Criminal Justice, AAS

Program Description

The changing complexity of the criminal justice field has created a demand for personnel with a strong foundation and education in the field. The Criminal Justice Associate of Applied Science Program is designed to meet the needs of pre-service and in-service criminal justice employees to obtain a foundational educational experience. The program provides a blend of core criminal justice classes and general education courses. The program prepares the student for entry level positions in criminal justice and/or for pursuit of the Bachelor of Applied Science (Organizational Management and Leadership: Criminal Justice Leadership).

Alternately, the Associate of Arts (AA) Program fulfills the initial two-year curriculum for many four-year Bachelor of Arts criminal justice programs.

General Education Requirements

Writing Level I (WR1)	3 credits
American & Wyoming Government (POLS 1000)	3 credits
MATH/APPM/LSCI	3 credits
Student must complete six (6) credits of general education courses distributed over two (2) different general education areas, one of which is either WR2 or ORAL.
ARTS/HUM/IT/ORAL/SOC/WR2	6 credits
UNST	1 credits

Program Requirements

Course Requirements

Course Number	Title	Credits
CRMJ 1020	Intro to Policing	3 credits
	OR
CRMJ 2120	Intro to Criminal Justice	3 credits
CRMJ 1170	Law Enforcement/Ethics,justice	3 credits
CRMJ 2000	Court Testimony and Report Writing	3 credits
CRMJ 2130	Criminal Investigation I	3 credits
	Additional CRMJ and HSEC courses	9 credits
	Additional CRMJ courses	24 credits

Total Credit Hours: 61