcement Operations  3  0  0  3  Fall
 CJC-141 - Corrections  3  0  0  3  Fall
 CJC-212 - Ethics & Comm Relations  3  0  0  3  Spring
 ENG-111 - Writing and Inquiry  3  0  0  3  Fall, Spring, Summer

Spring Semester

Course Name Class Hours Lab Hours Clinic Hours Credits Semester Available
 CJC-112 - Criminology  3  0  0  3  Spring
 CJC-113 - Juvenile Justice  3  0  0  3  Spring
 CJC-131 - Criminal Law  3  0  0  3  Spring
 SOC-210 - Introduction to Sociology  3  0  0  3  Fall, Spring, Summer
 Major Track Elective*      3  

Summer Semester

Course Name Class Hours Lab Hours Clinic Hours Credits Semester Available
 COM-231 - Public Speaking  3  0  0  3  Fall, Spring, Summer
 PSY-150 - General Psychology  3  0  0  3  Fall, Spring, Summer

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