Objective:
The program, which has dual objectives, provides a plan of study for students seeking employment nd advancement in the criminal justice field and for students seeking application to law school following completion of a baccalaureate degree in Criminal Justice.
General Degree Information:
The legal systems concentration provides students with an overview of the Criminal Justice system with a special concentration on processional, ethical, and legal issues encountered in Criminal Justice. Course offerings encompass knowledge in laws, technology, court decisions, and current police practices. The concentration is designed to provide insight into criminal procedure in various courts and enables students to gauge their interest in a continued Criminal Justice and/or Pre-Law curriculum at a four-year college. All students intending to major in Criminal Justice or Pre-Law should check the curriculum of the college to which they intend to transfer for the applicability and transferability of criminal justice classes.
The Associate of Applied Science degree in Criminal Justice is a terminal program. With the Legal Systems concentration, graduates receive a total of 60 hours college credit.
| Required
courses for the Associate of Applied Science in Criminal Justice with a
Concentration in Legal Systems: 50% of courses in the degree program available via the Internet |
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| FRESHMAN YEAR | ||
| First Semester | Hours | |
| ENGL 101: | Composition & Rhetoric I | 3 |
| CJUS 101: | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| MATH 102: | College Algebra | 3 |
| CJUS 291: | Evidence and Procedure | 3 |
| Science Elective | 3 | |
| 15 | ||
| Second Semester | Hours | |
| ENGL 102: | Composition & Rhetoric II | 3 |
| CJUS 201: | Criminal Law | 3 |
| CJUS 299: | Juvenile Justice | 3 |
| Psychology Elective (except PSYC 202) | 3 | |
| SPCH 110: | Principles of Speech | 3 |
| 16 | ||
| SOPHOMORE YEAR | ||
| First Semester | Hours | |
| *Concentration | 3 | |
| SLGY 201: | Introduction to Sociology | |
| OR | ||
| SLGY 202: | Social Problems | 3 |
| *Concentration | 3 | |
| CIS 105: | Computer Literacy | 3 |
| POSC 201: | National Government | |
| OR | ||
| POSC 202: | Louisiana Government | 3 |
| 15 | ||
| Second Semester | Hours | |
| Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| *Concentration | 3 | |
| *Concentration | 3 | |
| *Concentration | 3 | |
| CJUS Elective: | ||
| OR | ||
| CORR Elective: | 3 | |
| 15 | ||
| Total credit hours | 60 | |
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Students must meet prerequisites before taking any given course. *Concentration: CJUS 296 and any four of the following: BADM 215, CJUS 295, CJUS 205, CORR 201, or second POSC course. |
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See Also: Catalog Information for the Associate of Applied Science in Criminal Justice/Legal Systems
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