The Criminal Justice Option Degree curriculum is designed to prepare students for entry-level employment in local, state, federal, or private sector criminal justice agencies that do not require bachelor's degrees, and to provide students who wish to transfer to a four-year academic institution with 27 units of criminal justice course work. This degree prepares students for careers in the fields of law enforcement, probation, corrections, courts, and private security.
Santa Ana College enrollment projections for A.S. Degree are as follows:
2018-19: 20
2019-20: 25
2020-21: 30
The program goals and objectives for the Criminal Justice Option Degree A.S. Degree address the following occupational learning purposes:
1. Prepare students for entry-level employment in local, state, federal, or private sector criminal justice agencies that may or may not require a two-year degree, but do not require bachelor's degrees
2. Prepare students for careers in the fields of law enforcement, probation, corrections, courts, and private security.
Required courses (21 units)
CJ 101- Introduction to Criminal Justice
or
CJ 101H - Honors Introduction to Criminal Justice
CJ 102 - Introduction to Corrections
CJ 103 - Concepts of Criminal Law
or
CJ 103H - Honors Concepts of Criminal Law
CJ 105 - Legal Aspects of Evidence
CJ 107 - Principles and Procedures in the Criminal Justice System
or
PARA 107 - Principles and Procedures in the Criminal Justice System
CJ 109 - Community Interaction
or
CJ 109H - Honors Community Interaction
CJ 148 - Report Writing for Criminal Justice Personnel
Electives: 6 units (two courses) from below
CJ 104 - Prison Experience
CJ 106 - Coroner Death Investigations
CJ 108 - Crime Scene Investigation
CJ 110 - Street Gangs
CJ 205 - Criminal Investigation Principles
CJ 209 - Organized Crime
CJ 210 - Drug Abuse and Criminal Justice
CJ 220 - Juvenile Delinquency and Control
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