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2023-2024 General Catalog

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Criminal Justice - AS

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of Sociology and Anthropology

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For more information about the Criminal Justice Associate Degree see the department webpage.
Following is a sample two-year plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
Admitted students must meet with an advisor. Current students should also meet with an advisor and logon to Degree Works to check student-specific program progress.

Students must have a GPA of 2.5 or higher in Criminal Justice courses and an overall GPA of 2.0 or higher in order to graduate.

Admissions Requirements for this Program
New freshmen	Admitted to USU in Good Standing			Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU	2.75 GPA

First Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
CJ 1010: Introduction to Criminal Justice (BSS)	3	C or higher grade	CJ 1330: Criminal Law	3
ENGL 1010: Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)	3		STAT 1040: Introduction to Statistics (QL) or other QL course	3	Minimum C- or “P” grade No ACT waiver
Breadth Creative Arts Course	3		Criminal Justice Elective	3
Breadth Humanities Course	3		ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)	3
Elective	3		Breadth Physical Science Course	3
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Second Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
CJ 1390: Introduction to Policing	3		CJ 1300: Introduction to Corrections	3
Criminal Justice Elective	3		Criminal Justice Elective	3
Breadth Life Science Course			Elective Course	3
Breadth American Institutions Course	3		Elective Course	3
Elective Course	3		University Breadth Course (Any)	3
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Required Criminal Justice Courses

CJ 1010 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (BSS) 3 credit(s)
CJ 1300 - Introduction to Corrections 3 credit(s)
CJ 1330 - Criminal Law 3 credit(s)
CJ 1390 - Introduction to Policing 3 credit(s)

Criminal Justice Electives (9 credits)

Choose any three of the following courses:

CJ 1300 - Introduction to Corrections 3 credit(s)
CJ 1340 - Criminal Investigations 3 credit(s)
CJ 1350 - Introduction to Forensic Science 3 credit(s)
CJ 1355 - Crime Scene Processing 3 credit(s)
CJ 1360 - Crime Scene Academy 3 credit(s)
CJ 1390 - Introduction to Policing 3 credit(s)
CJ 2110 - Security 3 credit(s)
CJ 2330 - Juvenile Justice 3 credit(s)
CJ 2340 - Survey of Criminal Procedure 3 credit(s)
CJ 2350 - Laws of Evidence 3 credit(s)
CJ 2360 - Juvenile Law and Procedures 3 credit(s)
CJ 2370 - Child Abuse and Neglect 3 credit(s)
CJ 2860 - Criminal Justice Field Experience 3 credit(s)
CJ 2977 - Cooperative Education 1-3 credit(s)
CJ 2988 - Special Problems 1-3 credit(s)
Workshops (see advisor for options)
POST Certificate(s) (See advisor for options)

Criminal Justice - AS

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of Sociology and Anthropology

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Admissions Requirements for this Program

First Year

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Required Criminal Justice Courses

Criminal Justice Electives (9 credits)

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